2008 Quality Expo Detroit Conference
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Session 202 : Lean Six Sigma for Quality Manufacturing
Instructors: Kamal Ajitsana, Practice Head, Manufacturing, IT, Geometric Americas, Inc.; Chandrasekaran Nambi, Director, Business Operations, Geometric Americas, Inc.; Richard J. Schonberger, Ph.D, President, Schonberger & Associates;Jim Akers, Customer Quality Engineer, Woodward; Maria Stoleova, President, Integrated Quality Strategies Corporation/University of Calgary; Robert Rhyder, President, Rhyder Association, Inc.; Stefan Schmidt, University of Applied Science & VWI (German Association for Business Administration and Engineering)

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sustainable strategy for preventive reduction of costs, weight, attain better quality and meet environmental requirements for the complete life cycle
Lean Six Sigma by using Product Life Management(PLM) with simlation case studyy
Using Simulation to help implement TLS Continuous Improvement
The State of Lean/Six Sigma Globally: Process Improvement Gone Wrong & Made Right
Leading Lean Six Sigma Projects for Quality Manufacturing

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Six Sigma for Small Companies
Topics include:
  • What Six Sigma is and is not
  • The IPO diagram - the heart of process improvement
  • Possible small business models for Six Sigma application
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM
Metrological Aspects of Six Sigma Applications
Topics include:
  • Approach that optimizes quality control based on metrological and economic characteristics of measurement systems
3:20 PM - 4:00 PM
Surpassing Six Sigma: Attaining 10σ & Beyond
Topics include:
  • TOPS
  • Cost systems
  • MSA as applied to high Ppk processes
  • SPC as applied to high Ppk processes
  • Process paths
  • DoE and signal-to-noise ratio analysis
  • Multiple response analysis tables
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