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6 Sigma with the Penn State Learning Factory

Company: PSU Learning Factory

Major(s):
Primary: IE
Secondary: ME
Optional: BME, CMPEN, CMPSC, EE, MATSE

Non-Disclosure Agreement: NO

Intellectual Property: NO

6 Sigma (or 5S + Safety) is the mindset that promotes and sustains a high level of productivity, efficiency, and safety in a manufacturing environment. The Penn State Learning Factory has moved into the new Engineering Design and Innovation Building and is seeking to establish and continuously improve our 6S practices to run our student manufacturing space more effectively. This project seeks students passionate in manufacturing, optimization, and 6S to identify a “pain point” in the Learning Factory Facilities and determine an action plan on how to implement best practices to resolve the issue identified. Students will be required to gather data from staff and faculty that utilize the Learning Factory, determine which data point would yield the biggest ROI, and determine an action plan on how to our student staff can implement the solution. Deliverables will include: Dataset of “pain points” in the Learning Factory’s 6S Infrastructure. Industry research and technical reports showing what industry is doing to improve 6S practices. ROI Calculation to support the choice of desired solution. Final Presentation Action (Implementation) Plan Including Cost of Integration Examples may include (but not limited too): In-House Student Staff Scheduling Software Improvement in Inventory/Organization Practices within the Learning Factory 6S Floor Tape Layout and Implementation for All Learning Factory Shop Spaces