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Reduction of Scrap in Electric Motor Manufacturing for the Automotive Industry: A case study using PDCA Approach

Miguel-Angel Rangel-Sanchez
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José-de-Jesús Urbina-González
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Jose-Luis Carrera-Escobedo
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Omar-Alejandro Guirette-Barbosa
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Virgilio-Alfonso Murillo-Rodriguez
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José-María Celaya-Padilla
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Héctor-Antonio Durán-Muñoz
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Oscar Cruz-Domínguez
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Version 1 : Received: 9 February 2024 / Approved: 12 February 2024 / Online: 12 February 2024 (06:20:06 CET)

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Rangel-Sánchez, M.-Á.; Urbina-González, J.-D.-J.; Carrera-Escobedo, J.-L.; Guirette-Barbosa, O.-A.; Murillo-Rodríguez, V.-A.; Celaya-Padilla, J.-M.; Durán-Muñoz, H.-A.; Cruz-Domínguez, O. Enhancing Scrap Reduction in Electric Motor Manufacturing for the Automotive Industry: A Case Study Using the PDCA (Plan–Do–Check–Act) Approach. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 2999. Rangel-Sánchez, M.-Á.; Urbina-González, J.-D.-J.; Carrera-Escobedo, J.-L.; Guirette-Barbosa, O.-A.; Murillo-Rodríguez, V.-A.; Celaya-Padilla, J.-M.; Durán-Muñoz, H.-A.; Cruz-Domínguez, O. Enhancing Scrap Reduction in Electric Motor Manufacturing for the Automotive Industry: A Case Study Using the PDCA (Plan–Do–Check–Act) Approach. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 2999.

Abstract

The dynamic global automotive sector is characterized by an ever-evolving demand for high-quality vehicles and accessible prices. This research tackles the issue of scrap reduction in electric motor manufacturing for the automotive industry, specifically in a Chinese company, by employing the PDCA methodology. The paper delves into the company's background and current landscape, while pinpointing the problem: specific production lines segments experiencing hi-pot issues are the primary source of scrap. The overarching goal is to design and implement a strategy that, leveraging the PDCA approach, reduces scrap generated during the eight-months subassembly (armature) manufacturing process, from its current average of 2.92% to 0.7%, ultimately enabling the company to eliminate hi-pot defects.

Keywords

Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA); Scrap; Quality Tools

Subject

Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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