Continuous process improvement is a constant preoccupation of companies operating in strong competitive markets (Thawani, 2002; Cronemyr, 2007). The goal of process improvement projects is about increasing both efficiency and effectiveness of the business system (Brad, 2008). A widely used methodology for process improvement is Six Sigma DMAIC (Cascini et al., 2008; Hamza, 2008). Some researche...

The present work deals with application of DMAIC for minimization of sand casting defects in a process industry. DMAIC approach is justified when root cause of defect is not traceable. At present, global and competitive environment, foundary industries need to perform efficiently with minimum number of rejection in their manufacturing products. For better improvement in the casting quality, fir...

Purpose: of this paper: In the paper is presented a Six Sigma project, undertaken within company for production automotive parts, which deals with identification and reduction of production cost in the deburring process for gravity die-castings and improvement of quality level of produced parts. Design/methodology/approach: The objectives are achieved by application of Six Sigma approach to qua...

This article presents a process improvement study applied at a local paper manufacturing company based on customized Lean Six Sigma methodologies. More specifically, the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) project management methodology and various lean tools are utilized to streamline processes and enhance productivity. Two performance measures namely production rate and Ove...

The define–measure–analyze–improve–control (DMAIC) approach is a five-strata approach, namely DMAIC. This approach is the scientific approach for reducing the deviations and improving the capability levels of the manufacturing processes. The present work elaborates on DMAIC approach applied in reducing the process variations of the stub-end-hole boring operation of the manufacture of cra...

Globalization, advancement of technologies, and increment in the demand of the customer change the way of doing business in the companies. To overcome these barriers, the six-sigma define–measure–analyze–improve–control (DMAIC) method is most popular and useful. This method helps to trim down the wastes and generating the potential ways of improvement in the process as well as service industrie...

Process mining is an accessible technique to visualize and analyze process variation and yield improvements. We experienced that Process Mining can help to overcome some of the barriers of the Six Sigma DMAIC cycle in improvement projects. This results in a significant acceleration to complete such a cycle.

We present a “define, measure, analyze, improve, and control” (DMAIC) methodology to model the knowledge discovery process for BI applications, specifically in statistical analysis and data mining. We implemented the DMAIC methodology embedded into the existed Financial Knowledge Management System (FKMS), which can be used as an effective means to dramatically improve knowledge product and proc...