Title: Non-conformity recovery and safe disposal by Poka Yoke and hallmarking in a piston unit

Authors: G. Sundaramali; S. Abinav Shankar; M. Manoj Kummar

Addresses: Department of Manufacturing Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India ' B. Tech-Mechanical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India ' B. Tech-Production and Industrial Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: Every industry has to ensure a quality check so as to ensure that the products manufactured by them are safe for the consumers. During this process, a lot of wastage occurs due to rejection. Because of this rejection a lot of time, money, resources and manpower are wasted. This research work focuses on minimising this rejection and also to ensure maximum recovery from the rejected material by Poka Yoke. Furthermore, the rejected products from a parent company are smuggled and sold in the market without the parent company's notice, thereby spoiling their reputation. To elude this situation, hallmarking by engraving technique is also suggested. This helps in maintaining accountability of the rejected goods and also in preventing them from reaching the black market.

Keywords: non-conformities; waste recovery; scrap reduction; safe disposal; hallmarking; Poka Yoke; engraving.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2018.093445

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 2018 Vol.24 No.4, pp.460 - 474

Received: 14 Oct 2016
Accepted: 16 Mar 2017
Published online: 26 Jul 2018 *

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