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Abstract : Inspection can prevent defects from reaching the customer, but it cannot eliminate the costs already incurred…
Abstract : VOC Voice of Customer, customer voice is not just about filling out a satisfaction survey. Truly valuable VOC…
Abstract : PFMEA Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis is a core tool in IATF 16949 and APQP, but in many companies…
Summary : Many factories focus only on the final pass rate, but they fail to see the proportion of First Pass Yield FPY …
Abstract : During an audit, Ppk is asked for, but the report only contains Cpk; Cpk is 1.67, yet frequent out of spec co…
Abstract : Autonomous maintenance reduces failures, and SMED compresses changeover times — but the effectiveness of equi…
Abstract : Changeovers, die changes, and tooling changes occupy a significant amount of equipment time but are often ove…
Abstract : Equipment failures causing production line stoppages, maintenance teams running around like firefighters, and…
Abstract : Admission addresses "can we collaborate?", and audits address "are they qualified?", but the long term health…
Abstract : The number of system documents is increasing, but employees are finding it harder to determine "which version…
Abstract : No matter how well designed a process is, it cannot cover every scenario. When special material inspections, …
1. DMAIC Cannot Solve All Problems A home appliance company used DMAIC to reduce the assembly defect rate of a mature pr…