Using Six Sigma Methodology to Improve the Assembly Process in an Automotive Company
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In this paper, the authors presented a solution for improving an assembly process in an automotive company in Romania by using Statistical Thinking and DMAIC Six Sigma methodology, which was proven to provide breakthrough quality improvements in a reasonable short time.About:
This article is published in Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences.The article was published on 2016-06-07 and is currently open access. It has received 53 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Design for Six Sigma & Total quality management.read more
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Improve the extrusion process in tire production using Six Sigma methodology
TL;DR: In this paper, a study was developed at a tire manufacturing company with the purpose of improving the rubber extrusion process of two tire semi-products: the tread and the sidewall.
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Improvement of Productivity and Quality in the Value Chain through Lean Manufacturing – a case study
Genett Jimenez,Gilberto Santos,José Carlos Sá,Sandy Ricardo,Jose Pulido,Ana Pizarro,Hugo G. Hernández +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of fish and shellfish processing and marketing is presented, where improvement proposals under Lean Manufacturing tools, for increase the performance in the value chain under study were made.
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Development of Six Sigma methodology to improve grinding processes: A change management approach
Behrooz Noori,Mana Latifi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a Six Sigma methodology has been developed with the integration of change management tools to facilitate defect reduction and enhance bottom line results of an automotive industry, which is a business process improvement strategy widely employed in manufacturing field for enhancing organization performance.
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Bottleneck Identification And Process Improvement By Lean Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology
TL;DR: In this paper, a study carried out in a food processing industry in south India, with major focus on the production and packaging processes, the main objective of the study was to identify and eliminate the bottlenecks in these processes, and to improve the production by applying various techniques such as DMAIC (Define, measure, analyze, improve and control), SIPOC, VSM, ANOVA and 5S methods.
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Improvement Productivity and Quality by Using Lean Six Sigma: A Case Study in Mechanical Manufacturing
Minh Ly,Que Nguyen Kieu Viet +1 more
TL;DR: In this article , a systematic approach to analysis to find the root cause of defects in the product assembly process, a method of diagnosing defective products as well as the application of charts to the analysis of waste products, and improving quality by applying basic quality management tools such as Pareto charts, fishbone diagrams, value stream mapping, man-machine chart, and failure tree analysis (FTA).
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The Six Sigma Handbook: A Complete Guide for Green Belts, Black Belts, and Managers at All Levels
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the six-sigma infrastructure, six- Sigma goals and metrics, and how to select and track Six-Sigma Projects, as well as how to maintain control after the project.