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Willie L Carter CMQ, CISOLA, CLS

The Waste Eliminators—a consulting firm specializing in eliminating business process waste and providing continual improvement solutions for our clients.

Specialties

  • Lean Enterprise Solutions
  • Bsiness Process Improvement/Mapping
  • Cycle Time Reduction
  • ISO 9000 Implementation
  • Six Sigma Initiatives
  • Team Building

Industries

  • Manufacturing
  • Construction
  • Services

Client Benefits

Quantum Associates effectively eliminate waste for our clients by: defining and redesigning their business processes, enhancing the quality and effectiveness of their value streams and improving the knowledge and capabilities of their employees.

Successful implementation of Lean or any other continual improvement initiative is no easy task. It requires an almost unique combination of experience, technical resources, and commitment to continual improvement and teamwork. Quantum Associates provides these qualities. All of our clients receive a workable, integrated approach that add value and eliminate organizational waste.

Regardless of the client's continual improvement needs, Quantum Associates has the expertise and experience to compress their improvement learning curve. We offer a fresh unbiased view of the organizations existing improvement process and not only identify major breakthrough opportunities but also help clients sustain the breakthrough improvements.

Professional Background

Willie L. Carter is President and "Chief Waste Eliminator" of Quantum Associates, Inc. Willie is a Certified Lean Sensei (CLS), Certified Manager of Quality and Organizational Effectiveness (CMQ/OE), Certified ISO 9000 Lead Assessor (CISOLA) and has a certificate in process mapping/cycle time reduction from Motorola University. He has 30+ years consulting and work experience in operations and quality management. He currently serves on the Boards of IMC-Chicagoland and the Northeastern Illinois Section of ASQ, and is an adjunct faculty member at the Walter E. Heller College of Business, Roosevelt University. Willie has an MBA from Roosevelt University and a BA in Chemistry from Southern Illinois University.

Willie has completed numerous projects capitalizing on the principles of Lean Enterprise and continual improvement in both the service and maufacturing sectors.

Other

A short list of clients include:

  • Abbott Laboratories
  • S.C. Johnson
  • International Decorators
  • Arkless-U.S. Controls
  • Stuckey Construction Company
  • Evanston Chamber of Commerce
  • Caremark Rx
  • Nimlok Company
  • Underwriters Laboratories

For More Information

Visit www.quantumassocinc.com.