Increase Efficiency Using Six Sigma Methodologies by Justin E. Faust A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Science Degree III Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Competitiveness Depth Area The Graduate School University of Wisconsin-Stout December‚ 2009 11 The Graduate School University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie‚ WI Author: Faust‚ Justin E. Title: Efficiency Increase Using Six Sigma Statistical Methodologies
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Six Sigma Case Study Reducing Employee Turnover in a Hospital System The Challenge A three-facility hospital system was facing a challenge with employee turnover. Statistics showed that almost 50 percent of terminations were employees in the first year of their employment‚ a number that was more than 20 percent higher than the national average. The hospital system estimated that terminations cost as much as $2.2 million annually‚ and that reducing terminations could have significant impact
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BOEING COMPANY Their six sigma team apply the Six Sigma methodology in determining the cause of a component failure in the world’s largest commercial twin-engine airplane with millions of components. One incident was the searched for such a needle on a Boeing 777 when a recirculating air fans were rejected during functional tests on the aircraft production line‚ resulting in costly removal‚ additional testing and replacement. The team used a fundamental Six Sigma approach to examine data from the
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Article Review Want More from Lean Six Sigma? By Klaus Neuhaus and Peter Guarraia published by Harvard Business School Publishing - newsletter While Lean Six Sigma can be extremely effective in correcting manufacturing or service industry - related bottlenecks‚ it is less suitable for uncovering hidden sources of ineffectiveness‚ as well as diagnosing the biggest opportunities for improvement. To get the best value out of Lean Six Sigma‚ business and process - savvy companies take a “diagnostic
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SIX SIGMA and its Role in Quality Management Sung H. Park Department of Statistics‚ Seoul National University Kwanak-ku‚ Seoul‚ 151-742‚ Korea parksh@plaza.snu.ac.kr Abstract Six Sigma was introduced into Korea in 1997‚ and it is regarded as a fascinating management strategy in many Korean companies. First of all‚ the reasons why Six Sigma is fascinating are given and a smart way to introduce Six Sigma is illustrated. Seven step procedures to introduce Six Sigma are explained. Next‚ the differences
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significant role in the organization’s performance. Many companies use Six Sigma their tend to have the Six Sigma as a transformational quality methodology to enhance their performances as well as their consumers’ satisfaction. Six Sigma was founded in 1986 by an engineer at Motorola Company named Bill Smith (Motorola‚ 2010). Since that time Motorola has developed this process to be more effective in terms of quality. Six Sigma has distributed in many companies‚ such as General Electric. The process
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Analysis: Maple Leaf Foods: Leading Six Sigma Change Maple Leaf Foods: Six Sigma in 2002 From the title‚ “Maple Leaf Foods (A): Leading Six Sigma Change”‚ one could assume that the case study is about introduction and implementing of Six Sigma in Maple Leaf Foods (MLF) company which is based Toronto‚ Canada. By observing through headings from the case study‚ one can predict that Bruce Miyashita‚ vice-president (VP) Six Sigma of MLF‚ brings Six Sigma to MLF and he implemented it. Based on
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Six-Sigma refers to the philosophy and methods companies such as Toyota use to improve manufacturing processes and eliminate product defects. Besides‚ there are seven wastes found in manufacturing that provides information on how managers can reduce or eliminate waste in order to become a lean organization. For instance‚ Toyota Company makes use of lean production and supply to improve their productivity and profitability. Above all‚ by implementing Six-Sigma philosophy and methodology such as DMAIC
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Introduction: Six Sigma is a business management strategy designed to meet customer needs and process capability. Six Sigma seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes. It uses a systematic project-oriented fashion through define‚ measure‚ analyze‚ improve‚ and control (DMAIC) cycle‚ including statistical tools‚ and creates a special infrastructure of people within the
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Motorola – In Pursuit of Six Sigma Situation Internal and External Factors: Motorola is a very large electronics manufacturer based in Schaumburg‚ Illinois. They were founded in 1928. After founder Paul Galvin died in 1959‚ his son Robert stepped in as CEO of the company. Motorola was quite successful at that time; however‚ things changed drastically over the next twenty years. Statement of the problem: Motorola was in serious trouble by the early 1980’s. Competitors such as Texas Instruments
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