1M. Tech Scholar, Automobile Industry, Jagannath University, Jaipur, India
2Associate Professor, Jagannath University, Jaipur, India
Online published on 21 November, 2017.
In the paper is presented a six sigma project, undertaken within company for production automotive parts, which deals with identification and reduction of production cost in the deburring process for gravity die-casting and improvement of quality level of produced parts.
The objectives are achieved by application of six sigma approach to quality improvement project in automotive industry. The applied six sigma approach includes team works through several phases: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and control(DMAIC).
Systematic application of six sigma DMAIC tools and methodology within an automotive parts production results with several achievements such are reduction of tools expenses. Cost of poor quality and labours expenses.
It was shown that six sigma is an effective way to find out where are the greatest needs and which are the softest points of the process. Also, six sigma provide measurable indicators and adequate data for analytical analytical analysis
