Examples of Manufacturing Industry
The manufacturing sector of the economy is in many ways the most vital element. Without the manufacturing sector, there would be little point in anyone else even turning up for work, as there would be nothing there to work with. It was in the manufacturing industries that Six Sigma first arose, and there are, fittingly, six particular areas where causes for defects are principally recognized. For the sake of memory, they all helpfully begin with "M".
Examples of Manufacturing Industry
Manufacturing Industries - Cause and Effect - The 6 Ms
By Tony Jacowski
If something goes wrong in the manufacturing process of a particular product, it can lead to serious problems down the line. It will increase expense, as more materials will need to be ordered so as to deal with the initial mistake. It will also potentially lead to a transfer of defective products to the market, with the result that the company's profits are harmed and its good name besmirched. To make sure that things run as smoothly as possible, then, it is important to recognize the places where things can go wrong at every level of the process. Most of the potential damage can be split into six regions of risk - Machines, Methods, Materials, Measurements, Mother Nature and Manpower.
Of course, all of the above elements begin with the letter M, and consequently for Six Sigma training are recognized as the "Six Ms". If something goes wrong in the manufacturing process within a company, the chances are that it pertains to one of these Ms. All of these can play a part in a defect occurring, and all of them have numerous secondary fields, so it is important to be forensic in tracking the source of a problem.
Taking one of the above areas at random, let us look at the different ways that materials can play a part in a failure in the manufacturing sector. In order to complete a job, it is necessary not only to have the right materials, but also to have enough of them and enough knowledge of how they go together to make the product. If, for example, the company is concerned with making brushes, it will be working with more than one material. For the sake of argument, let us say wood and nylon - wood for the handles, and nylon for the bristles.
By Tony Jacowski
If something goes wrong in the manufacturing process of a particular product, it can lead to serious problems down the line. It will increase expense, as more materials will need to be ordered so as to deal with the initial mistake. It will also potentially lead to a transfer of defective products to the market, with the result that the company's profits are harmed and its good name besmirched. To make sure that things run as smoothly as possible, then, it is important to recognize the places where things can go wrong at every level of the process. Most of the potential damage can be split into six regions of risk - Machines, Methods, Materials, Measurements, Mother Nature and Manpower.
Of course, all of the above elements begin with the letter M, and consequently for Six Sigma training are recognized as the "Six Ms". If something goes wrong in the manufacturing process within a company, the chances are that it pertains to one of these Ms. All of these can play a part in a defect occurring, and all of them have numerous secondary fields, so it is important to be forensic in tracking the source of a problem.
Taking one of the above areas at random, let us look at the different ways that materials can play a part in a failure in the manufacturing sector. In order to complete a job, it is necessary not only to have the right materials, but also to have enough of them and enough knowledge of how they go together to make the product. If, for example, the company is concerned with making brushes, it will be working with more than one material. For the sake of argument, let us say wood and nylon - wood for the handles, and nylon for the bristles.
It is important to order enough of the above materials. The manufacturing section itself will often be broken down into different sections - some of the workforce taking care of the handles and some taking care of the bristles. If the people responsible for the bristles have completed their work, but not enough wood has been ordered for the handles, then you will have a workforce that is standing around wasting time because the task cannot be completed due to a failure on the materials front. Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma are designed to avoid such failures.
Tony Jacowski is a quality analyst for The MBA Journal. Aveta Solutions - Six Sigma Online (http://www.sixsigmaonline.org ) offers online six sigma training and certification classes for lean six sigma, black belts, green belts, and yellow belts.
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