Statistical Engineering is becoming popular and Statistically Designed Experiments play a big role in the Discovery Process. From time to time there will be a number of factors a Six Sigma Black Belt or Quality Engineer will need to study. In this case, the Six Sigma Practitioner or Quality Engineer may choose to conduct a […]
Improving Process Capability is a Joint Venture Exercise
Improving process capability is difficult, especially when one party assumes all the responsibility. Recently, I had to support a team getting ready to launch a product. But the customer held up approval since a part feature did not meet specification. Evaluating Process Capability We often use a pre-production run to check the quality of parts. […]
Corporate Culture Affects Productivity In The Workplace
Corporate culture affects productivity when habit-forming systems reinforce poor behaviors and beliefs. Up to now I have discussed how changes to the resources can change the output and affect production and productivity. But, there are two other sources that can have a positive or negative impact on production and productivity. The first is cultural and […]
Computing Process Improvement Cost Savings Using Total Resource Productivity
Computing process improvement cost savings can often be a challenge. In my opinion, Total Resource Productivity (TRP) is a great way to compute project savings. Other methods, such as the Cost of Poor Quality are also great ways to compute projects savings. But, the Cost of Poor Quality requires some accounting maturity to track. It […]
Measuring Productivity in Manufacturing | Learn How!
Measuring productivity in manufacturing isn’t that difficult. It starts with some basic knowledge of the inputs: Machinery, Manpower, and Materials! Individual Resource Productivity, or IRP, is a basic ratio of the output per individual resource. It is the calculation of the output per machinery, manpower, and material resources. The Output is a quantity of units […]