Six Sigma and Beyond: Design for Six Sigma, Volume VI
EQUIPMENT RUN-OFF
Activities associated with the equipment run-off stage include:
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Conduct machinery run-off (perform root cause analysis, Failure, Reporting Analysis, and Corrective Action System [FRACAS], complete testing, verify R&M and TPM requirements, validate diagnostic logic and data collection).
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Complete preventative maintenance/predictive maintenance manuals and review maintenance burden .
At this point it is important to ask and answer this question: Has the plant maintenance department devised a maintenance plan based on expected machine performance?
OPERATION OF MACHINERY
Activities associated with the operation of machinery stage include:
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Implement and utilize machinery data feedback plan.
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Implement and utilize FRACAS.
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Evaluate PM program.
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Update FMEA and reliability predictions .
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Conduct reliability growth curve development and analysis.
At this point it is important to ask and answer this question: Have design practices been documented for use by the next generation design teams ? (Also note that as the machinery begins to operate , the continuous improvement cycle phases begin to lead the R&M effort in phases four and five.)