The PDCA Cycle for Industrial Improvement: Applied Case Studies

Description

This book provides a conceptual description of the PDCA cycle and the tools that support it. A brief literature review is given for each tool, indicating the timeline according to Scopus, the main areas in which they are applied, the main authors and the journals that most publish on these topics. It reports three industrial applications, one focusing on cost reduction, the second on optimizing a manufacturing company's raw material receiving process, and the third one on eliminating waste and increasing performance. Preface Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1 Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle (PDCA) and Auxiliary Tools for Troubleshooting Manufacturing Processes 1.1 PDCA Cycle Concept 1.1.1 PDCA—Brief Literature Review 1.2 Auxiliary Tools 1.2.1 Flow Chart (FC) 1.2.2 Pareto Diagram 1.2.3 Process Flow Chart (PFC) 1.2.4 Ishikawa Diagram 1.2.5 5’s 1.3 Conclusions References 2 Case Study 1. Reducing Industrial Waste Disposal Costs 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Case Study 2.2.1 Problem Statement 2.2.2 Research Objective 2.3 Methodology 2.3.1 Materials 2.3.2 Method 2.4 Results 2.4.1 Findings from Phase 1: Plan 2.4.2 Findings from Phase 2: Do 2.4.3 Findings from Phase 3: Check 2.4.4 Findings from Phase 4: Act 2.4.5 General Findings 2.5 Conclusions References 3 Case Study 2. Raw Material Receipt Process Optimization 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Case Study 3.2.1 Problem Statement 3.2.2 Research Objectives 3.3 Methodology 3.3.1 Materials 3.3.2 Method 3.4 Results 3.4.1 Findings from Phase 1: Plan 3.4.2 Results of Step 2: Do 3.4.3 Results of Step 3: Check 3.4.4 Results of Step 4: Act 3.5 Conclusions References 4 Case Study 3. Eliminating Waste and Increasing Performance 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Case Study 4.2.1 Problem Statement 4.2.2 Research Objectives 4.3 Methodology 4.3.1 Stage 1. Plan 4.3.2 Stage 2. Do 4.3.3 Stage 3. Check 4.3.4 Step 4. Act 4.4 Results 4.4.1 Findings from Phase 1: Plan 4.4.2 Findings from Phase 2: Do 4.4.3 Findings from Phase 3: Check 4.4.4 Findings from Phase 3: Check 4.4.5 Findings from Phase 4: Act 4.5 Conclusions References