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This is a presentation describing about the effect of six sigma on Ford Motor company.
A Short Review of DMAIC phase of
SIX SIGMA EFFECT ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY
LIST OF TOPICS
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Background of Ford Motor Company Why Six Sigma Chosen Define Phase Measure & Analyze Phase Improve & Control Phase Six Sigma Result Source of Information
BACKGROUND OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford Motor Co. made "Quality Is Job 1", a household slogan in the 1980s as it introduced revolutionary new products and used Total Quality Management to drive down costs and capture market share. Lately, however, the No. 2 automaker has been plagued by quality gaffes that have cost it dearly in customer satisfaction and market share. In fact, according to a recent J.D. Power & Associates survey, Ford has fallen behind arch-rival General Motors Corp. in overall quality and now ranks last among the big-seven automakers.
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WHY SIX SIGMA CHOSEN
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Nasser(Ford CEO) knows that improving customer satisfaction translates directly into improvements in the bottom line. "Our data show that customers who are highly satisfied remain loyal," says Louise Goeser, Ford's vice president of quality. "In fact, one and a half points of customer satisfaction drive about one point more loyalty. In North America alone, this translates into more than $2 billion in incremental revenue and roughly $100 million in profit. To achieve Nasser's vision of becoming a consumer products company and gain the coveted increase in customer satisfaction, Ford turned to Six Sigma. The program, pioneered by Motorola and made famous by Jack Welch's General Electric, utilizes many of the same tools as TQM, QS9000 and other quality initiatives. Its name derives from its goal: to enable processes to produce results with no more than 3.4 defects per million.
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DEFINE PHASE
Many Ford Mustang owners expressed dissatisfaction with the amount of effort it took to close the hoods on their vehicles. "They like to get under the hood," says Mike Stock, a Ford Master Black Belt. "But in some cases, they had to drop the hood from as high as 20 inches in order to get it to latch.“
Enter Consumer Driven 6-Sigma
Throughout the production assembly of any vehicle component, issues that arise are frequently treated on the spot or through rework after assembly. Although this approach can treat symptoms and provide a quick fix, Ford's Consumer Driven 6-Sigma provides the tools to find the right solution and a lasting cure. "Consumer Driven 6-Sigma allowed us to look at the interactions between all of the components to find the true root cause," explains Stock. "The data it produced allowed us to identify all of the key contributors, and how much each truly impacted the overall issue." Back to List
MEASURE & ANALYZE PHASE
The Consumer Driven 6-Sigma team assigned to the problem relied on three main tools to identify the areas that were making the hoods hard to close.
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The team used design of experiments to simulate how parts could be changed and what their effects would be. For example, the team altered the height of the hood latch bumper, or changed the angle and position of the latch relative to the hood-mounted striker, and dropped the hood to study the effect. The team also used a component search analysis, which included changing and studying the locations of components on the actual vehicle assembly line. Such "line trials" identified other areas where variations in product occur. Process mapping enabled the team to walk the entire manufacturing process to see where any variance occurred and where components were not matching specifications.
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Much of the testing was done on a "coordination fixture," a representation of the vehicle that was used to measure the suspected gaps, margins and fits. The coordination fixture showed where each component is located in relationship to another. The team measured hood-drop heights with a gage that showed the effects of closing from various distances. Back to List
IMPROVE & CONTROL PHASE
One of the major trouble spots in the Mustang hood-closing system involved the angle at which the latch and striker met. The team found the solution by changing the geometry of a support bracket to allow for expected variations. Process mapping and assembly evaluation also showed variation in the way hood latches were installed. The hood latch was changed so that it will only fit one way, making it impossible to install the latch improperly. "One of the objects of Consumer Driven 6-Sigma is understanding precisely what the process is and the material flow through the plant," explains Stock. "That's when you can see hidden sources of variation that you might have overlooked before. Then you can begin cutting costs by reducing the variations, and you improve the quality of the product at the same time."
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SIX SIGMA RESULT
Although Ford is still calculating final customer satisfaction figures on the adjusted hood-closing system, the team expects a 97-percent drop in related reported vehicle concerns. Ford stands to save $283,000 a year in reduced scrap, rework and “non value-added activity” caused by the hood issue and vehicle-warranty work. Additionally, customer satisfaction with the Mustang gets a boost. "Consumer Driven 6-Sigma lets us separately identify each of the elements, as well as the interaction of the elements, to achieve a result that addresses the entire issue," notes Stock. "That leads to better processes, better products and greater customer satisfaction."
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Consumer-driven Six Sigma saves Ford $300 million, Scott M. Paton, http://www.qualitydigest.com/sept01/html/ford.html
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doc_122436657.pptx
This is a presentation describing about the effect of six sigma on Ford Motor company.
A Short Review of DMAIC phase of
SIX SIGMA EFFECT ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY
LIST OF TOPICS
? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Background of Ford Motor Company Why Six Sigma Chosen Define Phase Measure & Analyze Phase Improve & Control Phase Six Sigma Result Source of Information
BACKGROUND OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford Motor Co. made "Quality Is Job 1", a household slogan in the 1980s as it introduced revolutionary new products and used Total Quality Management to drive down costs and capture market share. Lately, however, the No. 2 automaker has been plagued by quality gaffes that have cost it dearly in customer satisfaction and market share. In fact, according to a recent J.D. Power & Associates survey, Ford has fallen behind arch-rival General Motors Corp. in overall quality and now ranks last among the big-seven automakers.
Back to List
WHY SIX SIGMA CHOSEN
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Nasser(Ford CEO) knows that improving customer satisfaction translates directly into improvements in the bottom line. "Our data show that customers who are highly satisfied remain loyal," says Louise Goeser, Ford's vice president of quality. "In fact, one and a half points of customer satisfaction drive about one point more loyalty. In North America alone, this translates into more than $2 billion in incremental revenue and roughly $100 million in profit. To achieve Nasser's vision of becoming a consumer products company and gain the coveted increase in customer satisfaction, Ford turned to Six Sigma. The program, pioneered by Motorola and made famous by Jack Welch's General Electric, utilizes many of the same tools as TQM, QS9000 and other quality initiatives. Its name derives from its goal: to enable processes to produce results with no more than 3.4 defects per million.
Back to List
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DEFINE PHASE
Many Ford Mustang owners expressed dissatisfaction with the amount of effort it took to close the hoods on their vehicles. "They like to get under the hood," says Mike Stock, a Ford Master Black Belt. "But in some cases, they had to drop the hood from as high as 20 inches in order to get it to latch.“
Enter Consumer Driven 6-Sigma
Throughout the production assembly of any vehicle component, issues that arise are frequently treated on the spot or through rework after assembly. Although this approach can treat symptoms and provide a quick fix, Ford's Consumer Driven 6-Sigma provides the tools to find the right solution and a lasting cure. "Consumer Driven 6-Sigma allowed us to look at the interactions between all of the components to find the true root cause," explains Stock. "The data it produced allowed us to identify all of the key contributors, and how much each truly impacted the overall issue." Back to List
MEASURE & ANALYZE PHASE
The Consumer Driven 6-Sigma team assigned to the problem relied on three main tools to identify the areas that were making the hoods hard to close.
?
The team used design of experiments to simulate how parts could be changed and what their effects would be. For example, the team altered the height of the hood latch bumper, or changed the angle and position of the latch relative to the hood-mounted striker, and dropped the hood to study the effect. The team also used a component search analysis, which included changing and studying the locations of components on the actual vehicle assembly line. Such "line trials" identified other areas where variations in product occur. Process mapping enabled the team to walk the entire manufacturing process to see where any variance occurred and where components were not matching specifications.
?
?
Much of the testing was done on a "coordination fixture," a representation of the vehicle that was used to measure the suspected gaps, margins and fits. The coordination fixture showed where each component is located in relationship to another. The team measured hood-drop heights with a gage that showed the effects of closing from various distances. Back to List
IMPROVE & CONTROL PHASE
One of the major trouble spots in the Mustang hood-closing system involved the angle at which the latch and striker met. The team found the solution by changing the geometry of a support bracket to allow for expected variations. Process mapping and assembly evaluation also showed variation in the way hood latches were installed. The hood latch was changed so that it will only fit one way, making it impossible to install the latch improperly. "One of the objects of Consumer Driven 6-Sigma is understanding precisely what the process is and the material flow through the plant," explains Stock. "That's when you can see hidden sources of variation that you might have overlooked before. Then you can begin cutting costs by reducing the variations, and you improve the quality of the product at the same time."
Back to List
SIX SIGMA RESULT
Although Ford is still calculating final customer satisfaction figures on the adjusted hood-closing system, the team expects a 97-percent drop in related reported vehicle concerns. Ford stands to save $283,000 a year in reduced scrap, rework and “non value-added activity” caused by the hood issue and vehicle-warranty work. Additionally, customer satisfaction with the Mustang gets a boost. "Consumer Driven 6-Sigma lets us separately identify each of the elements, as well as the interaction of the elements, to achieve a result that addresses the entire issue," notes Stock. "That leads to better processes, better products and greater customer satisfaction."
Back to List
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Consumer-driven Six Sigma saves Ford $300 million, Scott M. Paton, http://www.qualitydigest.com/sept01/html/ford.html
Back to List
END OF PRESENTATION
doc_122436657.pptx