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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. KrishnaLess Obvious Areas For Improvement
Material Utilization Any part which uses more than the standard amount of materialAny part in which the amount of material used varies - reduce the variation and shift usage to the lowest limitUnderstanding Process Variation How much variation is there in your incoming materials and/or process parameters and how does this affect your output?Where do you need the input controlled to always have a good output?Can you scientifically adjust your process to compensate for changing material, weather, etc.?Can your Black Belt help your supplier do a project to control the incoming product where you need it?Does understanding your inputs allow you to produce a good part using less material?Maintenance For high failure rate or high replacement cost items, what causes the failure?Can you reduce the failure rate by understanding and controlling the process?Study how to predict failures so replacements can be made during scheduled, rather than unscheduled, downtime.Efficiency/Capacity Issues Learn how to speed up or slow down your cycle time by changing your process inputs.Use this knowledge to produce customer over-time parts on straight time, or to do scheduled preventive maintenance during the week on straight time.Next Page > General Guidelines For Project Selection
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