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Six Sigma DMAIC Project

GE Aircraft Engines Account

Project Leader/Green Belt: Dave Smith Project Leader Title: Solution Design Consultant Project Start Date: May 21, 2003

Master Black Belt: Steven Bonacorsi

Six Sigma in Action Work Order Error Correction


Customer Profile 17,000 Seat, Global design & production company for Aircraft Engines Business Problem & Impact Process Capability Before
Fixed assets work order scanning (barcode) inherently introduces errors. Multiple individuals use the existing process, which causes 40 - 50% error rate. The existing process is not cost effective, since errors are corrected manually.
65 (9%) Defects 628 (91%) Successful

Measure & Analyze


Data Collection:
Historical data was collected over a 1 month period to quantify the extent of errors.

Root Causes:
Serial Numbers for IBM T30 laptops and DELL monitors fail import every time and barcode being different between the shipping box and equipment were determined to be root causes.

Z_ST = 1.3

Process Capability After

Improve & Control


Real Time scanning was implemented to in December 2003. Scanner accuracy will be monitored daily and control charts will be used Qrtly to validate process improvements.

Results/Benefits
At the end of the project, real time scanning reduced rework 100% and cycle time per hardware component reduced from 10 to 5 seconds resulting in annual efficiency savings of >9.7 K!

Units Defects DPMO Z (ST) Z (LT)

Baseline 693 85 93,795 2.82 1.32

Improved 240 0 0 6.0 4.5

A savings of US $9,716 in 2003!

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