Six Sigma - an innovative approach for waste reduction: A case study of an Indian SME

Six Sigma - an innovative approach for waste reduction: A case study of an Indian SME

This paper presents a case study aimed at reducing waste at an SME engaged in manufacturing of corrugated boxes. The define, measure, analyze, improve, control strategy of six sigma methodology was followed to identify, probable causes for wastages. After studying the system, and implementation of s...

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Hauptverfasser: Deshmukh, S.V., Lakhe, R.R.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
bottom line
Educational institutions
Employment
Government
Machinery production industries
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industries
Mechanical engineering
Quality management
Six sigma
Sustainable development
waste
Waste reduction
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Zusammenfassung:This paper presents a case study aimed at reducing waste at an SME engaged in manufacturing of corrugated boxes. The define, measure, analyze, improve, control strategy of six sigma methodology was followed to identify, probable causes for wastages. After studying the system, and implementation of six sigma tools, an overall 22.7% waste reduction was achieved. Individually, out of a total seven processes, 5 showed waste reduction in excess of 40%. This reduction was statistically significant at P
ISSN:2157-3611
2157-362X
DOI:10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738132