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A LEAN SIX SIGMA PROJECT TO REDUCE LEADTIME AT A TUBING COMPANY

A LEAN SIX SIGMA PROJECT TO REDUCE LEADTIME AT A TUBING COMPANY SSDSI used “Day 0” of the event to complete data analysis to reduce the scope of the project. The company in question is a high SKU environment and their original request was to reduce the...

Healthcare Case Study

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Healthcare Case Study LEAN 5S Event at a Health Care Center to Increase Bed Space and Remove the need for a Proposed New Facility. Six Sigma Development Solutions, Inc. was invited to a Health Care Center in South Texas by a new CEO. This hospital was in the planning...

SIX SIGMA CASE STUDY TO REDUCE LEAKERS

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SIX SIGMA CASE STUDY TO REDUCE LEAKERS In this Six Sigma case study, we were tasked with reducing the amount of “Leakers” on a Bartelt Line producing Pistachios using the Six Sigma DMAIC process. First, we completed a SIPOC to determine if there were any...

LEAN SIX SIGMA PROJECT AT HELPDESK TO REDUCE OFFICE 365 OUTLOOK INCIDENT TICKETS

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This company’s helpdesk team discovered what most helpdesk teams learn when they first embark on a Six Sigma journey …that only reacting to the incident tickets will never get you to a significantly improved process. By understanding the root cause, and controlling...

Quick Changeover Event on a Mold Setup Process

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One of the events that we mentored was a SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies or Quick Changeover) Event on the Mold Changeover Process in a Casting Area. The newly formed Operational Excellence (OpEx) was skeptical that they were going to achieve any significant...