dc.rights.license | All rights reserved | en_US |
dc.contributor.advisor | Nieves Castro, Rafael A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ortiz Cosme, Luis Angel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-09T15:54:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-07-09T15:54:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ortiz Cosme, L. A. (2018). Improve the lay-up process by reducing 15% of the documentation errors within six months using Kaisen and/or DMAIC six sigma tool [Unpublished manuscript]. Graduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/336 | |
dc.description | Design Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | From August 2017 to October 2017
(3Q2017) the documentation errors (including layup errors and mixed styles) were 96% average in
one Distribution Center at the west coast. DMAIC
methodology was applied including lean principles
to find the root cause of these documentation
errors. A Kaizen exercise was executed to identify
potential solutions to improve the current process.
During the Kaizen exercise a SIPOC diagram was
used to identify all relevant elements that can
support the improvement of the process. As a result,
layup error category was targeted to be improve
because has a lot opportunities. Cause-and-effect
relationship (fishbone diagram) was used to
identify a range of potential solutions to the
problem. Solutions were evaluated and prioritized
by using a Pick Chart. Five actions items were
proposed for improvement and a reduction of 17%
was reached for the documentation errors
(including layup error and mixed styles categories).
Also, an increase of 24.70% for the Output per
Hour (OPH), a reduction of 34.78% from shrink
and an increase of 0.02% in the accuracy data.
These results support to achieve the 15% goal of
layup documentation errors reduction proposed by
this project within 6 months period.
Key Terms - Accuracy Data, DMAIC,
Kaizen, KPI’s, Lay-up Process, Lean Principles,
OPH, Pick Chart, Shrink, SIPOC. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Manufacturing Engineering; | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Spring-2018; | |
dc.relation.haspart | San Juan | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Six sigma (Quality control standard) | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Electronic data processing documentation | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Research | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Posters | |
dc.title | Improve the Lay-Up Process by Reducing 15% of the Documentation Errors within Six Months using Kaisen and/or DMAIC Six Sigma Tool | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate School | en_US |