An Analysis of Rejection Rate of a Blood Bag Manufacturing Firm with a Six Sigma Perspective
Dinu Raj S1, Snehya A V2
1Dinu Raj S, Department of Management Studies, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Thanajvur, (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Snehya A V, Department of Biotechnology, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Thanajvur, (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 25 March 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 04 April 2019 | Manuscript Published on 27 April 2019 | PP: 328-331 | Volume-7 Issue-6S2 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F9069047619/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: Six Sigma is one of the methods in TQM which has been adopted by several industries to reduce the number of defects (DPMO). This work tries to analyses the DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyse- Improve-Control) methodology in the existing system of manufacturing of blood bags in a medical device manufacturing firm at Thiruvananthapuram. The overall rejection rate of the blood bags has been analyzed to identify the organization’s status in terms of the process sigma level and the corresponding DPMO (Defects Per million Opportunity). The study revealed that the organization is running at a process sigma level of 3.8 which is slightly less than best-in-class. A pareto analysis was carried out to identify the vital problem causing elements followed by a root cause analysis.
Keywords: Blood Bag, DMAIC, DPMO,TQM.
Scope of the Article: Manufacturing Processes