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Six Sigma for the Improvement of Productivity for Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Installations of an Outsourcing Service Company

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    Abstract

    Companies need to improve their processes to reduce the rate of product defects, improve production efficiency and product quality, and reduce production costs to improve their competitiveness in the industry. The study took as an example a Peruvian outsourcing dedicated to serving FTTH (Fiber To The Home) installations for Claro Perú, a subsidiary of América Móvil, one of the leading companies in integrated telecommunications services in Latin America through improvement steps. of Six Sigma which is a systematic method of operations management that seeks to improve the capacity of the production process by reducing all waste, which is carried out in accordance with the DMAIC cycle. In the execution of the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control activities, the scope of the implemented actions is summarized as references to control charts, development of procedures and training to guarantee the maintenance of the implemented actions. Percentage increases in productivity were achieved in the order of 27.08%, effectiveness of 11.69% and efficiency of 14.52%.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAdvances in Manufacturing IV - Volume 4 - Measurement and Control Systems
    Subtitle of host publicationDigitalization, Sustainability and Industry Applications
    EditorsMagdalena Diering, Michał Wieczorowski, Mukund Harugade
    PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
    Pages14-26
    Number of pages13
    ISBN (Print)9783031564697
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024
    Event8th International Scientific-Technical Conference Manufacturing, MANUFACTURING 2024 - Poznan, Poland
    Duration: 14 May 202416 May 2024

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
    ISSN (Print)2195-4356
    ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

    Conference

    Conference8th International Scientific-Technical Conference Manufacturing, MANUFACTURING 2024
    Country/TerritoryPoland
    CityPoznan
    Period14/05/2416/05/24

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