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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PROJECT
A Study onSix Sigma Techniques
AndIts application in reduction of seat rejection
At BOSCH LTD.
Submitted byAnkur Bhaskar Ghosh(11FN-013)
Saurabh Bakshi(11IB-052)
Chandra Shekhar L(11DM-031)
Pankhuri Agrawal(11FN-071)
Hitesh Kothari(11IB-025)
Pranjal Singh(11DM-107)
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Introduction to Six Sigma:
Sigma (σ) is a letter in the Greek alphabet that has become the statistical symbol and metric of
process variation. The sigma scale of measure is perfectly correlated to such characteristics as
defects-per-unit, parts-per-million defectives, and the probability of a failure. Six is the number of
sigma measured in a process, when the variation around the target is such that only 3.4 outputs out of
one million are defects under the assumption that the process average may drift over the long term by
as much as 1.5 standard deviations. Six sigma may be defined in several ways. Tomkins defines Six
Sigma to be “a program aimed at the near -elimination of defects from every product, process and
transaction.” Harry (1998) defines Six Sigma to be “a strategic initiative to boost profitability, increase
market share and improve customer satisfaction through statistical tools that can lead to breakthrough
quantum gains in quality.”
Six sigma was launched by Motorola in 1987. It was the result of a series of changes in the quality
area starting in the late 1970s, with ambitious ten-fold improvement drives. The top-level management
along with CEO Robert Galvin developed a concept called Six Sigma. After some internal pilotimplementations, Galvin, in 1987, formulated the goal of “achieving Six-Sigma capability by 1992” in a
memo to all Motorola employees. The results in terms of reduction in process variation were on-track
and cost savings totaled US$13 billion and improvement in labor productivity achieved 204% increase
over the period 1987 –1997.In the wake of successes at Motorola, some leading electronic companies
such as IBM, DEC, and Texas Instruments launched Six Sigma initiatives in early 1990s. However, it
was not until 1995 when GE and Allied Signal launched Six Sigma as strategic initiatives that a rapid
dissemination took place in non-electronic industries all over the world. In early 1997, the Samsung
and LG Groups in Korea began to introduce Six Sigma within their companies. The results were
amazingly good in those companies. For instance, Samsung SDI, which is a company under the
Samsung Group, reported that the cost savings by Six Sigma projects totaled US$150 million. At the
present time, the number of large companies applying Six Sigma in Korea is growing exponentially,
with a strong vertical deployment into many small- and medium-size enterprises as well. Six sigma
tells us how good our products, services and processes really are through statistical measurement of
quality level. It is a new management strategy under leadership of top-level management to create
quality innovation and total customer satisfaction. It is also a quality culture. It provides a means of
doing things right the first time and to work smarter by using data information. It also provides an
atmosphere for solving many CTQ (critical-to-quality) problems through team efforts. CTQ could be a
critical process/product result characteristic to quality, or a critical reason to quality characteristic.
Defect rate, PPM and DPMO:
The defect rate, denoted by p, is the ratio of the number of defective items which are out of
specification to the total number of items processed (or inspected). Defect rate or fraction of defective
items has been used in industry for a long time. The number of defective items out of one million
inspected items is called the ppm (parts-per-million) defect rate. Sometimes a ppm defect rate cannot
be properly used, in particular, in the cases of service work. In this case, a DPMO (defects per million
opportunities) is often used. DPMO is the number of defective opportunities which do not meet therequired specification out of one million possible opportunities.
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Sigma quality level
Specification limits are the tolerances or performance ranges that customer's demand of the products
or processes they are purchasing. Figure 1 illustrates specification limits as the two major vertical
lines in the figure. In the figure, LSL means the lower specification limit, USL means the upper
specification limit and T means the target value. The sigma quality level (in short, sigma level) is the
distance from the process mean (μ) to the closer specification limit. In practice, we desire that the
process mean to be kept at the target value. However, the process mean during one time period isusually different from that of another time period for various reasons. This means that the process
mean constantly shifts around the target value. To address typical maximum shifts of the process
mean, Motorola added the shift value ±1.5 s to the process mean. This shift of the mean is used when
computing a process sigma level. From this figure, we note that a 6 sigma quality level corresponds to
a 3.4ppm rate.
Fig 1: Sigma quality levels of 6σ and 3σ
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DMAIC Process in Six Sigma methodology:The most important methodology in Six Sigma management is perhaps the formalized improvementmethodology characterized by DMAIC (define-measure-analyze-improve control) process. ThisDMAIC process works well as a breakthrough strategy. Six Sigma companies everywhere apply thismethodology as it enables real improvements and real results.
Fig 2: Flow diagram of DMAIC methodology adopted
Sigma level for discrete data:
Suppose two products out of 100 products have a quality characteristic which is outside of
specification limits. Then in one million parts 20,000 parts will be defects so, sigma level will be
between 3 & 4.Preciously it will come as 3.51σ. The broad classification of sigma level is shown
below-
PPM Defectives Sigma level
6,91,000 1
3,09,000 2
67,000 3
6,200 4
230 53.4 6
Literature Survey
Case study of manufacturing Industry
Identification of problem
Create solution statement
Create improvement Ideas
Implement improvement solutionsImprove
Data Collection
DefineDefine customer Requirements
Identify Specific problem
Set Goals
SIPOC diagram
Data Collection Plan
Measurement System Analysis
Identify variation due to measurement system
SIPOC diagram
Measure
AnalyzeProcess Capability Analysis
Draw conclusion from data verification
Determine root causes
Map cause & effect diagram
Make needed adjustments
Monitor Improvement progress
Establish standard measures to maintainperformance
Control
Scope of future work
Improvement Results
Conclusions
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Product Definition:
Fig 3: DSLA Nozzle Assembly
Fig 4: Injector Assembly
Fig 5: Body of DSLA type nozzle
DEFINE PHASE:
1. Why the project? (The Business case) DSLA nozzle parts are hardened at UDA (Hardening
process) and after subsequent chamfer grinding they come at UVA (High precision internal grinding)
machines for Guide bore and Seat grinding. The seat and guide bore surface grinding is done on UVA
and then they are sent to inspection for seat visual checking. At seat visual checking section the no. of
parts getting rejected are quite high. From Jan08 to July08 average 22600 ppm (parts per million)
were rejected due to Bad seat problem (Rejection due to other reasons are not included in the scope
of the project).
Due to these rejections the first pass yield and type wise fulfillment of parts decreases. Also Due to
added seat repair operation at UVA the m/c utilization decreases and at the same time it increases
Step Turning
Guide BoreDrilling
SeatProfileGrinding
Inlet hole Drilling
Dowel holedrilling
ShoulderTurning
Pressure Chambermachining
Sack Hole
SeatSurface
Seat- seen under Microscope
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the defect cost associated with it. By successfully implementing the project we can save up to 1, 50
TINR.per month.
2. SIPOC (Supplier-Input-Process-Output-Customer):
SIPOC is a six sigma tool. The acronym SIPOC stands for Suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, and
customers. A SIPOC is completed most easily by starting from the right ("Customers") and working
towards the left.
Suppliers to UVA process are Company, TEF1, TEF2, PLP, and MSEB.
Inputs to UVA process are Man, Machine, Electricity, Drawings, and H.T. over parts, Gauges, Tooling
Compressed air, JML, Cutting oil, Check list , Instruction charts, Program etc.
Process taking place at UVA process is Internal grinding of seat surface.
Output of the UVA process are Seat Grinding over parts, Worn out tooling, Grinding muck, PMI chart,
Re-release chart.
Customers of the UVA process are Inspection, Repair process, Stores, Scrap yard, Etamic check,
Honing, Profile Grinding.
Using this data a SIPOC diagram is created.
Fig 6: SIPOC for UVA (Internal grinding) process.
3. CTQ (Critical to Quality) Identification: A CTQ tree (Critical-to-quality tree) is used to decompose broad customer requirements into more
easily quantified requirements. CTQ Tree is often used in the Six Sigma methodology.
CTQs are derived from customer needs. Customer delight may be an add-on while deriving Critical to
Quality parameters. For cost considerations one may remain focused to customer needs at the initial
stage. CTQs (Critical to Quality) are the key measurable characteristics of a product or process
whose performance standards or specification limits must be met in order to satisfy the customer.
CTQ tree is generated when there are Unspecific customer/business requirements or complex, broad
needs from the customer.
SUPPLIER INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT CUSTOMER
CompanyElectricity
Maintenance
TEF1
Purchase
Man
Machine
Electricity
Drawings
H.T. over parts
Gauges, Tooling
Compressed air
JML ,Cutting oilCheck list
Instruction charts
Program
UVA
process
High
Precision
Internal
GrindingProcess
Seat Grinding over
parts
Worn out tooling
Grinding muck
PMI chart
Re-release chart
Inspection
Repair processStores
Scrap yard
Etamic check,
Honing
Profile Grinding
Soft Stage
Operations Hardening UVA process
(High PrecisionInternal Grinding)
Profile
Grinding Seat VisualInspection
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Fig 7: CTQ tree for UVA process.
By the reference of CTQ tree there are 5 elements in UVA process seat repair. To select the right
CTQ for the project Pareto Analysis was performed on the data gathered from Jan’08 to July’08.
Pareto Analysis:
The Pareto chart was introduced in the 1940s by Joseph M. Juran, who named it after the Italian
economist and statistician Vilfredo Pareto, 1848 –1923. It is applied to distinguish the “vital few from
the trivial many” as Juran formulated the purpose of the Pareto chart.
From this Analysis we clearly see that Seat repair is the most critical of all rejections.
Kano model of Quality:
The Kano model is a theory of product development and customer satisfaction developed in the 80's
by Professor Noriaki Kano which classifies customer preferences into five categories:
Attractive
One-Dimensional
Must-Be
Indifferent
Seat repair
Guide bore repair
Taper repair
Repair
Scrap
Seat scrap
Guide bore scrap
To reduceUVA
process
Repair
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Less the better
As per Kano model of Quality A CTQ specification table is generated for giving the specifications of
rejections.
Fig: CTQ table
MEASURE PHASE:
Fig 10: Approach to measure phase.
Creating a data collection plan: As per the approach specified a plan for collecting the base line
data is created. It is given below.
CTQ MEASURE SPECIFICATION DEFECT DEFINITION KANO STATUS
G.B. Repair Monthly PPM --G.B. size out of
specificationMust Be
Seat Repair Monthly PPMSeat Damage/
Finish BadSeat visually not O.K. Less the Better
Taper bad
RepairMonthly PPM --
Taper out of
specificationLess the Better
G.B. Scrap Monthly PPM --G.B. size out of
specificationLess the Better
Seat Scrap Monthly PPM Seat Damage Seat visually not O.K. Less the Better
Collect baselinedata on defects &possible causes
Develop asamplingstrategy
Validate yourmeasurementsystem usingGauge R & R.
Analyzepatternsin data
Determineprocesscapability
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Data Collection Plan Action: Data collection from Seat Rejection
What question do you want to answer? Body seat visually OK?
Data Operational definition and procedures
WhatMeasure type/
data type
How
measured
Related
conditions to
record
Sampling
notes
How/where
recorded
(Attached form)
Seat defects Discrete data visually lot wise 100% --
Fig 11: Data collection plan
It was decided to change the format for recording of parts checked at seat visual section as it was
outdated. So with the help of line foremen new format was developed by. It is as follows:
New format developed for Seat visual section:
Segregation of defects observed at seat visual section:
Unground
seat
No sack
hole
Rubbing at
sack holePatchesRings
Bad
Finish
TypeLot No.Scrap
Seat DefectsItem
No.
Qty
Rejected
Qty.
OK
Qty.
Inspected
Token No:Name _________________________ ShiftDate
BOSCH
Nashik plant
Unground
seat
No sack
hole
Rubbing at
sack holePatchesRings
Bad
Finish
TypeLot No.Scrap
Seat DefectsItem
No.
Qty
Rejected
Qty.
OK
Qty.
Inspected
Token No:Name _________________________ ShiftDate
BOSCH
Nashik plant
162779219215025665058
00044331782/9/2008Day-20
001483712991/9/2008Day-19
01669553216330/08/08Day-18
0000633810128/08/08Day-17
00018632119270808Day-16
00016948219226/08/08Day-1500067011318925/08/08Day-14
200129020430823/08/08Day-13
10089011521422/08/08Day-12
0100957417020/08/08Day-11
720056208519/08/08Day-10
10004324618/08/08Day-9
280572939045017/08/08Day-8
1004788016314/08/08Day-7
100224204713/08/08Day-6
0102516541660712/8/2008Day-5
012412440646111410/8/2008Day-4
0029631001748/8/2008Day-3
11561721823677/8/2008Day-2
0110932773726/8/2008Day-1
Rubbing at sack
hole end
due to burr
No sack
hole
Unground
seatPatchesRings
Bad finish
(rough surface)
Total no. of
parts checkedDateDay count
162779219215025665058
00044331782/9/2008Day-20
001483712991/9/2008Day-19
01669553216330/08/08Day-18
0000633810128/08/08Day-17
00018632119270808Day-16
00016948219226/08/08Day-1500067011318925/08/08Day-14
200129020430823/08/08Day-13
10089011521422/08/08Day-12
0100957417020/08/08Day-11
720056208519/08/08Day-10
10004324618/08/08Day-9
280572939045017/08/08Day-8
1004788016314/08/08Day-7
100224204713/08/08Day-6
0102516541660712/8/2008Day-5
012412440646111410/8/2008Day-4
0029631001748/8/2008Day-3
11561721823677/8/2008Day-2
0110932773726/8/2008Day-1
Rubbing at sack
hole end
due to burr
No sack
hole
Unground
seatPatchesRings
Bad finish
(rough surface)
Total no. of
parts checkedDateDay count
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Pareto Analysis of Seat rejections:
Measurement System Analysis:
A Measurement System Analysis, abbreviated MSA, is a specially designed experiment that seeks
to identify the components of variation in the measurement.
Just as processes that produce a product may vary, the process of obtaining measurements and data
may have variation and produce defects. A Measurement Systems Analysis evaluates the test
method, measuring instruments, and the entire process of obtaining measurements to ensure the
integrity of data used for analysis (usually quality analysis) and to understand the implications of
measurement error for decisions made about a product or process. MSA is an important element
of Six Sigma methodology and of other quality management systems.
ANOVA Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility: (GRR study)
ANOVA Gauge R&R (or ANOVA Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility) is a Measurement Systems
Analysis technique which uses Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) model to assess a measurement
system. The evaluation of a measurement system is not limited to gauges (or gages) but to all types
of measuring instruments, test methods, and other measurement systems.
In this project GRR study, a quality over checker took 30 parts and checked its angle twice. The
recorded measurements were fed to standard Minitab software and the results obtained are as
follows:
Measuring Table-20249 Measuring Table-19389
Gage R & R 18.82 13.23
No. Of Distinct Categories 8 10
R o u g h f i
n i s h
R i n g s
P a t c h
e s
U n g r o
u n d s e a t
O t h e r s
2566 2150 219 79 43
50.7 42.5 4.3 1.6 0.9
50.7 93.3 97.6 99.1 100.0
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
0
20
40
60
80
100
Defect
Count
PercentCum %
P e r c e n t
C o u n t
Seat Defect Segregation
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If GRR
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Fig 16: Tree diagram created from brainstorming session for Input part parameters
Chamfer height
variation. Acqueous Cleaning not ok
Jet broken,Pump
pressure less
Uneven chamfer
bandGuide to shaft TR not ok
Guide to shaft TR
not checked after
TBT as per freq.
TR more
than 100
microns
Measure
by gauge
Vibrations &
chatter marks onseat in soft stage
Roundness, Straightness,
Guide bore to seat TR
No specification in
drawing
A PROCESS
REPAIR &
SCRAP
Seat
repair
Rough finish,
Rings, Patches,
No sack hole,
Rubbing at sack hole,
Unground seat
I/P parts
100% sack hole
checking
poka yoke on all 5
spinner
Possibility of poka
yoke failure
Parts without sack
hole from soft
stage
Sack hole Drill breakage on
Retco
Poka yoke not working
properly
Type Mix-up ( P
type in DSLA &
vise versa
Possibility on all operations
during lot change, 80% onBenzinger, ECM(10%),
Remaining 10%
Manual element
Guide bore to shaft
T.R bad
Guide to shaft TR not
checked after TBT as per
freq.
TR more than 100
microns
Seat TR wrt guide
boreOn spinner & retco m/c
more than 70
microns
Seat angle in soft
stageOn spinner & retco m/c
specification 58.8°
(+/- 0.2°)
More/less
than spec.
Chamfer mandrel
angle in hardstage
More/less than spec.
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Vibration Today not Known Consult Mr.Kumavat
RPM value-2250
Workhead
Spindle height Repeatability Below 20μ
Female center Grinding Decide freq.
Job c lamping pressure Chuck c lamp gri nding Once in a mont h
Loading spring wornoutChanging freq. once
in 2 months
Loading cylinder Air leakage
Cylinder swing In / Out positions
Changing freq. To be decided As per freq.
Angle master
Seat profile To be studied
Alignment of both
eyes
Scope condition
to be studied
Prepare
schedule
RPM value-60,000
spindles
Initial setting wheel form wear
New wheel diameter 4,600 mm After dressing 4,300 mm
Adaptor TR < 10μ
Grinding wheel
Dressing depth of cut 3μ
Dressing freq. 6 parts
Grinding
Feed rate Details to be taken
Tip breakage sensing
poka yoke
confirmation of poka
yoke once in a shift
periodic replcment & TRDressing ring
Setting
parameters
changing freq. every
3 months
3.5 to 4 bar grinding
/ dressing coolant
coolant
systems
Provision to fix pressure
gauge atleast to one m/c
Ensure positive cutting
after dressing
Height gauge to
check height diff.New seat wheel
To be asked
to maintenance
Ref.setting piece to be made
Visual inspection
microscopes Frequent checking
by associates
Checking
bench
spindle cooling
Once in
2 months
UVA
process
repair
Seat
Rejections
M/C
parameters
Loading/
Unloading
Loading alignment
of component
Visual check
OK/ Not OK
Fig 17: Tree diagram due to machine related parameters
From two tree diagrams created above it is clear that there are 7 parameters related to input part
parameters & 23 machine related parameters. To know the impact of each parameter on seat
rejections it was necessary to validate each parameter using statistical methods. In Six Sigma method
used for root cause validation is Hypothesis testing.
Statistical hypothesis testing: A statistical hypothesis test is a method of making statistical decisions using experimental data. It is
sometimes called confirmatory data analysis. In frequency probability, these decisions are almost
always made using null-hypothesis tests.
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(Input part parameters continued..)
C o n c l u s i o n s
T h e i m p a c t o f N o
s a c k h o l e p a r t s o n
s e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
S i g n i f i c a n t
T h e i m p a c t o f
t y p e m i x u p o n
S e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
S i g n i f i c a n t .
T h e i m p a c t o f
S e a t a n g l e m o r e
o n s e a t r e j e c t i o n s
i s I n s i g n i f i c a n t
T h e i m p a c t o f
c h a m f e r m a n d r e l
a n g l e o n s e a t
r e j e c t i o n s i s
I n s i g n i f i c a n t
R e s u l t s o b t a i n e d
N o s a c k h o l e p a
r t
b r e a k s t h e g r i n d i n g
w h e e l t i p & m / c g
e t s
i m m e d i a t e l y
s t o p p e d ,
d u r i n g
r e d r e s s i n g 5 0 p a
r t s
c a m e b a d .
p - t y p e i n D S L A l o t
b r e a k s t h e
a d a p t o r & g r i n d i n g
w h e e l , w h i c h r e s u l t s
i n 5 0 b a d i n 5 0 , w
i t h
n o r m a l p a r t s 0 b a d
i n 5 0 .
3 b a d i n 2 8 5 a n g
l e
m o r e p a r t s ,
0 b a d i n 3 0 0 a n g
l e
o k p a r t s
A s t h e r e i n n o
v a r i a t i o n i n
o u t p u t s t a t i s t i c a
l
t e s t c a n n o t
b e p e r f o r m e d
T e s t u s e d
2
p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 -
p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 -
p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
N o
v a r i a t i o n
i n o u t p u t
E n
d
d a
t e
1 3 - J
a n -
0 9
2 0 - N
o v -
0 8
2 8 - N
o v -
0 8
2 5 - D
e c -
0 8
S t a r t d a t e
1 3 - J a n -
0 9
2 0 - N o v -
0 8
2 1 - N o v -
0 8
2 5 - N o v -
0 8
T r i a l t a k e n
O n e n o s a c k h o l e
p a r t w a s p u t
o n U V A 2 0 3 1 5 & i t ' s
e f f e c t o n
r e j e c t i o n s w a s
o b s e r v e d
O n e t y p e m i x u p p a r t
w a s p u t
o n U V A 2 0 3 1 5 & i t ' s
e f f e c t o n
s e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
o b s e r v e d
2
8 5 p a r t s w i t h s e a t
a n g l e m o r e
w e
r e p r o c e s s e d u p t o
s e a t v i s u a l
a l o n g w i t h 3 0 0 a n g l e
o k p a r t s
C h a m f e r m a n d r e l
a n g l e s c h e c k e d
b
y S i n e b a r m e t h o d
& M i c r o s c o p e
m e t h o d
A c t i o n s t a k e n
C o l l e c t a t l e a s t 1 5
N o s a c k h o l e p a r t s
p r e f a r a b l y o f D S L A
n o r m a l S h a f t
C o l l e c t a t l e a s t 1 5
m i x u p p a r t s
T r i a l i s t a k e n w h i c h
i n v o l v e s
s e a t a n g l e m o r e
p a r t s a r e p r o c e s s e d
u p t o s e a t v i s u a l f o r
c h e c k i n g .
4 m a n d r e l s g i v e n t o
t o o l r o o m
f o r c h a m f e r a n g l e
v e r i f i c a t i o n
S u s p e c t e d s o u r c e s o f
v a r i a t i o n s
( S S
V ' s )
P o k a Y o
k e p u t o f f
d u e
t o v a r i o u s
r e a s o n s
8 0 %
o n
7 5 % B e n
z i n g e r ,
1 0 % o n E C M .
M a n u a l e
l e m e n t
m a y b e p
r e s e n t ,
E l e v a t o r
c o n d i t i o n
i n s o f t s t a g e i s
o o r A
n g l e n o t
c h e c k e
d a s p e r
f r e q u e n c
y / D r i l l l i f e
o v e r , D r i l l
r e s h a r p e n i n g
i m p r o p e r
C h a m f e r m a n d r e l
a n g
l e t o
b e v e r i f i e d i n t o o l
r o
o m
s u b c a u s e
P o k a y o k e
f a i l u r e o n
s p i n n e r
m a c h i n e
P o k a y o k e
f a i l u r e o n
R e t c o m a c h i n e
P o s s i b i l i t y o n
a l l o p e r a t i o n s
O n s p i n n e r
& R e t c o
m a c h i n e s
M o r e o r
l e s s t h a n
s p e c i f i c a t i o n
R o o t c a u s e
P a r t s
w i t h o u t
s
a c k h o l e
f r o m s o f t
s t a g e
P a r t t y p e
m i x u p
S
e a t a n g l e
i n s o f t
s t a g e
C h a m f e r
m a n d r e l
a n g l e
i n s o f t
s t a g e
S r . N o .
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Actions taken for machine related parameters
c o n c l u s i o n s
T h e i m p a c t o f w o r k h e a d
v i b r a t i o n o n s e a t
r e j e c t i o n s i s I n s i g n i f i c a n t
T h e i m p a c t o f W o r k h e a d
r p m
o n s e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
I n s i g n i f i c a n t
T h e i m p a c t o f S p i n d l e
h e i g h t
r e p e a t a b i l i t y o n S e a t
r e j e c t i o n s i s I n s i g n i f i c a n t
T h e i m p a c t o f f e m a l e
c e n t e r
g r i n d i n g o n s e a t
r e j e c t i o n s
i s I n s i g n i f i c a n t
T h e i m p a c t o f J o b
c l a m p i n g p r e s s u r e o n
s e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
I n s i g n i f i c a n t .
R e s u l t s o b t a i n e d
W o r k h e a d v i b r a t i o n v a l u e s
o f a l l m a c h i n e s a r e w i t h i n 3
m m / s e c .
A t b o t h r p m v a l u e s a l l
5 0 p a r t s c a m e v i s u a l l y o k
A t b o t h r e p e a t a b i l i t y l e v e l s
a l l p a r t s c a m e v i s u a l l y o k
A l l p a r t s b e f o r e d o i n g
f e m a l e c e n t e r g r i n d i n g
c a m e o k , a l s o a l l p a r t s a f t e
r
d o i n g f e m a l e c e n t e r
g r i n d i n g c a m e o k
A t 5 b a r p r e s s u r e 0 b a d i n
5 0 ,
a t 4 b a r p r e s s u r e 2 9 b a d i n
5 0 p a r t s .
T e s t u s e d
N o v a r i a t i o n
o u t p u t
o b s e r v e d
N o v a r i a t i o n i n
o u t p u t o b s e r v e d
2 - p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 - p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
E n d
d a t e
1 6 - F e b - 0 9
1 6 - F e b - 0 9
1 2 - M a r - 0 9
1 2 - M a r - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
S t a r t d a t e
1 3 - F e b - 0 9
1 3 - F e b - 0 9
1 2 - M a r - 0 9
1 2 - M a r - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
T r i a l
t a k e n
W o r k h e a d v i b r a t i o n v a l u e s o f
a l l m a c h i n e s a r e c h e c k e d w i t h
h e l p o f v i b r a t o m e t e r
T a k e 5 0 p a r t s
w i t h 2 1 5 0 r p m ,
t a k e 5 0 p a r t s
w i t h 1 7 5 0 r p m
5 0 p a r t s e a c h w e r e p r o c e s s e d
w i t h r e p e a t a b i l i t y o f 1 0 µ &
a t 2
0 µ .
5 0 p a r t s w e r e p r o c e s s e d
b e f o r e d o i n g
f e m a l e c e n t e r
g r i n d i n g & 5
0 p a r t s w e r e
p r o c e s s e d a f t e r d o i n g f e m a l e
c e n t e r g r i n d i n g
T h e j o b c l a m p i n g p r e s s u r e w a s
v a r i e d t i 4 b a r & 5 b a r & i t ' s
i m p a c t o n s e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
o b s e
r v e d .
A c t i o n s t a k e n
C h e c k w o r k h e a d v i b r a t i o n
v a l u e s o f a l l m a c h i n e s
R a t e d R P M v a l u e i s 2 1 5 0
R P M
C h e c k r e p e a t a b i l i t y < 2 0 µ ,
t a k e t r i a l w i t h p r o c e s s i n g
p a r t s w i t h d i f f e r e n t
r e p e a t a b i l i t y v a l u e s .
w
e c h e c k e d p a r t s b e f o r e &
a f t e r d o i n g f e m a l e c e n t e r
g r i n d i n g f o r c h e c k i n g
d i f f e r e n c e
A i r s u p p l y t o j o b c l a m p i n g
i s v a r i e d t o d i f f e r e n t l e v e l s
& i t ' s e f f e c t w a s o b s e r v e d
S u s p e c t e d
s o u r c e s o f
v a r i a t i o n s
( S S V ' s )
E a r l i e r n o t
k n o w n
v a l u e - 1 8 0 0
r p m
R e p e a t a b i l i t y
b e l o w 2 0 µ
G r i n d i n g f r e q .
n o t d e c i d e d
C h u c k c l a m p
g r i n d i n g
s u b c a u s e
V i b r a t i o n
R P M
S p i n d l e
h e i g h t
F e m a l e
c e n t e r
J o b
c l a m p i n g
p r e s s u r e
R o o t c a u s e
W o r k h e a d
S
r .
N
o .
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(Machine related parameters continued…)
c o n c l u s i o n s
T h e i m p a c t o f l o a d i n g
s p r i n g b r o k e n o n s e a t
r e j e c t i o n s i s S i g n i f i c a n t
T h e i m p a c t o f L o a d i n g
a l i g n m e n t o f c o m p o n e n t
o n s e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
I n s i g n i f i c a n t .
T h e i m p a c t o f A i r
c y l i n d e r o n
s e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
I n s i g n i f i c a n t .
T h e i m p a c t o f A n g l e
m a s t e r o n
s e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
I n s i g n i f i c a n t .
T h e i m p a c t o f s e a t
v i s u a l m i c r o s c o p e
c o n d i t i o n o n s e a t
r e j e c t i o n s i s
S i g n i f i c a n t .
T h e i m p a c t o f A i r s u p p l y
f o r p a r t s c l e a n i n g o n
S e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
S i g n i f i c a n t
R e s u l t s o b t a i n e d
w i t h o k s p r i n g a l l 5 0 p a r t s
c a m e o k , w i t h b r o k e n
s p r i n g 3 5 b a d i n 5 0 .
w i t h & w i t h o u t c h e c k i n
g
l o a d i n g a l i g n m e n t a l l 5
0
p a r t s c a m e v i s u a l l y o k
T h e q u i c k h i t a c h i e v e d
G R R f o u n d t o b e o k
W h e n 5 0 p a r t s c h e c k e
w i t h f a u l t y m i c r o s c o p e 3 5
c a m e b a d , w h e n t h e y a
r e
c h e c k e d w i t h o k s c o p e
o n l y 5 0 c a m e b a d .
W i t h a i r c l e a n i n g
1 0 p a r t s b a d i n 5 0 ,
w i t h o u t a i r c l e a n i n g
2 2 p a r t s b a d i n 5 0 .
T e s t u s e d
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
N o h y p o t h e s i s
t e s t p e r f o r m e d
N o t e s t
p e r f o r m e d
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
E n d
d a t e
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
1 8 - D e c - 0
8
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
S t a r t d a t e
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
1 8 - D e c - 0 8
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
T
r i a l t a k e n
C h a n g i n g
f r e q . o n c e i n t w o
m o n t h s .
T a k e a t r i a
l w i t h o u t c h e c k i n g
l o a d i n
g a l i g n m e n t o f
c o
m p o n e n t .
N o p r o b l e m o f a i r l e a k a g e
t a k e
G R R o f s e a t
a n g l e m a s t e r
S c o p e c o n d i t i o n s t u d y
s c h e d u l e t o b e p r e p a r e d
A w o r k s h o p o n m i c r o s c o p e
h a n d l i n g t o b e a r r a n g e d
5 0 p a r t s t a k
e n w i t h a i r c l e a n i n g
& 5 0 p a r t s
t a k e n w i t h o u t a i r
c l e a n i n g
A c t i o n s t a k e n
L o a d i n g s p r i n g w a s
c h a n g e d w i t h a b r o k e n o n e
& i t ' s e f f e c t o n s e a t
r e j e c t i o n s w a s o b s e r v e d
W h i l e s e t t i n g m a c h i n e
c h e c k
a l i g n m e n t f o r o k / N o t o k
E l e c t r i c a l s e r v o m o t o r u s e d
C h e c k i n g f r e q .
t o b e
r e d u c e d
C h e c k r e q u i r e m e n t o f
f r e q u e n t v e r i f i c a t i o n o f
m i c r o s c o p e c o n d i t i o n
A s s o c i a t e s a w a r e n e s s
a b o u t m i c r o s c o p e
a d j u s t m e n t t o b e d o n e .
P a r t s t o b e c h e c k e d w i t h
a i r c l e a n e d & w i t h o u t a i r
c l e a n i n g
S u s p e c t e d
s o u r c e s o f
v a r i a t i o n s
( S S V ' s )
C h a n g i n g
f r e q .
V i s u a l c h e c
k
A i r l e a k a g e
M a s t e r
s h o w i n g
w r o n g
r e a d i n g
A l i g n m e n t
o f b o t h e y e
s
n o t t h e r e
F r e q u e n t
c h e c k i n g b y
a s s o c i a t e s
N o s u p p l y
p r o v i d e d
s u b c a u s e
L o a d i n g
s p r i n g
w o r n o u t
L o a d i n g
a l i g n m e n t o f
c o m p o n e n t
L o a d i n g
c y l i n d e r
A n g l e m a s t e r
V i s u a l
i n s p e c t i o n
m i c r o s c o p e
A i r s u p p l y
f o r p a r t s
c l e a n i n g
R o o t c a u s e
L o a d i n g /
U n l o a d i n g
C h e c k i n g
b e n c h
S r . N o .
6 7 8 9 1 0 1
1
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(Machine related parameters continued…)
c o n c l u s i o n s
T h e i m p a c t o f c o o l a n t
s y s t e m s o n S e a t
r e j e c t i o n s i s
I n s i g n i f i c a n t .
T h e i m p a c t o f p o k a
y o k e o n S e a t
r e j e c t i o n s i s
S i g n i f i c a n t .
T h e i m p a c t o f d r e s s i n g
d e p t h o f c u t o n S e a t
r e j c t i o n s i s
I n s i g n i f i c a n t .
T h e i m p a c t o f d r e s s i n g
f r e q . o n S e a t r e j e c t i o n s
i s I n s i g n i f i c a n t .
T h e i m p a c t o f f e e d r a t e
o n S e a t
r e j e c t i o n s i s
I n s i g n i f i c a n t .
T h e i m p a c t o f O p e r a t o r
e q u a l i z a t i o n o n s e a t
r e j e c t i o n s i s
S i g n i f i c a n t .
R e s u l t s o b t a i n e d
T h e c o o l a n t s y s t e m
p a r a m e t e r s a r e
w i t h i n l i m i t s
P o k a y o k e o t i p 1 b a d
i n 5 0 ,
w h e n p o k a y o k e n o t
o n
t i p 1 6 b a d i n 5 0 .
0 b a d i n 5 0 w i t h 3 µ
d e p t h o f c u t .
0 b a d i n 5 0 w i t h 2 µ
d e p t h o f c u t .
0 b a d i n 5 0 w i t h 6 p a
r t s
f r e q .
0 b a d i n 5 0 w i t h 8
p a r t s f r e q .
w i t h 1 0 0 % f e e d r a t e
a l l
5 0 p a r t s o k w i t h 5 0 %
f e e d r a t e a l l 5 0 p a r t s
o k a g a i n .
D u e t o c o n t i n u o u s
r e j e c t i o n s f r o m
a s s e m b l y s e c t i o n f e
a r
i s s e t i n v i s u a l
o p e r a t o r s .
T e s t u s e d
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
2 p r o p o r t i o n s
t e s t
E n
d
d a
t e
3 0 - J a
n - 0 9
3 0 - J a
n - 0 9
3 0 - J a
n - 0 9
3 0 - J a
n - 0 9
3 0 - J a
n - 0 9
3 0 - J a
n - 0 9
S t a r t d a t e
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
3 0 - J a n - 0 9
T r i a l t a k e n
O n l y c h
e c k i n g i s i n v o l v e d a s
t a k i n g a t r i a l i s v e r y
d a n g e r o u s .
5 0 p a r t s t a k e n w h e n p o k a
y o k e o
n t i p , a g a i n 5 0 p a r t s
t a k e n w i t h p o k a y o k e i n
b a c k s w o r d p o s i t i o n .
T a k e p
a r t s w i t h 3 µ d e p t h o f
c u t .
T a k e p
a r t s w i t h 2 µ d e p t h o f
c u t .
T a k e 5 0 p a r t s w i t h 8 p a r t s
d r e s s i n
g f r e q .
A g a i n t a k e 5 0
p a r t s w i t h 6 p a r t s d r e s s i n g
f r e q .
T a k e
p a r t s w i t h 5 0 % f e e d
r a t e ,
T a k e p
a r t s w i t h 1 0 0 % f e e d
r a t e .
5 0 b o r d e r c a s e p a r t s w e r e
s h o w n
t o o p e r a t o r s & t h e y
w e r e
s h o w n t o a s s e m b l y
o p e r a t o r s .
A c t i o n s t a k e n
C h e c k p r e s s u r e ,
t e m p e r a t u r e
o f c o o l a n t s y s t e m
P o k a y o k e w a s s h i f t e d t o
b a c k w a r d p o s i t i o n & i t s
e f f e c t o n s e a t r e j e c t i o n s
w a s o b s e r v e d .
D r e s s i n g d e p t h o f c u t i s
v a r i e d & t r i a l i s t a k e n
D r e s s i n g f r e q . c h a n g e d
& t r i a l i s t a k e n
T h e f e e d r a t e w a s
c h a n g e d m a n u a l l y & i t ' s
e f f e c t o n s e a t r e j e c t i o n s i s
o b s e r v e d .
D a i l y r e j e c t i o n s a t s e a t
v i s u a l i s c h e c k e d f o r
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Ishikawa Diagram for Major defects:
Ishikawa diagrams (also called fishbone diagrams or cause-and-effect diagrams) are diagrams that
show the causes of a certain event. Ishikawa diagrams were proposed by Kaoru Ishikawa in the
1960s, who pioneered quality management processes in the Kawasaki shipyards, and in the process
became one of the founding fathers of modern management. It was first used in the 1960s, and is
considered one of the seven basic tools of quality management, along with the histogram, Pareto
chart, check sheet, control chart, flowchart, and scatter diagram. It is known as a fishbone diagram
Causes in the diagram are often based on a certain set of causes, such as the 6 M's, described
below. Cause-and-effect diagrams can reveal key relationships among various variables, and the
possible causes provide additional insight into process behavior. Causes in a typical diagram are
normally grouped into categories, the main ones of which are:
The 6 M's
Machine, Method, Materials, Maintenance, Man and Mother Nature (Environment): Note: a more
modern selection of categories is Equipment, Process, People, Materials, Environment, and
Management.
Causes should be derived from brainstorming sessions. Then causes should be sorted through
affinity-grouping to collect similar ideas together. These groups should then be labeled as categories
of the fishbone. They will typically be one of the traditional categories mentioned above but may be
something unique to our application of this tool. Causes should be specific, measurable, and
controllable.
Rough
Finish &
Rings
formation
on Seat
Environment
Machine
Method
Man
Material
Checking freq. isless
In coming qualitybad
Drill Breakage
Tool Quality
Motivation less
New operator
Negligence
Awareness
Complexprocedures
Work Instructions are
elevator getting jammed
Gauges notcalibrated on
Frequent breakdowns
Coolant pressure varies
Detection is poor
No Poka Yoke exist
Dirtaccumulates onpart as it is nearto window
Fish bone Diagram for Vital few Defects
Fig 18: Cause & Effect diagram for majority of defects
The Five elements of Fish bone diagram generated during Brainstorming session are:
Man:
Motivation less in workmen due to incentive less.
New operator working in area
Negligence during night shift
Lack of Awareness among operators
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Machine:
Frequent Breakdowns, causing increase in vibration level
Detection of Defects is not effective
Coolant pressure varies abruptly
No Poka Yoke present to detect Drill breakage which causes ring formation
Material:
Tool quality not up to the mark, drill life less
Drill breakage due to drill overuse
In coming quality of parts not ok (Part bend which causes drill breakage)
Checking frequency is less
Method:
Gauges are not calibrated on daily basis
Elevator which lifts the part to chuck gets jammed causing part damage
Work instructions are over dated
Program corrections are complex during type change
Environment:
Machine is near to open window which causes dirt accumulation on part which damages
surface during grinding.
Bar chart
The ideas generated during Brainstorming session were verified by Process Experts and the causes
having positive impact on rejections were listed out. Bar chart analysis was performed on these
parameters to know the causes which have significant impact on rejections.
Causes & their contribution in Rejections
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15
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Drill overuse No PokaYoke present
to detect Drill
breakage
Gauges notcalibrated on
time
Coolantpressure
varies
Others
Causes
% R
e j e c t i o n s
% wise causes
Fig 19: Bar Chart for Significant parameters
Chart clearly indicates that some system for early detection of Drill breakage needs to be
developed.
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Causes & their contribution in Rejections
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45
15
811
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Drill overuse No Poka
Yoke present
to detect Drill
breakage
Gauges not
calibrated on
time
Coolant
pressure
varies
Others
Causes
%
R e j e c t i o n s
% wise causes
Fig 20: Bar chart for causes & their contribution
IMPROVE PHASE:
A) Detection of drill breakage on machine:
To reduce rejections which were caused by drill breakage, a new Laser sensor was installed on
machine and its feedback was given to PLC logic of machine. When tip of drill is Ok Laser falls on drill
& gets distracted, ensuring the machine to run continuously. This Tip Breakage Sensor (TBS) was
installed such that it overlaps with part loading, so change in cycle time due to Sensor installation is
zero.
Fig 12: Tool breakage sensing Poka Yoke with OK drill mounted on machine
Fig 21: Tool breakage sensing Poka Yoke when tip of drill is broken
After successfully implementing this on one pilot machine, there was horizontal deployment of thisPoka yoke on all 8 machines.
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B) Drill overuse by operator:
When 5 why Analysis was done for this problem, it was found that the new drills were issues from
stores on monthly basis, so at the end of every month drill overuse was a common problem. It was
decided to top-up drill shortage on every Saturday of week so as to maintain drill float on the line. Line
foremen were given clear instructions about drill records maintenance. Accurate drill
breakage/obsolescence is maintained and this point is added to Surprise audit committee.
C) Gauges & Microscopes are not calibrated on time:For this cause a team of operators was formed to escalate the matter immediately when gauges are
not calibrated. Also calibration work was equally divided among quality people who calibrate gauges
once in three days.
D) Coolant pressure varies:
For this cause complete hydraulic circuit was checked for leakage. The team found that on Flow
control valve was faulty (worn out). The team insisted to change every valve of the circuit and
complete hydraulic circuit connections were changed with new one. Due to this major action the
leakage completely stopped. The coolant pressure variation problem is completely eliminated.
E) Others:
For all other causes following actions are taken-
Window responsible for dirt accumulation was permanently closed & one exhaust fan was
installed at that place.
For new operator coming in area training sessions & supervision by skilled operators was
made compulsory.
Warning letters were issued for negligence from operators.
New & updated work instructions were put on machine boards.
CONTROL PHASE:
This phase defines control plans specifying process monitoring and corrective actions. It ensures that
the new process conditions are documented and monitored. All possible causes of specific identified
problems from the analysis phase were tackled in the control phase. Control solutions to identified
problems have been prepared in sequence to the improvements as explained above. This will prevent
the problems from recurring. The proposed control solutions to improve the previous solutions are
listed in sequence as follows.
A) Drill breakage Poka Yoke:
A Poka yoke monitoring sheet is maintained by shop. One shop Forman daily checks that all Poka
Yoke are working correctly & records it on a check sheet. A clear escalation model for problem
reporting is prepared for Poka Yoke failure.
B) Drill overuse by operators:
As weekly drill quantity top-up is done, it automatically ensures that every week drill quantity is verified
for shortage. A record sheet is maintained to keep all drills records.
C) Gauges calibration:
This issue was taken seriously by quality department & they have assigned special audit team toensure that gauges are calibrated on time.
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D) Coolant pressure:
For all hydraulic circuits in shop, one preventive maintenance program is prepared. Operators are
given authorities to stop machine if leakage is found on it.
E) Operator related issues:
All operator related issues were taken to Worker Union and after their consent it is decided to take
strict action against the operator negligence is company.
RESULTS:
After completing the DMAIC methodology of Six Sigma, again the process capability Analysis was
done to know the improvement in Sigma level. One month data on Control phase was taken for the
Analysis.
Sample
P r o p o r t i o n
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0.020
0.015
0.010
_ P=0.01104
UC L=0.01344
LCL=0.00864
Sample
% D e f e c t i v e
30252015105
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