SIX-SIGMA PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS: A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH AFRICAN MEAT INDUSTRY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Semanga Mabuza ◽  
Nita Sukdeo ◽  
Sambil Charles Mukwakungu
Author(s):  
Nicolás Francisco Mateo-Díaz ◽  
Lidilia Cruz-Rivero ◽  
Luis Adolfo Meraz-Rivera ◽  
Jesús Ortiz-Martínez

Author(s):  
Zhenyu Kong ◽  
Wenzhen Huang ◽  
Dariusz Ceglarek

In a number of manufacturing processes, tooling installation, calibration and maintenance guarantee the precision of fixtures and play important roles towards the overall quality of products. Recently a new type of measurement equipment called “laser tracker” was developed and utilized for assembly fixture calibration to shorten calibration time and improve the accuracy of the currently used theodolite systems. Though, the calibration of assembly fixture is critical for product quality, the calibration time creates significant burden for productivity of multi-station assembly processes. In order to shorten the calibration lead time, the number of necessary calibration setups which is determined by visibility analysis needs to be minimized. This paper presents a screen space transformation based visibility analysis that allows minimizing the number of setups. The screen space transformation is applied to transform the visibility problem from 3D to 2D space, consequently the visibility problem can be solved efficiently. A case study illustrates the procedure and verifies the validity of the proposed methodology.


Processes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alatefi ◽  
Ahmad ◽  
Alkahtani

Process capability indices (PCIs) have always been used to improve the quality of products and services. Traditional PCIs are based on the assumption that the data obtained from the quality characteristic (QC) under consideration are normally distributed. However, most data on manufacturing processes violate this assumption. Furthermore, the products and services of the manufacturing industry usually have more than one QC; these QCs are functionally correlated and, thus, should be evaluated together to evaluate the overall quality of a product. This study investigates and extends the existing multivariate non-normal PCIs. First, a multivariate non-normal PCI model from the literature is modeled and validated. An algorithm to generate non-normal multivariate data with the desired correlations is also modeled. Then, this model is extended using two different approaches that depend on the well-known Box–Cox and Johnson transformations. The skewness reduction is further improved by applying heuristics algorithms. These two approaches outperform the investigated model from the literature because they can provide more precise results regardless of the skewness type. The comparison is made based on the generated data and a case study from the literature.


Kilat ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arief Suardi Nur Chairat

Tatung Electric Indonesia is a peripatetic company in manufacturing industry assembling of electro motor. So that product yielded by PT. Tatung Electric Indonesia can continue to fulfill requirement of customer, company try to improve the quality of its product by minimizing defect which during the time still happened. This defect arising caused by the existence of variation at yielded product and also that happened in the process. Six Sigma represent control technique or method to reach storey or level quality of 3.4 DPMO ( Defects Per Million Opportunities), which applied by Motorola company since year 1986. Applying strategy to be used is Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC). This Method represent recuring step and form a make-up of quality cycle. Calculations show the company is 3.641 sigma level with DPMO 15,830. The sigma levels are on the average level of sigma industries in Indonesia (3-4 sigma). Increased levels of sigma would happen if the company immediately continuous improvement over time. Conclusion of the application of Six Sigma is the DMAIC method in the assembly process of electro motors can analyze and reduce disability that occurs that will increase the quality of products.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Husein Pasha ◽  
Isa Nakhai Kamalabadi ◽  
Alireza Eydi

The integrated production-distribution (P-D) planning has turned into one of the most essential areas in supply chain (SC) management in recent years, especially in the case of perishable products in which the quality of products can change over time. Nonetheless, so far, the suggested models have focused on the P-D stages of the chain while the delivery of high-quality products to customers is of paramount significance in the perishable SC. In the present paper, a multiobjective, mixed-integer, and nonlinear programming (MOMINLP) mathematical model was developed for integrated P-D deteriorating items in a two-echelon SC that emphasizes quality degradation. Quality is monitored and calculated as a function of temperature and time throughout the SC, and the main purpose of the model is to first increase the quality of products delivered to customers and, second, minimize the SC costs. To optimize the problem, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) approach was also incorporated into the model. The obtained model was applied to a case study in Protein Gostar Sina Company in Iran, which resulted in decreased P-D costs as well as increased customer satisfaction.


Author(s):  
Sutrisno Harianto ◽  
Ellysa Nursanti

Traditional cast brass handicrafts Majapahit is one of the nation's cultural heritage which has a high historical value. The uniqueness and quality become the hallmark of this craft products. The results of handmade products such as sculptures, wall hangings, souvenirs, ornaments doors and so on. To increase the sales of traditional handicrafts of brass castings, required Majapahit applicative technical efforts in improving the quality of products which are ecofriendly. Quality improvement method such as Six sigma. Six sigma focuses on decreasing flawed rate, by reaching the standard 3, 4 flawed in a thousand possibility. Six sigma has 5 phases; define, measure, analyze, improvement, and control. In this research, six sigma is applied in producing cast brass handicraft starting from making the master mold, preparation of smelting raw materials, cooling process, releasing of the mold, and finishing. Purposefully to improve the quality by overcoming and decreasing the high of flawed possibility and also applying marketing mixture in improving the market segmentation of traditional cast brass of Majapahit market. The result is quality improvement is shown by decreasing happen in number of flawed product in total of mean for about 154, 8 decreased to 59,5. While the calculation of the six sigma, flawed product of cast brass handicraft is for about 1,7625 sigma value or being in level 2 and increased to 3,725 or being in level 4 with the flawed possibility in amount 235,000 for thousand times of production. The ability of production for the requirement which is wanted by the consumers and owning a good enough capability but still needed some correction to achieve world class home industry


2015 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 149-160
Author(s):  
Arash Hoseinkhani ◽  
Mohsen Nazari ◽  
Fereshteh Farzianpour ◽  
Shadi Hosseini
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2019 ◽  
Vol 889 ◽  
pp. 557-566
Author(s):  
Ly Duc Minh ◽  
Vo Thi Hoang Ni ◽  
Do Ngoc Hien

Continuous improvement of productivity and quality is a potential requirement of any competitive organization. Lean six-sigma is known as the useful and popular method to do it. In this paper, a case study in the mechanical manufacturing process would be presented as a successful implementation. The seven quality control tools would be integrated in specific systematic steps of the PDCA cycle and DMAIC process, and lean technology. The case study shows the promising results on improvement of productivity and quality of a mechanical production line. It could be considered to implement for other production or assembly line in other fields such as electronic assembly line, garment line, and furnitune assembly line.


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