HowtouseLeanSixSigmatoimprovecorporationprocess-Learn“LeanSixSigmaOverview”andpracticeinrealoperationIntroduction:ZhangDong:LeanSixSigmaManageratIngersollRand,DeputypresidentofLeansixsigmacommittee,ChiefeditorofAsiaLeansixsigmaweeklymagazine,Chinaqualityassociationsixsigmapromotioncommitteemember,authorof<>,ShededicatetopromoteLeanSixSigmamethodinrealworldandservestoteachasHonoraryProfessorinShanghaiJiaotongUniversity,AntaiCollegeofEconomicandManagement.WilliamLiang:ShanghaiJiaotongUniversityAntaiCollegeofEconomicandManagement,ChinaLeadersformanufacturingProgramme.AfterreceivedB.E.degreeofMaterialPhysicsfromCentralSouthUniversityin2004,heservedinLairdtechnologyandSaintGolban.Hedevotestoleansystembuildingandleanimplementincorporation.Asstudent,WilliamLiangstudiesLeanSixSigmainZhangDong’scourse.Forward:On19thDec,2010wewarmlywelcomeMsZhangDongtobringavividlecturecombinedwithhermanyyearsaccumulatedconsultingexperienceandresearchachivement.ThelectureopenedfromcoreconceptofDMAICL,whichmeans“define,measure,analysis,improve,controlandleverage”,acreativeconceptdevelopedtraditionalDMAICmethodand6sigmatoolsthatinitialfromMotorola,GEtoamodernbroadlyimplemented6sigmaconceptnotonlyusedinmanufacturingindustrialbutalsoinserviceindustialsuchasgreatlogisticscircle(SIPOC),fromsuppliers,producer,wholesalertodistributor.Thelecturerbroughtanewlydevelopedconceptfortoday’sevolutionarycooperationmodelinindustrialchainanddevotetowidelyleveragethisadvancedconceptandtheorytopromotecompetenceofindividualcompaniesaswellasnetworkinwhollyindustrialchain.Afterabsorbthisconcept,Icombinedmyworkcontenttostudyhowtoapply6sigmaandDMAICLstepstoimproveoureffectivenessincorporateoperation.Text:Withthelivingstandardrisingdramatically,automobileconsumptionkeepincreasingandhasbeenwitnessedtobecomethelargestmarketglobally.In2010,domesticsalesvolumereached18,060,000,withacceleration32%.Weconfidentlyforecastthatthisrisingtrendwillholdformanyyears.Engineproductionandsalesbenefitfromthistrendanddomesticmanufacturingadvantage,withprofitrateover20%,even40%insomecorefirms.Asvehiclepartsmanufacturingisacapitalandlaborintensiveindustry,contributehighweighttoregioneconomic,itismeaningfultoresearchhowtopromoteprocesscapabilityandproductivityinthisindustry.LeansixsigmamethodcombineleanandsixsigmaanddevelopedtraditionalLeanorSixsigmamethod,bringingnewopportunityforenhancingcorporationprocess,acceleratingdelivery,turnoverwhileeliminatewastewithinprocessorfirms.Thefirmsthatadoptthisadvancedmethodperformhighestprofitabilityandcompetitivenessinmarket.Chart1.1ChinaandU.S.Automobileandvehicleconsumptiontrendamong2007~2010Chart1.2Chinaautomobilemarkettrendofvariouskindsfrom2003to2010.Aluminumingot,andassembliessupplierOurplantAutomobile&vehicleproducerDistributor(4Sstore)InputOutputSIPOCTobeleverage...Chart1.3DomesticautomobilesalestrendindecadeforLarge,big,medium,smallandminitype.Raiseourplantforexample,wedailyproduceandassemblethousandsofengineswhichbroadlyusedinvariousvehicles,saletotop6automobileOEMs,includingdomesticandjointventurefirms.Qualityandontimedeliveryisvitalforengineplantaswellasforourclient.Chart2:SIPOCflowchartofourplant.Fromthechartmentionedabove,weknowthatSupplier,ourplantandclientsformalink,andamongupstreamanddownstreamthereexistmanysimilarlinks.Theselin...
