Leveraging Six Sigma with industrial engineering tools in crateless retort production

被引:19
作者
Bunce, M. M. [1 ]
Wang, L. [2 ]
Bidanda, B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Ind Engn, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
[2] Iowa State Univ, Dept Ind & Mfg Syst Engn, Ames, IA 50011 USA
关键词
Canning; Crateless retort; Six Sigma; Root-cause analysis; Hypothesis testing; Design of experiments;
D O I
10.1080/00207540802230520
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
This paper integrates Six Sigma objectives/concepts and industrial engineering tools within a quality framework, which are used to improve damaged can claims on a crateless retort production system. An overview of the canning industry and crateless retort processing is provided. Three experiments and a series of analysis tools are discussed. The root-cause analysis showed a correlation between can damage and can fill weight using design of experiments (DOE)-based Six Sigma techniques. Manufacturing system improvement projects and the implementation of a closed-loop control system are discussed as the measures used to continuously improve damaged can claims.
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页码:6701 / 6719
页数:19
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