scholarly journals The Use Of Six Sigma To Improve The Quality Of Engineering Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Shell ◽  
Ali Houshmand
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Six Sigma

Introducing Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Textile Engineering Education and Assessing its Influence on Six Sigma Project Implementation

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
Lal Mohan Baral ◽  
Claudiu Vasile Kifor ◽  
Ioan Bondrea ◽  
Constantin Oprean
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Project Duration ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Textile Factory ◽  
Six Sigma Approach

The purpose of this paper is to explore the methodology that has adopted to implement PBL in textile engineering education at “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu (LBUS) which also highlights its potential influence on Six Sigma projects that has implemented in a textile manufacturing industry. The function of both PBL and Six Sigma approaches is to solve the problems by executing projects in a systematic way. Structurally, they are quite similar in nature. Many academic institutes around the world are currently introducing PBL to enhance the quality of higher education. On the other hand manufacturing units are trying to shorten their Six Sigma project duration, but interconnection between both issues is not always evident or addressed. Therefore, this study contributes to effective utilization of PBL in implementing Six Sigma projects. In this paper, at first PBL has been introduced in the textile engineering education through a collaborative project with a textile factory, where Six Sigma projects have also been executed simultaneously. The PBL team has contributed to the Six Sigma project team to solve the problem in factory premises. Finally, the students’ performance and the contributing effect of PBL activities to Six Sigma project have been assessed by conducting quantitative survey method containing structured questionnaires. The survey results revealed that the students’ performance has been upgraded through PBL activities. The PBL also showed a positive impact on executing Six Sigma project successfully and able to shorten the project duration. This paper has pointed out the necessity of introducing PBL to enhance the quality of textile engineering education as well as unifying PBL with Six Sigma approach for effective project execution within the Organization.

Blast Furnace In Engineering Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentin Petrescu ◽  
Florian Popescu ◽  
Alina Gligor
Keyword(s):  
Blast Furnace ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Quality Of Presentation ◽  
Computer Interaction

AbstractUsing blended learning method, Blast Furnace subject was analysed inside the DidaTec Project. The analysed factors were the quality of presentation, quantity of information per page and human – computer interaction. The analysis shows the preference of students to work with different learning environments.

Perbaikan Kualitas Produk Batu Bata Merah Dengan Metode Six Sigma-Dmaic (Studi Kasus Cv. Ghatan Fatahillah Karawang)

UNISTEK ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-10
Author(s):  
Egar Naufal Ari Satya ◽  
Wahyudin Wahyudin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Machine Performance ◽  
Fishbone Diagram ◽  
And Control ◽  
Dmaic Method

Abstrak. Dunia industri yang semakin berkembang akan mengakibatkan banyaknya persaingan. Perus-ahaan yang dapat bersaing adalah perusahaan yang dapat menjaga  kualitas produknya dengan baik sehingga dapat memenuhi kepuasan konsumen. Maka dari itu diperlukan pengendalian kualitas. Penelitian ini difokuskan pada penurunan cacat pada produk batu bata merah di CV. Ghatan Fatahillah dengan metode Six Sigma-DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, dan Control). Dari hasil penelitian didapatkan DPMO sebesar 36.212 dengan nilai sigma 3,29. Jenis cacat yang paling sering terjadi pada batu bata merah yaitu pecah/patah yaitu sebesar 4.327 atau 59,81% dari total keseluruhan produk yang cacat.  Hasil dari tahap analyze dengan fishbone diagram, ditetapkan penyebab dari pecah/cacat, yaitu: pekerja kurang paham standar kualitas, tidak adanya pemeriksaan produk, pekerja kurang paham prosedur kerja, kinerja mesin tidak stabil, pekerja kurang teliti,  jumlah penggilingan tidak menentu, dan komposisi batu bata tidak menentu. Maka perlu dilakukan usulan perbaikan agar dapat mengurangi jumlah produk yang cacat pada batu bata merah. Kata kunci: DMAIC, DPMO, Pengendalian Kualitas, Six Sigma Abstract. The growing industrial world will result in a lot of competition. Companies that can compete are companies that can maintain the quality of their products well so that they can meet customer satisfaction. Therefore, quality control is needed. This research is focused on reducing defects in red brick products at CV. Ghatan Fatahillah with the Six Sigma-DMAIC method (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control). From the research results obtained DPMO of 36,212 with a sigma value of 3.29. The type of defect that most often occurs in red bricks is broken / broken, which is 4,327 or 59.81% of the total defective products. The results of the Analyze stage with the fishbone diagram showed that the causes of breakage / defects were determined, namely: workers do not understand quality standards, lack of product inspection, workers do not understand work procedures, unstable machine performance, workers are not careful, the number of mills is erratic, and composition erratic bricks. So it is necessary to make improvement proposals in order to reduce the number of defective products in red bricks. Keywords: DMAIC, DPMO, Quality Control, Six Sigma

scholarly journals Enhancing the Quality of Blended Learning through Six Sigma Methodologies

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
C.R. Rinu Vasanth ◽  
P. Vignesh ◽  
R. Swapna Kuamri
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
Bartlett’S Test ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Six Sigma Methodology ◽  
The Impact

In the current scenario quality control became mandatory for all the sectors .This study is intended to examine the impact of internet facilities on students’ performance through a Blended Learning as a medium in an academic institution. It was examined, how the Blended Learning encompasses a variety of tools to create flexible, rich learning environments that stimulate learners and maximizes the potential for learning? Another objective is Application of Six Sigma methodology in this study is to improve the medium of learning i.e. internet connectivity through a set of procedures in an effective way. Six Sigma can be again viewed as a discipline or an approach driven by data and methodology for eliminating defects in any process- from manufacturing to transactional and from product to service.Keeping the aforesaid two objectives in mind, data was collected from a sample of 119 students residing in various hostel blocks using stratified random sampling technique. Questionnaire was developed after an extensive literature review to measure the impact of internet connectivity in Blended Learning of the students. The questionnaire to measure was based on the model developed by Shawn M. Glynn (2011).The scale was developed by referring to previous models developed by various authors to measure the impact of internet connectivity in the Blended Learning of the students. The statistical analysis used was reliability statistics, KMO, Bartlett’s test and Factor Analysis. The data was analyzed by SPSS version 20). We observed that application of Six Sigma methodology is useful to improve the medium of learning.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i1.11520     Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-1: 36-39 

scholarly journals SIX SIGMA AND QUALITY COST ANALYSIS IN IMPROVING PROFIT

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Felisia Sutomo
Keyword(s):  
Six Sigma ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Quality Cost ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Textile Industries

Quality is one of the key success factors to achieve competitive advantage. When companies succeeded to improve quality of the service or product given, they will have the possibility to increase their market share and eventually their profit. One of the methods to increase quality is by doing six sigma analysis that focuses on the cause of the problem. The research is done in PT Cemara Agung, one of textile industries in Indonesia. Research method used is descriptive study. Literature study, observations, and interviews has been done in order to search root cause and generate recommendations. The analysis shows that almost fifty percent of the main cause in defect products is happened to the weaving department, which then cause the profit of the company decreased as an impact of the spoilage produced. By doing six sigma analysis and finding recommendations to resolve the problems, the company is expected to be able to reduce the quality cost, increase the quality and eventually increase the profit of the company.    

scholarly journals The Comprehensive Quality in Health Services by Using Six Sigma

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 83-103
Author(s):  
Amal Yassin
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Hospital Management ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
Intermediate Degree ◽  
High Degree

Abstract The study aimed to know the overall quality of the concept and its importance in providing high-quality health services and the availability of the key factors in the application and services and to take administrative factors, technical and human and financial, which may contribute to the raise if directed properly and have an adult in improving the quality of health services impact. Based on the nature of the study and the objectives it seeks, the analytical descriptive approach was used. It was based on the study of the phenomenon as it exists in reality and it is treated as a precise description and expressed in qualitative and quantitative terms. To analyze the analytical aspects of the research subject and then collect the initial data through the questionnaire as a main tool for research, designed specifically for this purpose, and distributed to government hospitals in Khartoum State, and included the study community department managers and patients in government hospitals in Khartoum state. A random sample was collected (300) department managers and patients from the Khartoum government hospitals. Each individual has the opportunity to be a member of the study sample during the year 2016. The study concluded with a number of results, the most important of which is that the hospital management has the material potential (furniture, equipment, ...) to use the Six Sigma curriculum with an intermediate degree. The hospital management is ready to use the Six Sigma curriculum to a high degree. Six Sigma In the middle level, the hospital management is keen to train the heads of departments to form teams for the process of continuous improvement to a high degree, the hospital administration is continuously improving the purpose of reducing the deviations and errors that occur, the hospital management is ready to provide an information system Its data continuously At, there is the management of the hospital readiness to provide direct contact with an intermediate degree of quality coaches tuning software system. The study presented a number of recommendations, the most important of which is linking the promotion system in the public hospitals in Khartoum state with the quality control program, paying attention to the overall quality and stressing the possibility of using it in hospitals in Khartoum State because of its scientific and practical importance and improving the quality of the services and the operations provided. Keywords: total quality management, health services, competitiveness, sigma six

scholarly journals Six Sigma Analysis as an Approach to Improve Quality of Corrugated Zinc Sheet Product

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-89
Author(s):  
Handy Nur Cahya
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Limit Value ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Zinc Sheet ◽  
Product Defect

Every manufacturing company will strive to create the best quality products. This is also done by PT. CMSM, a steel company, is producing corrugated zinc products. In several production periods, the defective product values were still found that exceeded the tolerance limit value set at 0.5% in corrugated zinc products. These problems are, of course, very detrimental to the company, so it’s essential to control the quality of corrugated zinc products. This study aimed to determine the factors that cause product defects, propose plans to improve product quality, and provide managerial recommendations based on Six Sigma analysis. Data collection techniques are carried out through observation, interviews, and documentation. Based on the study results, it is known that DPO is 0.000885 and DPMO is 884.6028. At this time, the company is at the level of 4.64 sigma with CTQ (Critical to Quality) folded zinc sheet, cut size is not according to standard, thickness is not according to standard, uneven coating layer and perforated zinc sheet. Based on the analysis, five factors cause product defects: humans, machines, methods, materials, and the environment. To improve quality, the company should improve their quality control through 5W + 1H analysis, namely by providing training to employees, periodic machine maintenance and ensuring that the SOPs that have been made are implemented correctly and adequately. Keywords: six sigma, DMAIC, product defect, quality control, manufacturing

scholarly journals KONSEP DAN TEKNIK MANAIEMEN MUTU TERPADU

2017 ◽  
pp. 94-101
Author(s):  
Saut Pruba
Keyword(s):  
Process Control ◽  
Statistical Process Control ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Employee Empowerment ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Statistical Process

Quality is a term that has diflferent meanings to different people. Quality set out in this paper are the features and characteristics of the total of a product or service associated with its ability to satisfij the needs of the visible or disguised. The quality of the environment requires an establishment of TQM because quality can not be examined only in a product. In this paper also discussed the concept of the seven TQM: continuous improvement, Six Sigma, employee empowerment, benchmarking, just in time, the concept of Taguchi TQM techniques and knowledge. TQM is the seventh technique check sheet, scatter diagrams, cause-effect diagrams, Pareto charts, flow charts, histograms, and statistical process control.

An I4.0 Review on Lean Green and Six Sigma Based on Energy Parameter

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-46
Author(s):  
Neha Verma ◽  
Vinay Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Six Sigma ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Energy Parameter ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Lean And Green ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Manufacturing Techniques

There is a corresponding and complementary relationship among the three manufacturing techniques/processes—lean, green, and six-sigma—in premise of Industry 4.0. The three manufacturing techniques assist the managers for big data analysis of industrial wastes/byproducts and its corresponding influences over industries. The practiced manufacturing techniques are functioning for managing and controlling wastes, operations, and quality of product, respectively. It is perceived that lean especially focus is to recognize the several wastes, produced by miscellaneous organizational practices in premise of Industry 4.0. On the other hand, green assists the managers to map the environmental practices/consequences. The present research focuses attention on ‘greening' through life cycle assessment to fill this gap and to assess the environmental impacts of the generated waste. Nevertheless, lean and green when conjoined become enabling to identify the waste and evaluate environmental impact but both encompass no motive to reduce the enhanced quality of product and reducing micro level wastes. Six-sigma is exhibited as the preeminent methods in order to overcome the determined gaps in present research work.

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