A lean six sigma case study: an application of the “5s” techniques
Dario Pranckevicius
(Department of Management Science, School of Business Administration, University of Miami)
Deisell M. Diaz
(Department of Management Science, School of Business Administration, University of Miami)
Howard Gitlow
(Department of Management Science, School of Business Administration, University of Miami)
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Abstract
This paper presents an application of the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC model. It is used to improve a plastic cup manufacturing process. The Improve Phase of the DMAIC model utilizes the amazingly simple, and yet effective, Japanese 5S techniques to achieve a dramatic improvement in the process.
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Citation
Pranckevicius, D., Diaz, D.M. and Gitlow, H. (2008), "A lean six sigma case study: an application of the “5s” techniques", Journal of Advances in Management Research, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 63-79. https://doi.org/10.1108/97279810880001268
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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