This is a Blog for my 6 Sigma project which I am completing as part of the course I have taken through IT Sligo in Manufacturing Management

Project Overview

The aim with this project is to use the six sigma process design and improvement tools to drive waste down in the production of pizza bases. We hope to identify areas where we can implement improvements or tighter control which will in turn reduce the overall waste in the process.

The Team

Putting a team together to work on any project, be it capital project or improvement always provides some interesting outputs and this team is proving no different. We have met the challenge of having team members from different shifts where communication and inputs are sometimes not always in synchronisation (this have been a real challenge). On the other hand the unknown strengths of some members have come to light and these are what have put the energy into this project

In the define stage of the project we used the following tools,

Project Charter – This included the scope of the project and all team members

Problem Statement and why this project was selected

Related Projects and Customers Impacted

Benchmarking Activity

COPIS

Flow Diagram

Gantt Chart

The one tool that stands out in the define process is the Problem Statement and why this project was selected. This really provided the debate but in the end left us with a clear idea of what the problem was and what we needed to focus on.

On the other hand the COPIS was not so clear and until we put together the Process Flow Map I think we were a little unclear of who and what the suppliers really were to our process

Below is a picture of some of the team members working on about the third COPIS we developed.