PROBLEM STATEMENT A leading global provider of medical devices found that their breathing mask line was running at a scrap rate of 70,000 parts per million (ppm), with a labor efficiency loss of $4,000 per week. PROJECT GOAL The company wanted to reduce the scrap rate to 10,000 parts per million (ppm) and completely eliminate the additional labor costs that were being incurred due to inefficiency. Working with Juran, this medical device manu

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