Study of Potential Applications of Lean Six Sigma in Job Order Production System (original) (raw)

There is a growing need for operation management in today's manufacturing sector. It is no wonder why more and more companies are now establishing a completely separate department called 'operational excellence', which envisages potentials for implementation of techniques like lean manufacturing, six sigma, TPM(Total Preventive Maintenance), TQM(Total Quality Management), and many more. The six sigma has now become inevitable in manufacturing industries which targets quality and customer satisfaction. Six sigma concept, which took birth in Motorola back in 1980's has now forayed into numerous sectors including manufacturing, finance, logistics, healthcare etc. Implementation of six sigma in mass production is comparatively easy because of less or no product variability, however equally abstruse for job order production system. Our paper focuses on potential applications of six sigma in job order production, and we have taken up study of a turbine machining factory unit, wherein quality and precision play a pivotal role. We have also explored the prospects of combing lean manufacturing with six sigma.

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