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- Overview
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(PDF, 81 KB) - Timeline
- Benefits of Participation
(DOC, 36 KB) - Criteria In Detail
(PDF, 147 KB) - Scoring Guidelines
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- 2009 International Team Excellence Award Process Participants
2009 Team Project Summaries
Littelfuse Phils., Inc. — Square Nano Quality Project Team
Lipa City, Malvar, Batangas, Philippines
Presentation: Tuesday, May 19, 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Location: MCC – 200G
Type of Team: Lean Six Sigma
The Square Nano Quality Project Team used the Littelfuse Lean Six Sigma methodology to reduce hazardous material, improve product quality, reduce cycle time, and increase profitability. Through the coperation of the team as encouraged by the "factory within a factory" setup and the structured use of various tools such as voice of the customer, VSM, prioritization matrix, project charter, SIPOC, cause and effect diagram, MSA, FMEA, benchmarking, TRIZ, brainstorming, ANOVA, process capability, stakeholder analysis, SPC, and trend charts, the team surpassed its objectives, solved a 10-year old company problem, and even applied for a U.S. patent. The project achievements include elimination of the use of hazardous material, improvement of cap retention strength by 166 percent, reduction of cycle time by 52 percent, and reduction of manufacturing cost by 9 percent.
