Implementation of the Six Sigma methodology in increasing the capability of processes in the company of the furniture industry of the Slovak Republic

• Autorzy: Simanova Ľubica , Gejdoš Pavol

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/mspe-2021-0007

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the article is to present the results of a case study focused on the implementation of the Six Sigma methodology in order to improve the quality and increase the efficiency of furniture production processes. Positive results of implementation after the implementation of corrective measures were achieved in the values of process capability coefficients, reduction of nonconformities and subsequent reduction of DPMO, increase of the values of the level of efficiency and sigma of the critical process.In the processing of the results, classical methods of research work were used such as analysis, synthesis, comparison, descriptive statistics, coefficients Cp a Cpk, DPMO, level of efficienty and sigma,and also graphic methods.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

process; capability; Six Sigma; process improving; quality; performance

• Wydawca: STE GROUP
• Czasopismo: Management Systems in Production Engineering
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: nr 1 (29)
• Strony: 54--58
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Simanova Ľubica

• Technical University in Zvolen Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology Department of Economics, Management and Business T. G. Masaryk 2117/24, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0374-2926

autor

Gejdoš Pavol

• Technical University in Zvolen Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology Department of Economics, Management and Business T. G. Masaryk 2117/24, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4665-9762

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).