Application of Six Sigma Methodology for Productivity Enhancement

Abstract

The six sigma method is a project-driven management approach to improve the or- ganizations products, services, and processes by continually reducing defects in the organization. It is a business strategy that focuses on improving customer require- ments understanding, business systems, productivity, and nancial performance.Six- Sigma has been launched all over the world and many companies testify to its pivotal role in their success . Its application focuses resources on reducing variation in all processes, including manufacturing processes, administrative processes etc. The un- ambiguous measure on the improvement work is referred to as Six-Sigma. Eminent examples of Six-Sigma companies include Motorola, General Electric, AlliedSignal (now Honeywell), Lockheed Martin, Polaroid, Sony, Honda, America Express, Ford, and Solectron. Sigma infrastructure is an on going process whose aim is to infuse an awareness of quality into the way all employees approach their everyday work. Six Sigma projects of continuous process improvement are led, from concept to com- pletion, through ve project management steps or phases named DMAIC (de ne, measure, analyze, improve, control). Using this technique, a case study has been carried out in an organization named "HARSHA ENGINEERS LTd' manufacturing bearing cages.The objective of this study is to reduce rejection and to enhance the productivity.