• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.293-301
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to introduce the limit of previously used six sigma quality process evaluation metrics, $Z_{st}$ and $P_{pk}$, and a solution to overcome this drawback by using a metric based on performance evaluation of Z-factor quality innovation. Case analysis on projects from national six sigma contest from 2011 to 2012 is performed and literature review on new drug development HTS (High Throughput Screening) is used to propose innovative performance evaluation metrics. This research shows that experimental study on six sigma evaluation metric, $Z_{st}$ and $P_{pk}$, have no significance difference between industrial type (Manufacturing, Semi-Public Institute, Public Institute) and CTQ type (Product Technology Type CTQ, Process Technology Type CTQ). Following discovery characterize this quality improvement as fixed target type project. As newly developed moving target type of quality innovation performance metric Z-Factor is used for evaluating experimental study, hypothetical analysis suggests that $Z_{st}$ and $P_{pk}$ share different relationship or even show reciprocal relationship. Constraints of the study are relatively small sample size of only 37 projects from past 2 years and conflict on having interview and communication with six sigma quality practitioner for qualitative experimental study. Both moving target type six sigma innovation project and fixed target type improvement project or quality circle enables efficient ways for a better understanding and quality practitioner use by applying quality innovation performance metric. Downside of fixed target type quality performance evaluation metric, $Z_{st}$ and $P_{pk}$, is presented through experimental study. In contrast, advantage of this study is that high throughput requiring product technology, process technology and quantum leap typed innovation effect is evaluated based on precision and accuracy and Z-Factor that enables relative comparison between enterprises is proposed and implemented.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2014

This research discusses the characteristics and the implementation strategies for two types of quality metrics to analyze innovation effects in six sigma projects: fixed specification type and moving specification type. $Z_{st}$, $P_{pk}$ are quality metrics of fixed specification type that are influenced by predetermined specification. In contrast, the quality metrics of moving specification type such as Strictly Standardized Mean Difference(SSMD), Z-Score, F-Statistic and t-Statistic are independent from predetermined specification. $Z_{st}$ sigma level obtains defective rates of Parts Per Million(PPM) and Defects Per Million Opportunities(DPMO). However, the defective rates between different industrial sectors are incomparable due to their own technological inherence. In order to explore relative method to compare defective rates between different industrial sectors, the ratio of specification and natural tolerance called, $P_{pk}$, is used. The drawback of this $P_{pk}$ metric is that it is highly dependent on the specification. The metrics of F-Statistic and t-Statistic identify innovation effect by comparing before-and-after of accuracy and precision. These statistics are not affected by specification, but affected by type of statistical distribution models and sample size. Hence, statistical significance determined by above two statistics cannot give a same conclusion as practical significance. In conclusion, SSMD and Z-Score are the best quality metrics that are uninfluenced by fixed specification, theoretical distribution model and arbitrary sample size. Those metrics also identify the innovation effects for before-and-after of accuracy and precision. It is beneficial to use SSMD and Z-Score methods along with popular methods of $Z_{st}$ sigma level and $P_{pk}$ that are commonly employed in six sigma projects. The case studies from national six sigma contest from 2011 to 2012 are proposed and analyzed to provide the guidelines for the usage of quality metrics for quality practitioners.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.451-464
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• 2008

6 시그마는 백만 기회당 3.4개의 결점만을 갖는 최고의 품질수준을 의미한다. 일반적으로 높은 시그마 품질수준은 고객들에게 높은 만족도를 부여하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 공정능력지수들과 시그마 품질수준 $Z_{st}$는 6시그마 산업에서 공정능력을 평가하기 위하여 널리 이용되고 있다 공정능력지수에 관한 대부분의 평가들은 공정능력분석에 대해 경우에 따라 믿기 어려운 상황을 초래할 수도 있는 점 추정에 초점을 두고 있다. 본 논문에서는 현장 실무자들이 공정능력 여부를 결정하기 위하여 사용하고 있는 6시그마 품질수준 $Z_{st}$와 공정능력지수들 $C_p$, $C_{pk}$와 $C_{pm}$에 대하여 몇 가지 통계적 추정문제를 기초로 보다 효율적인 검정 방법에 대하여 제안, 연구하였다. 제안된 붓스트랩 검정 방법에 근거한 모의실험 결과는 공정분포의 정규성 여부에 관계없이 그리고 복잡한 계산 과정 없이 보다 효율적으로 적용될 수 있음을 입증하고 있다.