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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

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    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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    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

    21

    45

    15

    811

    05

    101520253035404550

    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

    21

    45

    15

    811

    0510

    1520253035404550

    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

    28252219161310741

    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

    1.2

    1.1


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