Implementing lean sigma in an Indian rotary switches manufacturing organisation |
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Authors: | S. Vinodh S. Vasanth Kumar K.E.K Vimal |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli-620 015, Tamil Nadu, India.vinodh_sekar82@yahoo.com;3. Production Engineering Division, Ready Mix Qatar, Qatar;4. Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli-620 015, Tamil Nadu, India. |
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Abstract: | The manufacturing organisations have been witnessing a transformation in the manufacturing paradigm. Lean sigma and six sigma are the two business process improvement strategies widely employed by organisations to enhance their manufacturing performance. To achieve dramatic result in cost, quality and time, best strategies need to be applied to enhance the process performance. Lean sigma and six sigma are two powerful and effective strategies, enabling the organisation to overcome their weakness and for retaining their improvement. Lean sigma combines the variability reduction tools and techniques drawn from six sigma with the waste and non-value added elimination tools and techniques from lean manufacturing to achieve savings in the organisations. This study uses an integrated lean sigma framework to reduce the defects occurring in the final product, thereby contributing savings to the organisation. The proposed framework integrates lean tools within six sigma methodology to enhance the bottom-line results and to win customer loyalty. The implementation of the proposed framework shows dramatic improvement in key metrics and substantial financial savings to be generated by the organisation. |
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Keywords: | lean manufacturing six sigma lean sigma DMAIC value stream mapping |
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