iSixSigma

1. Process Improvement in the Age of Smart Manufacturing

   Process improvement projects have typically been a labor-intensive and imprecise process. Labor-intensive in that capturing the as-designed vs the actual current-state process required facilitated meetings, interviews, surveys and analyzing operational data over an extended time period. Imprecise in that workers will typically act differently when they know they are being watched and measured. The Hawthorne […]

2. Incorporate Lean Six Sigma in Automation Process

   Lean Six Sigma can assist organizations determine which processes are the best candidates for automation as well as make those processes more automation ready.

3. Case Study: Using Six Sigma in a Non-Six Sigma Culture

   Anyone who has worked in manufacturing has probably experienced some level of finger-pointing when shipments fall short of expectations. Though there could be multiple reasons for a missed customer delivery, somehow it is always the other department’s fault. In extreme circumstances, several months of missing targets without effectively defining the root causes and addressing them […]

4. The Road to Success: How KPIs Support Goal Achievement

   Key performance indicators (KPIs) are critical to ensuring a project team has the performance data it needs to sustain improvements. With KPIs, a team can evaluate the success of a project against its established goals. Types of Metrics There are two types of metrics to consider when selecting KPIs for a project: outcome metrics and […]

5. Process Capability – Surface Finish Example: Part 2

   In Part 2 we look at failure rates and material conditions for a surface finish example.