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Finding and Selecting Good Six Sigma Projects
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"My biggest mistake in the beginning was working on projects that no one seemed to own or really care about too much...as I said, the defect and the improvements need ownership."
Choosing A Project
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By B. KrishnaObvious Areas For Improvement
External Defects Anything you have recently been audited or formally rejected forAnything you haven't been audited or rejected for, but you know is out of specification or not meeting regulationsAnything you inspect and/or contain to protect the customerAnything you cover for by having a guy in the customer's plant, etc.Internal Defects Any scrap issues, parts, or materialsAnything you rework/recycle in house - you should keep accurate track of rework by defectAnything you have a poka yoke for - you should know how often the poka yoke is catchingsomething and then try to figure out how to prevent it rather than catch itEfficiency/Capacity Issues Anywhere you make less parts than expectedAnytime you are currently working non-customer driven overtimeAny process where you are running slower than expected cycleAny process or machine with downtimeAny process with premium freight costsAny process that has added labor to make the required cycleOther Plant Cost Drivers or Measurables Any cost driver with a negative variance may point to a projectAny plant metric that is important and runs at an unacceptable level or with large amounts of variation is a good indicator for a projectNext Page > Less Obvious Areas For Improvement
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