Continuous Improvement Check Do Act Plan Time Quality level

Learning Objectives ä Lead a Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) process improvement initiative. ä Use quality tools for analysis and problem solving. ä Compare and contrast the corporate programs for quality improvement.

Quality and Productivity Improvement Process ä Foundations of Continuous Improvement - Customer Satisfaction - Management by Facts - Respect for People ä Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle ä Problem Solving (10 steps)

Quality Tools ä Check Sheet ä Run Chart ä Histogram ä Pareto Chart ä Flowchart ä Cause-and-Effect Diagram ä Scatter Diagram ä Control Chart

Check Sheet Month Lost Departure Mechanical Overbooked Other Luggage Delay January12331 February33010 March25323 April54402 May47230 June38111 July66302 August79030 September47302 October November December Total

Run Chart

Histogram of Lost Luggage

Cause-and-Effect Chart for Flight Departure Delay (Fishbone Chart) EquipmentPersonnel Procedure Materia l Other Aircraft late to gate Late arrival Gate occupied Mechanical failures Late pushback tug Weather Air traffic Late food service Late fuel Late baggage to aircraft Gate agents cannot process passengers quickly enough Too few agents Agents undertrained Agents undermotivated Agents arrive at gate late Late cabin cleaners Late or unavailable cockpit crews Late or unavailable cabin crews Poor announcement of departures Weight and balance sheet late Delayed checkin procedure Confused seat selection Passengers bypass checkin counter Checking oversize baggage Issuance of boarding pass Acceptance of late passengers Cutoff too close to departure time Desire to protect late passengers Desire to help company’s income Poor gate locations Delayed Flight Departure

Pareto Analysis of Flight Departure Delay Causes

Flowchart

Scatter Diagram

Control Chart of Departure Delays expected Lower Control Limit

Corporate Programs for Quality Improvement ä Marriott Personnel Programs ä Zero Defects (Crosby) ä Deming’s 14 Point Program ä Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award ä ISO 9000 ä Six-Sigma

Mega Bytes Restaurant 1. How is the Seven-Step Method (SSM) different from Deming’s PDCA cycle? 2. Prepare a cause-and-effect or fishbone diagram for a problem such as “Why customers have long waits for coffee.” Use Figure 6.30 as a guide. 3. How would you resolve the difficulties that study teams have experienced when applying the SSM?

The Seven-Step Method ä Step 1: Define the project ä Step 2: Study the current situation ä Step 3: Analyze the potential causes ä Step 4: Implement a solution ä Step 5: Check the results ä Step 6: Standardize the improvement ä Step 7: Establish future plans