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Valid for year : 2010
 
TMQU04 Six Sigma Quality, 6 ECTS credits.
/Six Sigma Quality/

For:   ENV   I   Ii   IMM   INN   M   MEC  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 34
Rec. self-study hours: 126

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Industrial Engineering and Management

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
The course gives knowledge about organization, working methods and tools for process and product improvements using Six Sigma methodology. After completing the course, the student is able to:
  • identify situations where Six Sigma methodology could give an important contribution to quality improvement with regard to product and process development
  • identify when and which type of analysis methods is suitable to solve a given problem
  • perform both qualitative evaluations and quantitative statistical analysis within Six Sigma projects
  • apply different methods and techniques to solve industrial- and service oriented quality problems


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Quality Management and Engineering, basic course, Mathematical statistics

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Organisation:
The theoretical phases of the course are carried out in the form of seminars and exercises. In order to make a practical connection to the course content the knowledge is applied by means of a number of group projects and discussions of case studies. In addition, a number of visiting lecturers will illuminate practical cases of current interest.

Course contents:
The Six Sigma Quality improvement strategy employs several different techniques and methods in order to measure, analyze, and improve the variability in processes and products. The term Six Sigma is used to describe variability within a process or a product. One important measurement to show variability is defects per unit. The sigma quality level is an indicator of how often defects are likely to occur. A higher sigma level has lesser defects. The Six Sigma Quality level equates to 3.4 defects per million opportunities (DPMO). Five major phases cover such a strategy:
  • Six Sigma Deployment Strategy
  • Six Sigma Measurement
  • Six Sigma Analysis
  • Six Sigma Improvement
  • Six Sigma Control
In this course, participants will learn how to use various techniques and methods applicable in these different phases. For example: Six Sigma strategy, understanding of variation, ANOVA, FMEA, Root cause analysis, Design of Experiments, Response surface methods and Reliability Engineering. Linkages with previous courses on quality and statistics will also be presented.
Course literature:
Magnusson, K., Kroslid, D. and Bergman, B. (2003) Six Sigma The Pragmatic Approach, Studentlitteratur
Montgomery, Douglas C. (1997) Design and Analysis of Experiments Fourth ed., John Wiley and Sons
Handouts

Examination:
Project Work
 6 ECTS
 


Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Bozena Poksinska
Examiner: Mattias Elg
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Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 04/29/2010