Reducing waste and associated Engineering through Six Sigma

costs

at

Lyttelton

By

Pranesh Ramrethan (A. CRQP. Pr) (SS BB)

Research proposal submitted in preliminary fulfilment of the requirements for the

INTERGRATED APPLICATION PROJECT 2

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA

30 January 2012 Industry Supervisor: Miss Annette Boschoff Academic Supervisor: Miss Annette Boschoff

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND 1.1 Background of the organisation 1.2 Problem statement 1.3 Aim of the study 1.4 Objectives of the study 1.5 Limitations of the study 1.6 Value of research 1.7 Methodology 1.8 Time schedule 1.9 Budget 1.10 Layout of the research report 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVEIW 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Overcoming initial difficulties 2.3 The need for operation efficiency 2.4 Process improvements practices 2.4.1 Lean manufacturing 2.4.2 Benefits of lean tools CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Research method 3.3 Data analysis 3.4 Data collection CHAPTER 4: RESULTS 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Section 1: Interview information 4.3 Section 2: General 4.4 Section 3: Management involvement and commitment 4.5 section 4: Resources skill and expertise 17 17 18 21 22 14 14 15 15 6 6 7 9 10 12

4.6 Section 5: Management strategy 4.7 Section 6: Culture readiness 4.8 Section 7: Lean tools 4.7 Section 8: The rating matrix CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION OF RESULTS 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Discussion of the interviews profiles 5.3 Section 2: General 5.3.1 Benefit of lean tools 5.4 Section 3: Management involvement 5.5 Section 4: Skill and expertise of resources 5.6 Section 5: Culture readiness 5.7 Section 6 and 7: Lean tool and Rating matrix CHARPTER 6: CONLUSIONS AND RECOMANDATIONS 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Adoption of TPS 6.3 Different lean approach 6.4 Analysis on current operations and the effects of lean 6.5 Recommendations 6.6 The return on investment calculation REFERENCES ANNEXURES AUTHOURAIZATION

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