Six Sigma green belt, round 2 : making your next project better than the last one

160 Pages·2011·7.02 MB·English

by  Tracy L. Owens

Six Sigma Green Belt,
Round 2
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Six Sigma Green Belt,
Round 2
Making Your Next Project
Better Than the Last One
Tracy L. Owens
ASQ Quality Press
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
American Society for Quality, Quality Press, Milwaukee 53203
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Owens, Tracy L.
Six Sigma green belt, round 2 : making your next project better than the last one /
Tracy L. Owens.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Six sigma (Quality control standard) 2. Quality control—Management. 3. Cost.
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Table of Contents
CD-ROM Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
List of Figures and Tables ........................................... xi
Preface ......................................................... xv
Introduction ..................................................... xvii
Part I Define
Chapter 1 Clearly Defined Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
In Order to Improve the Process, There Must Be a Process .............. 3
Project Charter ................................................ 5
Confirming the Project Scope .................................... 7
Chapter 2 Process Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Importance of Process Maps ..................................... 12
How to Create Process Maps ..................................... 13
SIPOC: A Flowchart with Wings .................................. 14
Value Stream Mapping .......................................... 15
How to Use Process Maps ....................................... 18
Long-, Medium-, and Short-Term Improvements ...................... 20
Quick Wins ................................................... 21
Process Analysis: Adding Value ................................... 22
Spaghetti Diagram ............................................. 23
Part II Measure
Chapter Three Sufficient Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Where to Find the x and y Variables ................................ 31
Sampling ..................................................... 32
1. A Random and Representative Sample ........................ 34
2. The Sampling Strategy .................................... 35
3. The Sample Size Calculation ................................ 36
Data Collection Plan ............................................ 41
Three Phases of Data Collection .................................. 41
Chapter Four Consistent Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Principles .................................................... 47
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MSA Methods ................................................. 49
Examples ................................................. 50
Fixing the Errors .............................................. 53
Part III Analyze
Chapter 5 List of Possible Causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fishbone Charting Is Not the End of the Process ...................... 59
Why–Because Tool ............................................. 60
Graphing Data ................................................ 63
Time Series Plot ........................................... 63
Scatter Plot ............................................... 63
Pareto Chart .............................................. 64
Main Effects Plot .......................................... 65
Interval Plot .............................................. 65
Box Plot .................................................. 67
Multi-Vari Charts .......................................... 67
Chapter 6 Verified Root Causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Business Problem into Statistical Problem ........................... 69
Statistical Hypothesis Testing ..................................... 70
The p-Value .................................................. 74
Continuous Input .............................................. 76
Statistical Problem into Statistical Solution .......................... 77
Statistical Solution into Business Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Summary of Statistical Analysis .................................. 78
Coaching Improvement Projects ................................... 78
Part IV Improve
Chapter 7 Develop and Test Your Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Lean Thinking ................................................ 86
Pilot Testing .................................................. 90
Proving the Solution ............................................ 93
Chapter 8 Cost/Benefit Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cost/Benefit Template .......................................... 95
Activity-Based Costing .......................................... 96
Part V Control
Chapter 9 Control/Response Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Documenting the New Process .................................... 102
Control Charts ................................................ 104
Continuous Data Control Charts .................................. 105
Discrete Data Control Charts ..................................... 108
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Random Variation and Special Cause Variation ...................... 110
Response Plan ................................................. 113
Project Closure ................................................ 113
Part VI Overall Business Process Management
Chapter 10 Process Management and Lean Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Objectives .................................................... 117
Using DMAIC for Ongoing Process Management ..................... 117
Define the Process ............................................. 118
The Value Stream .......................................... 118
Measure the Process ............................................ 120
Analyze the Process ............................................ 121
Improve the Process ............................................ 122
How to Improve the Process .................................. 123
The SCAMPER Technique ................................... 124
Control the Process ............................................. 125
Closing Thoughts .............................................. 125
Glossary......................................................... 127
Index............................................................ 133
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CD-ROM Contents
Tools and Templates File Names
Cause and Effects Matrix ....................... CE matrix.xls
Communication Plan .......................... Communication Plan template.doc
Control Charts ................................ control-chart.xls
Control/Response Plan ......................... ControlResponsePlan.ppt
ControlResponsePlan.xls
Cost–Benefit Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Simple Cost Benefit Analysis.xlsx
Data Collection Plan ........................... Data Collection Plan.xlsx
Fishbone Diagram ............................. fishbone-cause-and-effect-diagram.xls
fishbone blank.ppt
Flowcharts ................................... flow-chart-template.xls
Graphs ...................................... box-and-whisker-plot.xls
Pareto-chart.xls
scatter-diagram.xls
Time Series Plot sample.xls
Hypothesis Tests—T-Test ....................... Paired_t_and_F_test.xls
Regression. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linear Regression Analysis.xlsx
Chi-Squared .................. Chi_Square.xls,
Measurement System Analysis ................... MSA GRR form.xls
Process FMEA ............................... FMEA-Sample.xls
Project Charter ............................... Charter template.doc
Scope Contract ............................... ScopeContractTemplate.ppt
SIPOC and Value-Add/Non-Value-Add Analysis .... SIPOC and VA-NVA template.xls
Stakeholder Analysis and Influence Strategy ........ Stakeholder Analysis template.doc
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