For my second project I chose a case study of an automotive manufacturing company. The featured article did a case study on the successful implementation of six sigma DMAIC process along with Beta correction. The authors of the article studied the baseline performance of the process of the automotive manufacturing company, in order to identify the potential causes of the process related problem. They collected various types of data on all the identified potential causes and different types of statistical analysis like regression analysis, hypothesis testing and Taguchi methods were performed in order to identify the main causes. They used Beta correction technique to monitor the process in the control phase. And the results were observed. For …show more content…
So this was identified as the priority area for the organization to focus. The authors and the management decided to address the problem using Six sigma DMAIC, as the cause and the solution of the problem was still unknown. As the part of Define phase, a team was formed with Assistant manager production as the team leader and seven other team members. The team decided to consider the ‘plunger taper’ and ‘foot thickness’ as the critical to quality characteristics. In the measure phase they analyzed the collected data using Minitab software. The total gauge repeatability and reproducibility values were found to be 9.71% and 4.1% respectively, for foot thickness and plunger tape. The results were presented in the paper. As the next step of the measuring phase, p value was determined, and it was less than 0.05. The p-value is the measurement of how likely it is to get the spot data if no real difference existed. Therefore, a small p-value indicates that there is a small chance of getting this data if no real difference existed. For the Analyze phase the team member brain stormed, in order to find the root cause of the problem, they also made cause and effect diagram for variation in plunger taper and variation in foot thickness. While doing the analysis the p value for ANOVA and for the regression grinding stock and Barrel roundness were found to be less than 0.05 which confirmed that these two has a significant impact on plunger taper. During the improve phase the team decided that there is no risk associated with any of the found solutions. So they prepared an implementation plan for all the solutions with details of responsibility and target date for implementation. In the control phase it was made sure that the benefits and knowledge achieved form the six sigma projects are sustained for the long term
The method of Lean Six Sigma is the combination of two business techniques that includes Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Lean manufacturing focuses on improving the flow of the organization by training highly skilled employees to increase the overall speed while Six Sigma focuses on improving current performance and overall accuracy. In most cases, blending both Lean and Six Sigma can be costly; however the end result can have create an organization that focuses on quality, accuracy, and speed to meet the goal which is profitability.
In the increasingly complex world of health care, health care professionals make life-changing decisions for their patients and clients. The decisions can range from life to death and long care term for patients with mental disabilities. Not only do the decisions impact the patients or clients life but it also affects the patient’s family, caregivers and even the person making the decisions. Hence, healthcare professionals are advised to develop a moral reasoning and ethical decision-making process. The model used by most healthcare professionals is the six-step process developed by Purtilo and Doherty.
Test the validity and reliability of data and information you have used to identify and analyse the potential business problem/s or issue/s in step 6. Check sources of information provided and their credibility and reliability. Determine if any are ambiguous or contradictory.
I chose this article because I have been involved in process improvement projects that were quite successful. However, upon examination of the same company several years later the process improvement projects had faded away, and bad habits had returned.
The 21st century has brought new challenges to manufacturing and service organizations, and one of these important challenges is that the industry is constantly changing (Maleyeff, 2012). Therefore, the systems, processes and procedures of successful businesses will be able to evolve according to the constantly changing industry needs. Six Sigma is one method being widely used by both manufacturing and service businesses today to provide a framework for continuous process improvement (Maleyeff, 2012).
The Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle was developed by Deming and his mentor Walter Shewhart to assist with learning and analysis of process improvement scenarios. As a tool the PDSA cycle was first used with process improvement but has since been grown into wide-spread industry standard analytical tool. The first step of the process is Plan, which involves creating a goal and planning the processes to obtain the goal. The next step is Do which involves starting and following the plan created in the previous step. Following that step is Study which consists of analyzing how well the results of the Do phase correspond with the goals from the plan phase. The step can involve statistical analysis or just simply plotting the results when compared to the expected results. Completing the cycle is the Act ...
Persoon, T.J., Zaleski, S., & Frerichs, J., (2006) Improving preanalytic processes using the principles of lean production (Toyota Production System). Am J Clin Pathol. 2006 Jan;125(1):16-25.
The Six Sigma approach was designed by Motorola in 1986. The primary objective of the concept was to develop a tool for tallying the process defects and, as the result, improving business operations. The foundations of the approach are the customer needs, statistical analysis of data and facts, and timely execution. The method promises numerous benefits such as increasing performance and profitability of an organization, improving product or service quality and employee morale, decreasing costs, the growth of market share, the higher level of satisfying customer needs, etc. (Meredith & Shafer, 2013). The primary advantage
Secondly, from years of quality control practice the firm established a well-know quality control procedure, "the Method". It has great value to the company in that it includes detail best practices for the production procedures which guarantees and improves the quality of the products. It serves as an efficient decision measure tool and a great training material.
Researchers are to develop a research methodology and design for their envisioned dissertation topic. Therefore, it is essential that the research problem statement, purpose statement, and the research questions align with the research topic. The purpose of this paper is to propose and justify a research method and design.
The project approach utilized the 3NA process and analysis of data by using the PDCA methodology.
“Six Sigma is a acquainted, project-oriented and analytically based approach for lessening instability, removing defects, and reducing waste from products, processes, and negotiation. The Six Sigma initiative is a major force in today’s business world for quality and business improvement. Analytical methods and statisticians have a crucial role to play in this process.”
Risk management is among the most important practices in the field of project management. A successful project completion and risk management often go side by side. An interesting aspect of project management is that a project can sti...
Fortunately, during under-graduation, I got an opportunity to detect the optimum path of a process through my project “Design and Development of PCB Dual Head Drilling Machine”. Additionally, I became aware of a new subject called Six Sigma which aided me in intertwining new optimization techniques into my project to make the process effective. I optimized the creation...
The factors, such as global competition, technology improvement and the economic growth force the company to modify its performance measurement system. By only evaluating the performance from accounting information and putting aside the performance process, the manager’s responsibility to increase the value of company cannot be done. Large scale of the business requires the process-oriented measurement, which is suitable for mass customization manufactures, rather than result-oriented.