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    DMAIC methodology D. Common Characteristics of Six Sigma III. Tools‚ Training and Infrastructure in Six Sigma A. Project Charter/Toll Gates B. Commonly used tools‚ DMAIC Surveys‚ Interviews‚ and Questionnaires‚ C. Use of Kaizen D. Training/Infrastructure IV. Applicability‚ Continued Relevance and Benefits A. Service Industry/Health

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    PROCESS IMPROVEMENT OF JET ENGINE REPAIR WORK SHOP Thusitha Rodrigo 2013/PgD.MM/38 Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Colombo Date: 21st May 2014 Table of Contents List of symbols‚ acronyms‚ and abbreviations AERMS Aeronautical Engineering Resource Management Service AFHQ Air Force Head Quarters AMU Aircraft Maintenance Unit ASD Aircraft Support Division ATAF All Tools Accounted For AWP Awaiting Parts BCM Beyond Capability of Maintenance CDI

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    (Quality Control) circles‚ or labour relation – can be reduced to one word: Kaizen”. They also argue that “the implication of TQC or CWQC (Company Wide Quality Control) in Japan have been that these concepts have helped Japanese Companies generate a process-oriented way of thinking and develop strategies that assure continuous improvement” (p192). However‚ in the case of Sony‚ they did not make any improvement or perform well in Kaizen or implement an efficient manufacturing structure that ensure high product

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    Cumpolsory Case : “Toyota : Looking Far into the Future” A Brief History of Toyota 1) Toyota begins work on small car‚ a niche neglected by Detroit a. Toyopet is introduced in 1947. b. Reinvest profits from small cars into research and development 2) In 1957‚ Toyota performs its first American road test a. Modified Toyopet performs poorly‚ failing the road test due to heat and vibration b. Start over and by 1960 Toyota has a new Toyopet

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    Bibliography: Liesener‚ T. (2013). Retrieved from kaizen factory: http://www.kaizen-factory.com/2013/09/11/pdca-a3-dmaic-8dpsp-what-are-the-differences/ Management‚ P. (2012‚ September). whatis.com. Retrieved from dmaic: http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/DMAIC Manufacturing Skill Standards Council

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    Japanese heritage. Deming’s ideas were developed in America around the same time by Feigenbaum and others‚ and an early adopter of TQM in the States was the US Navy. In the original Japanese model of TQM there are four steps to improving performance: 1 Kaizen: a focus on continuous improvement through making processes visible‚ repeatable and measurable. 2 Atarimae Hinshitsu: making sure that things work exactly as they are supposed to. 3 Kansei: examining the way the user actually uses the product in

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    the line‚ under a clear procedure‚ if they spotted a problem. The new procedure challenged the mental models of workers and foremen/team leaders‚ and it did make sense to them. Management also encouraged workers to contribute ideas for improvement (kaizen) and rewarded workers for continous improvement. This is aligned with another Senge’s fundamental leadership challenge: surfacing and challenging mental models. Workers were enabled to see big picture‚ how their

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    Value Engineering (VE): Value Engineering is an organized approach for identification and elimination of unnecessary cost. • QIP‚ QC & Benchmarking: Tata Steel adopted Juran Trilogy concept for undertaking Quality Improvement Projects (QIP). Quality Circles (QC) are small group activities which involves first-line employees who continually control and improve the quality of their work‚ products and services. Benchmarking is a process of exploring for best practices and performances across the

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    Group Assignment: INTERNATIONALIZATION OF TOYOTA MOTOR CO. Name of the students: VIJAY CHATURVEDI‚ SUUNIL DABRAL‚ PRIYAJEET VILKU‚ PROMILA KAUSHIK‚ SUMIT MAJKHOLA‚ RAJ SINGH THOL Group Number: 8 Name of the Course: GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Assignment/Case number: 01 Faculty in charge: PROF. BIBEK RAY CHAUDHURI INTERNATIONALIZATION OF TOYOTA MOTOR CO. I) JAPANESE BUSINESS AND ECONOMY: [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] II) TOYOTA GOES INTERNATIONAL:

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    USA Armor School Research Library TDCD Fort Knox KY Bibliography March 2006 Lean Six Sigma Lean: Identifying ’waste ’ or ‘non-value-added activities’ from the customer perspective and then determining how to eliminate it the ’right ’ way. [Lean Six Sigma Institute] Lean Six Sigma: A business improvement methodology that maximizes shareholder value by achieving the fastest rate of improvement in customer satisfaction‚ cost‚ quality‚ process speed‚ and invested capital. [Lean Six

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