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...

In managing healthcare logistics, cost is not the only factor to be considered. The level of items’ criticality used in patient care services plays an important role as well. A stock-out incident of a high critical item could threaten a patient's life. In this paper, the DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) methodology is used to drive improvement projects based on customer driven cri...

Manufacturing performances tend to produce defects due to various reasons which can be improved by identifying and eliminating them using six sigma. In the present work, DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) has been used to reduce the number of vehicle engine rejection. In define phase problem was defined by selecting the core issues concerned. In the measure phase data was col...

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mencapai pengurangan biaya dan peningkatan kualitas di Industri Manufaktur Kereta Api dengan menerapkan tahap define, measure, analyze, improve and control (DMAIC) Six Sigma. Penerapan metode DMAIC dilakukan sebuah perusahaan manufaktur komponen kereta api Indonesia yang memproduksi Single Part Side Frame sebagai objek penelitian. Penyebab tingginya cacat...

This vignette is intended to give a short introduction into the methods of the qualityTools package. The qualityTools package contains methods associated with the Define Measure Analyze Improve and Control (i.e. DMAIC) problem solving cycle of the Six Sigma Quality Management methodology. Usage of these methods is illustrated with the help of artificially created datasets. • Define: Pareto Char...

Background: In pre-analytical phase of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, sample rejection is a very frequent and important source error. It affects the overall quality laboratory services patient care by increasing cost turnaround time. leads to test abandonment causes inconvenience patients staff. Aims Objectives: The aim study was implement define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC) m...

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengamati efektivitas penerapan metode DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve dan Control) sebagai model pengendalian kualitas pada bisnis distribusi tekstil. merupakan bagian dari menggunakan six-sigma. Pada umumnya digunakan oleh para produsen barang untuk mengendalikan kualitas. Kualitas elemen penting, baik bagi produk maupun proses. Penetapan standar disesuaikan ...

PT. Sumber Mas Buana Pekasa is a company engaged in manufacturing that produces various types of plastic-based products, one the products produced flower pots which are used as household decorations. The problem being faced regarding defective during production process less stable. Therefore, quality control needed aims to reduce level defects by using method, namely Six Sigma with stages defin...

Objective: To determine the impact of Lean Sigma (LS) on waiting time of patients at different stations of outpatient department (OPD), pre-surgical area and operation room (OR). Methods: In this prospective quality study Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control (DMAIC) model of lean sigma was used for improvement. Lead time of patients during measure phase of DMAIC was assessed using time...

Six-sigma is a business-driven, multi-faceted approach to process improvement, reduced costs, and increased profit. It helps to improve quality of product and cost saving. Six sigma is considered to be one of the best quality improvement methodology applied successfully to organizational areas like manufacturing, production, accounting and finance, sales and marketing, information systems, huma...