Lean Six Sigma Case Studies
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 lead time in all SKU's. Data showed that one tube family was taking up over 70%...
LEAN 5S EVENT AT A MEDICAL CENTER
Case Study: Lean 5S Event at a Health Care Center to Increase Bed Space and Remove the need for a Proposed New Facility. SSDSI was invited to a Health Care Center in South Texas by a new CEO. This hospital was in the planning stages of a new multi million...
SIX SIGMA PROJECT TO REDUCE LEAKERS
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 their were any inputs external to the Process that could be an issue. We found that variation in...
LEAN SIX SIGMA PROJECT AT HELPDESK TO REDUCE OFFICE 365 OUTLOOK INCIDENT TICKETS
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
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...