Process Improvement: An Application in Special Steel Production Sector

Customer requests are increasingly varied with the changing of the living conditions and developing technology. In this point, customers want to be met the demands which are good quality and suitable price quickly. The trend in today’s global competitive environment is to provide high quality, reas...

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Main Authors: Tansu TÜRKAN, Ali GÖRENER
Format: Article
Language:Turkish
Published: Usak University 2017-07-01
Series:Optimum Ekonomi ve Yönetim Bilimleri Dergisi
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Online Access:http://dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/318245
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Summary:Customer requests are increasingly varied with the changing of the living conditions and developing technology. In this point, customers want to be met the demands which are good quality and suitable price quickly. The trend in today’s global competitive environment is to provide high quality, reasonably priced products and respond in the required time to customer demands. In this point, organizations should review their processes continuously and improve them. In this study begin with the general information about concept of process, process management and process improvement techniques. This paper continuous with an application in a steel production company which supplies product to the customers in the automotive industry that working with just in time philosophy. In this study different techniques for process improvement (Kaizen, Cause and Effect Diagram, Poka-Yoke, 8D, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) were used in combination.
ISSN:2148-4228
2148-4228