Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy! Revised and Expanded Second Edition, 2nd Edition

APPENDIX BSix Sigma Tool Checkoff List

The example of the Six Sigma tool checkoff list given here can be used as a guideline for building a tool checkoff list specific to your project. This example was used for a project to develop a laser and digital camera inspection device to measure the rim diameter of a product (case study in Chapter 2). Initial tests had shown that a series of lasers, if directed at the rim of the product, could project an image onto digital cameras, enabling a quick inspection of the rim diameter. The purpose of the project was to replace a slower gauge that used dial indicators. Although the dial indicator gauge gave satisfactory measurements, it was too slow to keep up with a planned increase in line speed.

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