Filipe J.P. Chaves

Capacity Expansion and the Capability–Defect Gap After Automating a Screw-Fastening Station: A Lean Six Sigma DMAIC Case Study in an Automotive Safety-Components Production Line

Background: Automotive safety-component suppliers often must add capacity at short notice, and automation is common. This study quantifies the capacity, equipment-effectiveness, process-capability and nonconformity effects of integrating an automated screw-fastening machine (OP8)...