Title: Analysis of tripping factors of thermal power plants: a case study

Authors: Pawan Jaglan; Parbhakar Kaushik; Dinesh Khanduja

Addresses: Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Kurukshetra, Haryana 136119, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, UIET, MDU, Rohtak, Haryana 124001, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Kurukshetra, Haryana 136119, India

Abstract: The research work aims to develop a road map for analysis phase during Six Sigma implementation in Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant located at Hisar (Haryana, India). Six Sigma is a methodology for pursuing continuous improvement in customer satisfaction and profit that goes beyond defect reduction and emphasises business process improvement in general. The central idea of the Six Sigma is to design new processes or to improve the existing processes and to get better process capability. The black and green belts provide a proper way of implementing five phases of Six Sigma; the define-measure-analysis-improve-control (DMAIC) method. The paper proposes a complete road map that classifies the analytical tools with respect to present constraints and working conditions of production environment and seems to be very much effective in right selection of right tools.

Keywords: tripping factors; thermal power plants; six sigma; DMAIC; analysis phase; India; process capability.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2013.059778

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage, 2013 Vol.8 No.1, pp.69 - 82

Received: 20 Mar 2013
Accepted: 08 Jan 2014
Published online: 03 Mar 2015 *

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