Shan

Dear Scot,
Your Thoughts are right.
Apart from that, Make a matrix of your plants w.r.to Lean Metrics (S,Q,C,D,M) and Degree of complexity in Lean transformation.
Rate in scale of (1 – 10). Discuss with your Top Management with this grid and select the ‘Pilot’
Above will help you to bridge the gap between your and Management Thoughts on the…[Read more]

Hi,You can contact Indian Statistical Institute in Chennai or Bangalore.But I don’t think there is a distance education available.Shan

Hi,
Can you be more specific… & nature of problem you are trying to address.
 
 

Mr Srithar,’
I need to understand your problem…Is the Quality rate of your process is the issue ? Is your rejection % is HIGH ?
If it’s so yu can resolve the issue  by applying shanin DOE..
Always remember to solve the problem at macro level rather getting in to more details…
Good luck
shan
 
 
 

Lean is purely common sense approach… Based on your industry just start with one product family like prototype..show cast the result
buy in the management concurrence to go ahead in a big scale across factory
shan

to your query.. It’s A
always remember…
VSM is for selected process, where maximum products flows
shan
 
 

before mapping the process, just understand what is your critical path actvities, It’s lead time taken in this path is going to affect the total    thru put of your product.
parallel path process can be mapped, for your information. However it will not affect the Lead time or thruput.
shan

For a process like painting, plating, case hardness process capability is not a apt method to qualify the process..
DOE is the right method of qualifying the process.
1. Define the functional parameters affecting the process. Run the process based on DOE method and record your optimum setting.
2. Fix the frequecy for performing the trial (…[Read more]

Ajit,
But for each belt / level there should be some meaning associated with.

Hi,
As ur Process output is of dimensional chracteristics.
 First step is
1. Conduct Repeatablity and Reproduciblity
2. Based on the study. confirm ur measurment process. do 4M analysis – Men , M/C ,Method, Material. or Multi vari approach to find the root cause.
shan