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The implementation of Lean SiX Sigma approach to minimize waste at a

food manufacturing industry
Ivana Tita Bella Widiwati, Surya Danusaputro Liman, Filscha Nurprihatin *
Department of Industrial Engineering, Sampoerna University, South Jakarta 12780, Indonesia

A R T I C L E I N F O
A B S T R A C T
Keywords:
Lean SiX Sigma Lean SiX Sigma is an integrated approach between lean thinking and the Si X Sigma method. Lean is a way of
DMAIC thinking and principle used to improve the performance of a process through waste and error elimination. It
Waste focuses on the speed, flow, and cost of a process. On the other hand, Si X Sigma is a method to enhance process
capability by analyzing processes with problem identification and implementing improvements to resolve the
problem. It focuses on quality consistency and how to fulfill customers’ requirements. Combined, Lean and SiX
Sigma will be beneficial for organizations in determining the most suitable method for identifying and solving
problems so the outcome of a process can fulfill customer satisfaction until profits can be increased. This study
proposes a Lean SiX Sigma methodology as an approach to reduce waste in the production process of a food
manufacturing industry. The proposed approach is the DMAIC approach, and its tools are used to assess the
impact of waste on the production process. As a result, this study will also conclude how the DMAIC approach
can be helpful for the company to reduce waste. Suggestions related to DMAIC tools, and their implementation
are also elaborated so that the related company can evaluate its current process and strive for better
improvement.

Introduction
Known as an agricultural country, Indonesia consumes various
types of grains every day. Wheat is one type of grain that is widely
consumed in Indonesia. In Indonesia, per capita consumption of wheat
processed into bakery products reaches 4.7 kg per year and is expected
to increase to 6.6 kg per year by 2030 [7]. Currently, bakery product is
not the most consumed wheat product in Indonesia. The first place
and most-consumed wheat product is instant noodles. However, it is
fore- casted that the wheat used for bread will increase by 4%, unlike
instant noodles, which will decrease by 4% [7]. This fact is in line with
the trend of bread consumption in Indonesia because as bread demand
increases, the number of wheats used to produce bread will also
increase. Research conducted in 5 cities in Java shows that bread is
categorized as a modern snack, ranked 18 on average by respondents
[5]. This consumption trend could be considered as a possibility that
the bakery industry will expand in the future. With this business
chance, the competition in the bakery industry will be tightened.
Currently, the bakery industry in Indonesia is dominated by small-to-
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
This SME bakery industry dominates two-thirds of the whole bread
and baking industry in Indonesia [7]. With this increasing demand, the
bakery industry must maximize its production performance by having
a suitable operations strategy to fulfill its customers’ demands.
For manufacturing industries, quality has been the central element of
products to survive within the market that is getting tougher over time.
Quality can be defined as the desired values that customers care about.
Therefore, industries must optimize production activity while main-
taining the top-notch quality customers value to adapt to the continu-
ously increasing market competitive level [15]. According to Merriam-
Webster, value is the monetary worth of something. By this definition,
eliminating non-added value must be the main focus of manufacturing
processes. The approach that can be used to minimize waste as well as
identify and remove the non-added value in a process is called Lean
SiX Sigma (LSS) [19]. LSS’s primary focus is to reduce waste and
output variability in the manufacturing process [21]. By imple-
menting LSS, an organization can improve its business strategy to
create an adaptable and capable system in a strategic manner to
preserve a competitive positioning [23]. Therefore, before knowing
how to

* Correspondence to: Department of Industrial Engineering, Sampoerna University, L′Avenue Building, Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu No. Kav. 16, RW.9, Pancoran, Kec.
Pancoran, South Jakarta 12780, Indonesia.
E-mail addresses: ivana.widiwati@my.sampoernauniversity.ac.id (I.T.B. Widiwati), surya.liman@sampoernauniversity.ac.id (S.D. Liman), filscha.nurprihatin@
sampoernauniversity.ac.id (F. Nurprihatin).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jer.2024.01.022
Received 19 November 2023; Received in revised form 14 January 2024; Accepted 28 January 2024
Available online 8 February 2024
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Table 1
Literature review.
References Define (D) Measure (M) Analyze (A) Improve (I) Control (C) Research Objective
Jamil et.al., Value Stream Mapping Pareto chart, sustainability Value added ratio Future Value Stream Mapping Monitoring Continuous improvement,
2020 (VSM) metrics (FVSM) creating sustainable
manufacturing operations
Yadav et. Project charter, SIPOC Rolled Throughput Yield Regression Design of EXperiment (DOE), Control charts To improve performances
al., 2019 (Suppliers, Inputs, (RTY), Root Cause Analysis analysis, kaizen, risk analysis & and the yield of a process, as
Processes, Outputs, and (RCA), process capability hypothesis testing mitigation well as to minimize reject
Customers) diagram,
Pareto chart
Hidayat et. Critical to Quality (CTQ) Defect Per Million Pareto chart Failure Mode and Effects Proposal Minimize defect and
al., 2021 Opportunities (DPMO), Analysis (FMEA) recommendation proposal
yield calculation, using DMAIC and FMEA
Structured Query
Language (SQL)
[8] SIPOC Diagram, Pareto Capability process Fault Tree Simulation, poka yoke, FMEA Statistical Quality improvement and
chart Analysis (FTA), updating process control waste minimization
FMEA, correlation
analysis
Adeodu et. Pareto chart Overall Equipment RCA Single Minutes EXchange of Standard To optimize the production
al., 2020 Effectiveness (OEE) Die (SMED), 5 S (Sort, Set in Operation process by minimizing
Order, Shine, Standardize, Procedure machine downtime
Sustain) (SOP)
Setiawan SIPOC CTQ, control chart, DPMO RCA 5 W + 1 H (What, Where, Control chart, Minimizing defect level to
and[20] When, Why, Who, How) DPMO, and near perfection to improve
sigma level quality
This paper VSM RTY, Pareto chart, control RCA, FMEA Recommendation plan, 5 S, Monitoring To analyze the performance
chart, DPMO FVSM of the manufacturing
operation and to minimize
waste

implement the LSS methodology in a system, knowing the production

system in depth is very important. This is also related to the reasons
why LSS emphasizes the importance of Continuous Improvement (CI).
In terms of organizational performance, CI is depicted as a journey to
implement an ongoing improvement for not only the process but also the
outcome of that process [24].
Lean SiX Sigma (LSS) was first established as a part of the SiX
Sigma evolution in 2003. Since that year, LSS has increased its
popularity and deployment among many industries in improving
process capability, maximizing value, and enhancing customer
satisfaction [4]. By having those three abilities, the financial aspect of
an organization is also positively affected by LSS. Having the exemplary
implementation of LSS, the cost of production can be reduced, and the
outcome quality can be maximized. Due to its ability to suppress
production costs, LSS has been implemented by many organizations as
a powerful Operational EXcel- lence (OPEX) methodology [3]. The
company has various kinds of products offered. However, this study
only focuses on the production process of mooncakes since it is one of
the most demanded products in this company. In this study, the type,
effect, and root causes of waste identified are analyzed. Thereafter,
ways to eliminate waste are also suggested as input for improvement.
To meet these objectives, the DMAIC methodology is used along with
LSS tools: VSM, control chart, Pareto chart, DPMO, Ishikawa diagram,
Failure Mode and Effect Anal- ysis (FMEA), recommendation plan,
and 5 S.
Literature review
Lean SiX Sigma is one business improvement method used by com-
panies across the industrial sector that integrates lean and si X sigma
methodologies to improve profits through resource optimization and
customer satisfaction enhancement [11]. Its implementation is highly
recommended to minimize waste and improve process efficiency and
productivity [2]. With its origin in coupling two approaches, the
framework used in lean si X sigma combines the toolset used in the two
methods.
SiX Sigma is an approach to improving the process of transforming
inputs into outputs where quality excellence can be ensured using the
implementation of statistical tools and methods [25]. In SiX Sigma, two
methodologies can be used, DMAIC and DMADV [13]. Both of these
methodologies have the same goals to reduce defects to reach the siX-
sigma level, to be used as a statistical tool to define quality-related
solutions that are based on data, and to help organizations thrive in
achieving their objectives [22]. DMAIC is the si X-sigma methodology
that can be implemented in a system that already exists while DMADV
is the methodology that is used to create and develop a new system
[18]. A previous study integrated the Net Promoter Score and DMAIC
approach to measure customer satisfaction [14]. This study will focus
on DMAIC implementation because the main objective of this research
is to improve an existing system.
Lean manufacturing is an approach that is focused on waste
removal and is used as an approach to reduce the cost of a
manufacturing process while improving the quality of products
manufactured [12]. Lean was invented by a worldwide famous
automobile company in Japan, Toyota. Toyota used Lean as the
fundamental process to create a more efficient standard-mass
operation. Lean management principles are categorized for their
implementation into defining value, mapping value stream, creating
flow, establishing pull, and pursuing perfection. Those five principles
can be used as a guideline in lean implementation. If imple- mented
correctly and regularly, immense improvement in terms of ef- ficiency,
productivity, and cycle time can be achieved. Therefore, in its
implementation, Lean can be used as a practice and competencies to
enhance the competitiveness of an organization in the market [6].
In integrating lean and si X sigma, the toolset used can be varied
because it depends on the needs and issues found in the system. This
study used DMAIC as the research framework. Fundamentally, DMAIC is
a standard methodology of SiX Sigma that is divided into five phases:
define, measure, analyze, improve, and control [17]. In implementing
DMAIC, tools related to lean are also utilized so that the result can be
optimized. The literature review was carried out to determine the right
tools can be used in this study. The determination of these tools is also
based on the field study and problem identification that was carried
out as the preliminary step in creating this paper. Table 1 shows the
refer- ences used as guidance to form this research.
A study was conducted as an approach to creating a sustainable

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Fig. 1. Data Collecting and Processing Flowchart.
Fig. 2. Mooncake Production Process Flowchart.
manufacturing system using value stream mapping. This qualitative
research was managed to evaluate the economic, environmental, and
societal sustainability performance as well as validate the ability of
value stream mapping to create a systematic and continuous improve-
ment manner [10]. Similar to this paper, the authors also used Value
Stream Mapping (VSM) and Future Value Stream Mapping (FVSM) in
the define and improve stages, respectively. Another study was also
conducted to minimize defects in a glass manufacturing industry in
India. From this study, the implementation of si X sigma managed to
increase the production yield by 5.17% and reduce variated in the
manufacturing process which resulted in the profitability increase of
the company [26]. The study also highlighted the ability of the DMAIC
methodology to be implemented in other manufacturing processes
[26]. For instance, DMAIC was also implemented in the automotive
industry to reduce the number of defects produced in the
manufacturing process of a disk brake [9]. The paper proposed to
implement DMAIC and FMEA to minimize defects in the production
process [9].
This study discusses the implementation of Fault Tree Analysis
(FTA), FMEA, and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) to improve quality
and minimize waste in a tire manufacturing industry. Using these
tools, the correlation between the root causes and issues found in the
company can be found and the defect can be reduced to 34.5% which
resulted in the achieved target of the company in reducing variations
[8]. Lean siX sigma was also utilized to optimize the production
process in a paper manufacturing company [1]. The paper focused on
the Single Minutes EXchange of Die (SMED) and 5 S which resulted in
reduced downtime from 32.6 to 11% and increased customer
satisfaction [1]. Another paper also utilized the DMAIC framework to
enhance the quality of a packaging process and minimize the number
of defects [20]. The DPMO
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value had been successfully reduced from 33,500 units to 2050 which
resulted in the increase of sigma level from 3.33 to 4.37 [20].
Data collecting and processing
This study is made based on the data collected from the company and
focuses on producing kinds of bread daily. The data collection activities
are taken in November 2021 and January 2022. The defect data used
in this study started from January 2022 until March 2022. The
complete and detailed data collection and processing are shown in Fig.
1. There are two types of data used in making this report: primary and
secondary data. The primary data is the data that is obtained from
observation, historical databases, and data sampling. On the other
hand, secondary data is the data that is obtained from the literature
review with the related topic of this study. The literature review is
conducted to find related studies, research, and experimental studies
of Lean SiX Sigma (LSS) implementation. This review is conducted to
find related theories that can be used to back up the results found in
this study.
The DMAIC data collection activity must also be conducted in
sequence. First, this paper defines activity from observation and inter-
view and continues with the measured activity from the data sampling.
After the data for the defined and measured activity in DMAIC has
been collected, the analysis stage can be processed. The analysis in this
pro- cess must be based on the collected and measured data in the
previous DMAIC activity and the literature review. The literature
review can be used as a reference to make the analysis more valid. In
this analysis, this paper also analyzes the critical waste found in the
production process of the company. After that, this study also analyzes
the right approach that must be implemented to improve the company’s
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Table 2 and Necessary but Non-value Added (NNVA) activities. With those data,
Current activity classification. value stream mapping can identify waste and reduce the overall cycle
Process Activity Activity Classification Duration time while evaluating the waste further. From the production process
VA NVA NNVA (min) breakdown, the activity classification for the mooncake production
process is shown in Table 2.
Filling (jenang) Raw material 5
From the classification, VSM can be made. To start, the takt time of
Cooking preparation
the production process is calculated. The number of mooncakes pro-
Mung beans boiling ✔ 15
Mung beans grinding ✔ 15 duced in a single production process (8 h/day) varies over time. On a
Cooking ✔ 25 low season, the company produces around 7000 pieces a day.
However,
Quality control to ✔ 1 during the peak season (Mid-Autumn Festival), usually between
check filling standard September and October, the company can produce up to 100,000 pieces
MiXing Moving to forming area ✔ 2
Machine set up ✔ 5
of mooncake a day. For this research, the author used the average data
Raw material ✔ 5
for mooncake produced, which equals 59,192 pieces. Hence, the takt
preparation time will be 0.487 s/pcs (Eq. 1).
MiXing ✔ 15
Quality control to ✔ 1 Workable Production Hours (1)
check dough standard Takt Time = Units Required (Demand)
Moving to forming area ✔ 2
Forming Machine set up ✔ 5 8hours
Dough forming ✔ 136 Takt Time = 59, 192pieces
Quality control to sort ✔ 15
out forming defect
Dispose (placing ✔ 10 Takt Time ≈ 0.487sec/pcs
defects into containers) To create VSM, the cycle time, changeover time, total lead time, and
Moving to baking area ✔ 10
Baking Machine set up ✔ 15 total VA time must also be calculated. The calculation examples for the
Baking ✔ 15
filling cooking process are shown in Eqs. 2 and 3. Lastly, Eqs. 4 and 5
Cool down ✔ 15
are the total lead time and VA time of the whole production process.
Quality control to sort ✔ 15
out baking defect
∑
Dispose (placing ✔ 10 C/T(filling) = VA duration = 15 + 15 + 25 = 55minutes (2)
defects into containers)
✔ 10
∑ ∑
Moving to packaging
C/O(filling) = NVA duration + NNVA duration = 0 + 5 + 1 + 2
area
Packaging Machine set up ✔ 5 = 8minutes
Take out from baking ✔ 10 (3)
tray
Quality control to sort ✔ 5 ∑ ∑
out defect Total Lead Time = C/T + C/O = 325 + 156 = 491minutes (4)
Packaging ✔ 56 ∑
Final quality control ✔ 15 Total VA Time = C/T = 55 + 15 + 136 + 30 + 89 = 325minutes
(5)
Dispose (placing ✔ 10
defects into containers)
Final packaging
In addition to Takt time, Cycle Time (C/T), and Changeover Time (C/
✔ 33
(boXing) O), the Process Cycle Efficiency (PCE) can also be calculated from the
VSM. The PCE calculation is shown in Eq. 6:
Moving to warehouse ✔ 10
Total 9 3 17 491 Total Value Add Time
PCE (%) × 100% (6)
Total Lead Time
=
analysis will represent the study’s outcome through suggestions for the 325minutes
company’s improvement. Lastly, after the analysis has been made, this
paper concludes the research that has been done. The conclusion In the define phase, observation and classification of all data related
should also include a suggestion for the related company where the to the production process are documented. The data collected in this
study is conducted. This suggestion could provide the company with an phase are the process breakdown and activity classification. The activity
outside point of view that could be helpful for them in improving their classification consists of the Value Added (VA), Non-value Added (NVA),
system.

Result and discussion

The company implements a make-to-order (MTO) production

strat- egy where the production process can only begin when
customers’ or- ders have been confirmed. With this strategy, the
company will not need much inventory to store its finished product
since the product will be distributed directly. The process of making a
mooncake is shown in Fig. 2. In between the processes, there are raw
material preparation, inspection activity, machine setup, disposal, and
moving.

DMAIC Process (Define)

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PCE(%) = × 100%
491minutes

PCE(%) ≈ 66.19%
From these calculations, the VSM can be drawn as shown in Fig.
3. From the VSM, there are five types of waste identified. Those
wastes are transportation, overprocessing, waiting, defect, and
inventory. Each of these wastes is elaborated in each process to
determine which process produces the most waste. The identified
waste can be elaborated as
follows:

1. Transportation - Transportation waste is found during the move-

ment of Work in Process (WIP) and finished goods. The finished
good transportation is conducted in the final process where all
mooncakes that have been packaged are moved into the
warehouse before being distributed to the customer.
2. Waiting - Waiting is the type of waste that is found in processes
that involve machines in their operation. Those processes are
miXing, forming, baking, and packaging. From production
machines, the waiting waste is produced when the machine is
being set up and experiencing a breakdown that needs to be
fiXed. This occurrence

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Fig. 3. Current Value Stream Map.

Table 3
Throughput yield. Table 5
Waiting Waste Calculation.
Process Opportunities (O) Defect (D) Throughput Yield (TY)
Total product (T) 59,192 pieces
Filling Cooking 59,192 0 100%
Cycle time (C) 120.55 pcs/minute
MiXing 59,192 0 100% Time consumed in waiting during machine set up 30 min
Forming 59,192 586 99.01% Lost product (machine set up) 30 × 120.55 ≈ 3617 pieces
Baking 58,606 586 99.00% Time consumed in waiting during machine 100 min
Packaging 58,020 586 98.99% breakdown
BoXing
57,434 0 100% Lost product (machine breakdown) 100 × 120.55 =
12,055 pieces

Table 4
Transportation Waste Calculation.
Table 6
Time consumed for transportation (W) 34 min Overprocessing Waste Calculation.
Total product (T) 59,192 pieces Time consumed for overprocessing (W) 30 min
Cycle time (C) 120.55 pcs/minute
Lost product/minute 34 × 120.55 ≈ 4099 pieces Total product (T) 59,192 pieces
Cycle time (C) 120.55 pcs/minute
Lost product 30 × 120.55 ≈ 3617 pieces
produces production delays which create waste of waiting for the
production process of mooncakes.
3. Defect - This type of waste is found in the forming, baking, and Table 7
packaging process. Processes that detect the presence of defects are Defect data summarized.
likely to decrease Throughput Yield (TY). TY is the percentage of Forming Baking Packaging
products that are not defective and passed through a compliance
check. The TY will be calculated in the Measure phase of the DMAIC Average defect/month January 643 643 643
February 469 469 469

process. process defective products are disposed of. The

4. Overprocessing - The overprocessing waste comes from a disposal where defect from

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Average defect/day Total defect/day March 650
650
650
586

586
175
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Table 8 Three types of waste are not found in the production process of
Total lost and pareto chart. mooncakes: motion, overproduction, and untapped human potential.
Waste type Lost product Motion is the type of waste that relates to an unnecessary movement that
pieces % a worker does. In its operation, the company made sure that workers
could work as effectively and efficiently as possible. Overproduction is
the Transportation 4099
type of waste related to an excess production process that has16.30%
no relation to the demand. With the MTO strategy, the company is still exceeding
Waiting (set up) 3, 617 14.38%
the Waiting
number of productions to anticipate 12,
(breakdown)
defects.
055
However, this does not cause the overproducing waste because this exceeding production number is
47.94%
usedOverprocessing
to anticipate defects. Untapped human 3, 617 po- tential is the 14.38%
type of waste where workers are not placed in the work area according to their
potential. In this company, workers are placed
Defect (forming) 586 based on their specialty.
2.33% This can be ensured by the ability of workers to primely complete their tasks
Defect
based on (baking)
SOP. 586 2.33%
Defect (packaging) 586 2.33%
Total 25,146 100%
DMAIC process (Measure)

In Measure, two measurements are implemented. The first mea-

surement is the process yield measurement used to identify which pro-
cess produces the most defects. The second measurement identifies
which type of waste produces the most loss.

Rolled throughput yield (RTY)

Throughput yield is the percentage of products that are not
defective and passed through a compliance check. Based on the waste
identifi- cation in the Define step, three processes produce defects:
forming, baking, and packaging. In calculating RTY, two data are
needed to calculate throughput yield, namely, opportunity and defect.
The data is obtained from the average data of production and defect
database of mooncake from January 2022 to March 2022. The
company only record the overall defect data and did not clasify how
many defects generated from each processes. Hence, for this
calculation, it is estimated that the defect equally came from the three
processes.
Fig. 4. Pareto chart for all types of waste. From Table 3, it can be proven that processes that produce defects
cause the process yield of the production process to decrease. Hence, the
the disposal activity creates another type of waste in the form of
unusable products that do not meet the specified requirements. Table 9
Workers in each production process oversee the inspection process to DPMO Calculation.
determine whether the product has passed the quality standard. If Step Calculation Result
products are out of shape, burned, and damaged, they will be cate-
1 Total product produced 59,192
gorized as defects and disposed from the system. 2 Lost product due to defect/day (on average) 1759
5. Inventory - The excess inventory happened for raw materials pur- Step2 0.0297
3
Failure Rate =
chased by the procurement document. Reviewing the procurement Step1
activity implemented, this waste occurred because there is no pro-
4
Critical to Quality (CTQ) Step3 3

curement strategy used to control inventory. The procurement 5

0.0099
Failure Rate(per defect type) =
Step4
department only uses an approXimation to ensure the raw material is
6 DPMO = Step5 × 1, 000, 000 9900
available. 7 Convert DPMO to Sigma Level 3.9
8 Convert DPMO to Cpk 1.3

Fig. 5. Control Chart for Defect.

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Fig. 6. Transportation Waste RCA.

Fig. 7. Waiting Waste RCA.

Fig. 8. Overprocessing Waste RCA.

process yields of the mooncake production process decreased by 1.01%

from 100% to 98.99% during the forming until the packaging process.
From the TY, the RTY can be calculated based on Eq. 7.
RTY = TYFilling × TYMixing × TYForming × TYBaking × TYPackaging × TYBoxing
(7)
RTY = 100% × 100% × 99.01% × 99.00% × 98.99% × 100%
RTY ≈ 97%
calculating the cycle time is needed to determine how many products
can be produced in a certain amount of time. The average number of
products that can be produced in a single production batch is 59,192
pieces. With the production time calculated in activity classification
(491 min), it can be measured that the average cycle time for mooncake
production is 120.55 units/minute. With this cycle time, the authors
calculated how many products could have been produced if the waste is
eliminated (Lost Product). The following are the detailed calculations
for lost product from each waste.

Waste calculation
Transportation. Based on the activity classification, five transportations
To calculate the number of products lost because of waste,

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Fig. 9. Forming Defect Waste RCA.

Fig. 10. Baking Defect Waste RCA.

Fig. 11. Packaging Defect Waste RCA.

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Fig. 12. EXcess Inventory Waste RCA.

Table 10
Failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA).
Waste Failure mode S Causes of failure O Control D RPN
Transportation Wasted time that cause the company to lose 3 Inefficient Layout 4 Factory Layout 3 36
its opportunity to produce more product Insufficient Tools (there are no transportation devices 4 Manual 3 36
and automation available) handling tools
Lack of manpower that force workers with different 4 Manpower 3 36
capabilities to do repetitive transportation activities.
Waiting Machine Set Wasted time that cause the company to lose 4 Different machine types and complexity 4 Production 2 32
Up its opportunity to produce more product machine
Different skills and experience of workers to do the machine setup 3 Manpower 3 36

Machine 4 Insufficient tools and different tool placement 3 Reparation tools 3 36

Breakdown Different machine reliability and repair complexity 3 machine
Production 4 48
Different skills and experience of technician 3 Manpower 4 48
Overprocessing Wasted time that cause the company to lose 3 Defects. The more defect exists in a process, the more 4 Number of 3 36
its opportunity to produce more product time needed to do the disposal process (overprocessing) defects
Defect Forming Lost product that causes the company to 2 Machine reliability and inconsistency 4 Forming 3 24
loss revenue machine
Setting inaccuracy by the worker in charge of the process 4 Manpower 2 16
Baking Machine reliability and inconsistency 4 Baking machine 3 24
(oven)
Setting and timing inaccuracy by the worker in charge of 4 Manpower 2 16
the process
Packaging Machine reliability and inconsistency 4 Packaging 3 24
machine
Setting inaccuracy and recklessness by the worker in 4 Manpower 2 16
charge of the process
EXcess Inventory Forecast Error 3 No procurement strategy 4 Manpower 1 12
Inaccurate forecasting demand 4 Manpower 1 12
Input Data Error Communication issue 3 Manpower 1 12
Unfollowed FIFO 3 Manpower 1 12

are needed in the mooncake production process. For the total five ac-
tivities related to transportation, 34 min are needed for movement
during the production process. From the calculation in Table 4, with a
total product of 59,192 units and a cycle time of 120.55 pcs/minute,
4099 units of product are lost because of the transportation process.
Therefore, if transportation can be eliminated, the outcome of the pro-
cess can be increased by 4099 units.
Waiting. Based on the waste identification, there are two types of
waiting that occur in the production process of mooncakes. The time
consumed for waiting waste is collected when the machine is being set
up and experiencing a breakdown that causes the production process
to be delayed. As mentioned, the machine set-up is bound to happen
within the production process of mooncake because it is a step
required in
processes involving machines in its operation. From Table 5, with a
total product of 59,192 units and 120.55 pcs/minute cycle time, there
are 3617 lost products that happened because of machine set-up.
Besides machine set-up, machine breakdown is another type of
waiting waste identified in the mooncake production process. Unlike
machine setup, machine breakdown does not happen regularly. The
frequency for it to happen depends on the type of the machine and the
type of damage encountered. The data used in Table 2 is based on the
average time needed to repair machines, assumed if the machine in
each process is having a downtime. The 100 min that are consumed
during machine breakdown could cost the company 12,055 products
when the cycle time is 120.55 pcs/minute.
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Table 11 Table 11 (continued )

Maintenance plan.
Machine Component Method Criteria Duration
Machine Component Method Criteria Duration (min)

(min)
Wheel Lubricate Wheel is 1
MiXer Overall Surface
cleaning MiXer surface is 3 bearing with lubricated.
free from dust and oil
unnecessary Total Duration 9
items. Oven Overall Interior Oven interior is 3
Securing • MiXer is 1 cleaning free from dust
attached by and unnecessary
bolts, will not items.
move when Securing Oven surrounding 1
operating. is clean (hazard-
• MiXer free).
surrounding is Wiring/ Oven is wired in a 1
clean (hazard- electrical proper power
free). supply based on
Wiring/ MiXer is wired in 1 miXer
electrical a proper power specification.
supply based on Visual Make sure there is 1
miXer inspection no missing or
specification. damaged
Visual Ensure there is no 1 components.
inspection missing or Machine Set machine 15
damaged setting based on
components. production needs
Machine Set machine 1 (include oven
setting based on pre-heating).
production needs. Psychrometer Visual Make sure the 0.5
Motor Oil seal Seal is lubricated. 1 Pan inspection psychrometer pan
Rotation Motor can rotate 1 is slowly dripped
miXer blade by water to
properly. maintain moist.
Vibration Motor did not 1 Rotating Visual Make sure 0.5
vibrate Dampers inspection damper
excessively when positioning not
operating. too close to each
GearboX Oil seal Seal is lubricated. 1 other.
Rotation Compressed Temperature Make sure the 1
GearboX can 1
rotate miXer Air check temperature of
properly. compressed air is
Total Duration 12 right.
Forming Gas and Steam Visual Make sure the gas 1
Overall Surface Machine surface 3
machine Valves inspection used is not run
cleaning is free from dust
and unnecessary out and is
items. properly
Securing • Machine is 1 connected to the
attached by steam valves.
bolts, will not Total Duration 24
move when Packaging Overall Surface Machine surface 3
operating. Machine cleaning is free from dust
• Machine and unnecessary
surrounding is items.

Wiring/ clean (hazard- Securing • Machine is 1

electrical free). attached by
Machine is wired 1 bolts, will not
in a proper power move when
supply based on operating.
Visual miXer • Machine
inspection specification. surrounding is
Make sure there is 1 clean (hazard-
no missing or free).
damaged items. W
components. i
Machine Set machine 1 r
setting based on i
production needs. n
Jack Lubricate the Jack is lubricated 1 g
thread with oil and fasten. /
and fasten it
using e
paintbrush l
Tube Wipe the Tube is free from 1 e
printer lever dust, moist and c
unnecessary t

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rical Machine Machine is wired 1 based on
setting in a proper power supply production needs.
based on miXer • Knives are free 1
Cutting specification. from dust and
Visual Knives Make sure there is 1 unnecessary
inspection no missing or items.
cleaning
damaged components.
and visual
Set machine 1
inspection
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Table 11 (continued ) stable (in-control) state. Monitoring the capability of an unstable process
Machine Component Method Criteria Duration
will not be meaningful because it can only reveal the current capability
(min) of a process now without explaining the capability of that process in
• Knives are
the future. Although process capability statistical measurement cannot
sharp and rust- be assessed, Cpk still can be obtained from the DPMO conversion
free. table. Therefore, further investigation of this out-of-control chart still
must be
Pressure Surface • Regulator is 1 carried out because an out-of-control chart indicates a non-random
Regulator cleaning and free from dust
variation caused by assignable causes.
temperature and
check unnecessary
items. Defect per million opportunities (DPMO)
• Regulator is in Critical to Quality is the quality characteristic that affects customer
the right
satisfaction with a product. For mooncake, customer satisfaction de-
Packaging Visual temperature.
1 pends on mooncake appearance (size and color), maturity, and pack-
Input Make sure the
inspection plastic used for aging. These are the requirements that needed to be used as standards
packaging is not that must be met to satisfy customers. The first standard related to
Total Duration
run out. mooncake size is inspected during the forming process. The second
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standard, size, and maturity is inspected during the baking process.
Lastly, the third standard related to packaging is inspected during the
production process of mooncake. This overprocessing waste happened packaging process.
because of the disposal activity needed to place defects that have been During the standard inspection, defects can be produced when a
sorted out during the quality control activity in the forming, baking, product does not meet the quality standard. Based on the waste identi-
and packaging process. In total, the lost time happened because of this fication, three types of defects are identified during the production
waste is 30 min with 10 min in each process. From the calculation in process: forming, baking, and packaging. Therefore, it can be deter-
Table 6, the lost product from this overprocessing waste is units with a mined that the CTQ for the mooncake production process is 3. After
total product of 3617 units and a cycle time of 120.55 units/minute. the CTQ is known, the DPMO can be calculated as below. The total
product and defect data used in Table 9 are calculated in average,
Defect. Unlike other types of waste, cycle time is not needed to calculate based on the data obtained from the company database.
the product loss caused by defect. This is because the defect is the lost In SiX Sigma, a 3.4 DPMO (6 sigma level) is set to be the objective
product itself. Table 7 shows the average defect data for mooncake of limiting defects from processes. However, from the calculation
based on its defect types. In the production process of mooncakes, the shown in Table 9, the DPMO and sigma level are found to be 9900 and
defects come from the forming, baking, and packaging process. From 3.9, respectively. This value is higher than the standardized goal of SiX
these processes, the average lost product is 586 products/day each. In Sigma. This means the opportunity of a process generating defects is
total, the products that are lost due to defect is 1758 pieces (on high. Based on the DPMO converting table, the 9900 DPMO value
average). In analyzing the Pareto Chart (Table 8), the 80/20 Rule generates a 1.3 Cpk. In general, the higher the Cpk value, the better
(Pareto principle) is used to determine the vital few and trivial many because a high Cpk value represents the higher capability of a process
of waste identified. From the Pareto line in Fig. 4, the types of waste to fulfill its requirements. A Cpk equal to 1.3 indicates a barely capable
that fall under 80% are waiting for waste due to machine process where the process is precisely at the specification limits
breakdown, trans- portation waste, waiting waste due to machine (Mahapatra et al., 2020). Therefore, it can be concluded that the
setup, and over- processing waste in order. These wastes are the vital process capability for the mooncake production process is good
few of the factors that require the most attention and effort. The other enough.
types of waste that fall under the 20% cut-off line are considered
trivial many or factors with a relatively small impact. Even though DMAIC process (Analyze)
critical waste is already known, other types of waste still cannot be
ignored because they cause In this research, two tools are used in the analysis phase of the
product loss. DMAIC process. The tools are the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and the
FMEA. The RCA identifies and categorizes problems that cause some-
Control chart thing to happen in an event. The FMEA is used to identify failures in
The data used to create the control chart is the defect data of the production process which aims to calculate the RPN (Risk Priority
mooncake from January until March 2022. The assumption of a 1/3 Number) obtained from the calculation of Severity X Occurrence x
ratio for three defect types will not be used to create the control chart Detectability and existing failures.
to get a more accurate result. Instead, the total defect is the data used
to calculate the Upper Control Limit (UCL) and Lower Control Limit Root cause analysis (RCA)
(LCL) of the control chart. To analyze the cause of waste generated from the production
Based on the control chart in Fig. 5, there are only four days when process of mooncake, root cause analysis is conducted. In this analysis
the defect is in control. The number of defects for the remaining 67 process, the Ishikawa diagram is used to visualize the cause and effect
days from January until March 2022 is proven to be out of control. of the waste detected during the production process of mooncake. The
With this finding, a process-capability statistical measure cannot be root cause analysis of each waste is presented in Fig. 6 until Fig. 12.
assessed because process capability can only be performed if the
process is in a

Table 12
Post-operation Maintenance Plan.
Machine Criteria Method Duration (min)

All Machines Cleanliness Clean machines that have been used. 2

Safety Make sure wiring has been unplugged from the power supply. 0.5
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Usage Make sure there is no broken machine components. 0.5
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Table 13 Table 13 (continued )

5 S Implementation.
Type of Waste 5 S Method Practice
Type of Waste 5 S Method Practice
2. Bookkeeping defects based on a standardized
Transportation Seiri 1. Procure manual handling equipment in every template.
(Sort) process that requires transportation. 3. Standardize the quality of used raw
2. Procure special or additional workers to materials.
monitor and conduct the transportation Shitsuke 1. Schedule a special team to assess quality
process. (Sustain) control activities.
Seiton 1. Ensure items that need to be moved are 2. Schedule a periodic quality control meeting
(Set in order) always in the same place/spot within a to monitor defects and process capability.
working area. 3. Schedule a periodic internal audit.
2. Set specified area for placing transportation Inventory Seiri 1. Provide procurement strategy.
equipment. (Sort) 2. Provide forecasting tools.
Seiso 1. Provide cleaning equipment in areas where 3. Provide warehousing SOP.
(Shine) transportation activities passed by. Seiton In the warehouse, place raw material based on
2. Ensure the transportation area/route is clean (Set in order) its arrival time.
of tools or people that can hinder the Seiso Clean warehouse area regularly to maintain raw
transportation process. (Shine) material quality and hygiene.
Seiketsu 1. Standardize transportation routes to save Seiketsu Introduce the warehousing SOP to the
(Standardize) transportation time. (Standardize) warehouse employee.
2. Standardize transportation equipment for Shitsuke 1. Provide training to adapt to the new
each transportation activity. (Sustain) procurement strategy and forecasting tools.
Shitsuke 1. Conduct socialization of 5 S importance and 2. Schedule a periodic internal audit.
(Sustain) how it should be implemented as a work
culture.
2. Schedule a periodic internal audit. Failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA)
Waiting Seiri 1. Sort reparation tools based on their function. FMEA is a technique that can be used to identify hazards and assess
(Sort) 2. Provide schedule for machine check-up.
risks where risk priority number (RPN) is used to analyze and rank the
3. Record machine breakdown data (reparation
time, date, and breakdown frequency). failure modes [16]. From Table 10, the highest value of RPN is 48 from
Seiton 1. Set specific areas to store reparation tools. waiting waste due to machine breakdown. The severity value for
(Set in order) 2. Ensure reparation tools are always in their waiting waste is equal to 4, indicating that this waste has a significant
place.
effect on its related systems. The system mentioned in this case is the
3. Place set up tools on each production station
(scales, measurement cups, and others).
production process of mooncake. With a severity value of 4, waiting
Seiso 1. Provide cleaning equipment for machines waste identified within the process could cause production delays,
(Shine) and production area. creating product loss and degrading revenue. For the occurrence value,
2. Clean production machine, tools, and area the waiting waste sourced from machine breakdown equals to 3. This
Seiketsu before and after the production process.
value is also deter-
mined based on the machine’s reliability and complexity and the
1. Standardize time to do machine set up.
(Standardize) 2. Record machine breakdown data based on a
different skills of the technician who handles the machine breakdown.
standardized template. Lastly, the detection value for machine breakdown is 4. This value is
Shitsuke 1. Schedule training for the technician to keep considered high, meaning that this waste is not likely to be detected.
(Sustain) up with the machine specification and Manpower and the machine itself hardly detect how and when this
update.
2. Schedule a periodic internal audit.
waste will occur. Herewith, understanding control and indicators of the
Overprocessing Seiri Provide disposal containers in every failure could help detect this type of waste. As mentioned in the FMEA
(Sort) workstation. table, the production machine is the control element in a machine
Seiton Place the disposal containers in a specific spot breakdown. Therefore, thoroughly understanding machine capability,
(Set in order) separated from the working area, so it did not
reliability, and other characteristics is beneficial in reducing or elimi-
interfere with the production process.
Seiso Clean disposal containers after the defective nating this type of waste.
(Shine) products are disposed.
Seiketsu Standardized procedure for the disposal process
(Standardize) (where, when, and how the defective product DMAIC process (Improve)
should be disposed).
Shitsuke Schedule a periodic internal audit. For this research, the improvement phase is divided into two stages.
(Sustain)
These stages are recommended improvements and future state mapping.
Defect Seiri 1. Sort defective products based on their type of
(Sort) defect. In recommended improvements, suggestions to eliminate waste are
2. Sort defective products based on its following elaborated using LSS tools that are selected based on the company’s
action (will the defective products are condition. Lastly, these suggestions are tested to see how they can be
thrown away/taken home by the worker/
impactful in their real application. This testing is observed through a
sold in a lower price).
3. Record number of defects on a daily basis to
future state value stream map. The future state value stream map is the
be assessed with the SiX Sigma methodology. updated value stream map after suggestions are implemented.
Seiton 1. Provide spots that are dedicated to quality
(Set in order) control activities. Recommended improvements
2. Provide defect containers with labels in
In this stage, recommendation plan and 5 S are presented. These
Seiso processes that has quality control activity.
1. Provide cleaning equipment in the quality
approaches are used together to complement each other. The recom-
(Shine) control area. mendation plan is used as a preventive effort to eliminate waste, while
2. Clean defect containers on a regular basis 5 S is used as a management principle to form a culture where em-

Seiketsu after the defective products are taken out. ployees from all levels are united to minimize waste.
(Standardize) 1. Standardize the quality control activities in
each step of the production process.
Recommendation plan
A preventive-based plan is the most suitable approach to be imple-
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to eliminate waste
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Table 14 content mentioned in the procedure. The “standard” mentioned in

Future activity classification. the SOP must also be elaborated to prevent misunderstanding. In
Process Activity Activity Classification Duration addition, SOP for secondary processes such as quality control, ma-
(min) chine setup, and sorting processes must also be made.
VA NVA NNVA
c. Work Facility (earplugs, air conditioner, and manual handling
Filling ✔ 5
Raw material equipment) - In the packaging area, the machines produce noises
(jenang) preparation
that could disturb working workers. In this situation, earplugs are
Cooking Mung beans boiling ✔ 15
Mung beans grinding ✔ 15 recommended to help workers focus on their tasks without being
Cooking ✔ 25 disturbed by the noises. In addition to noises, the air in the packaging
Quality control to check ✔ 1 area is hot. The air circulation is also deficient, making workers rush
filling standard to do their work. Therefore, an upgrade in the work facility by
Moving to forming area ✔ 1 installing Air Condition (AC) is recommended to prevent waste.

MiXing Post-operation ✔ 3
maintenance Providing manual handling equipment will make the transportation
Preventive maintenance ✔ 12 process easier for workers. With this equipment, the transportation
for miXer process can be faster and more efficient. Additionally, this equipment
Raw material ✔ 5
preparation
will provide safety for workers who are required to lift and move
MiXing
✔ 15 heavy items repetitively. Hereby, long-term fatigue can be
✔ 1
Quality control to check prevented so that workers can perform their tasks optimally.
dough standard d. Maintenance Plan - The objective of a preventive maintenance plan
Moving to forming area ✔ 1 is to prevent breakdown. Machine breakdown frequency is depen-

Forming Post-operation ✔ 3
maintenance dent on machine reliability and inconsistency. To ensure that the
Preventive maintenance ✔ 9 machine is reliable and consistent, preventive maintenance must be
for forming machine
conducted before and after the machine is used. The preventive
Dough forming ✔ 136 maintenance shown in Table 11 must be conducted before the ma-
Quality control to sort ✔ 15
out forming defect chine is used. With these maintenance checklists, machine break-
Moving to baking area ✔ 5 downs can be prevented or detected in advance. In addition to

Baking
Post-operation ✔ 3 preventive maintenance, post-operation maintenance must also be
maintenance conducted to check the machine’s condition after operation. The
Preventive maintenance ✔ 24
post-operation maintenance can be generalized for all machines as
for baking shown in Table 12. For both maintenance approaches, it is recom-
Baking ✔ 15
Cool down ✔ 15 mended that the workers carry out the procedure periodically, before
Quality control to sort ✔ 15 and after the machines are used.
out baking defect
Moving to packaging ✔ 5
area
Post-operation ✔ 3 Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain (5S). For the Improve step
maintenance
in the DMAIC process, the 5 S methodology is used to improve work-
Packaging Preventive maintenance ✔ 10
for packaging machine spaces in an effective, efficient, and clean manner. 5 S is a part of Lean
Take out from baking ✔ 10 management upholding the application of Kaizen (rapid improvement)
tray culture. Herewith, 5 S must be systematically applied as a cultural
Packaging ✔ 56 establishment methodology for employees involved in working culture.
Final packaging (boXing) ✔ 33
Final quality control ✔ 15
Thereby, the objectives of the 5 S implementation are:
Moving to warehouse ✔ 5
a. To identify what is required and what is not (Seiri).
Post-operation ✔ 3
maintenance b. To organize materials, parts, and equipment based on its function
Total 18 5 9 479 b. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) - Regarding the SOPs that
have been made, several recommendations can be used for
improvement. In terms of the template, the current SOP is in accor-
mooncake at the company. Herewith, recommendations to prevent
dance with a standard SOP template which consists of a title, task,
root causes were identified beforehand.
standard, and procedure. The thing that needs to be revised is the
a. Checklist and Record - The checklist can standardize the process so
that activities can be carried out in order. With the checklist, setting
inaccuracy can be prevented, and production steps will not be
missed. With the checklist, human error related to less thoroughness,
forgetfulness, and recklessness can be eliminated. Recording
recommendation is related to inventory and defect data. For in-
ventory, it is recommended to data the raw material procurement
to prevent excess inventory. In addition, the defect must be
recorded based on its type and frequency. With this defect data,
further analysis can be carried out to improve the process and
prevent pro- cess failure that can create defects.
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(Seiton).
c. To create a clean and hazard-free workplace (Seiso).
d. To standardize work practices through a systematic workflow
(Seiketsu).
e. To realize a continuous improvement in habits and culture
(Shitsuke).

These objectives are based on the 5 S principles. To make sure

that these objectives are achieved, the 5 S methodology must be
imple- mented based on the types of waste identified in the
production process. With this, the implementation of the 5 S
methodology is shown in Table 13.

Recommended Improvements Analysis

For this research, the suggestions that will be tested are those that are
expected to reduce product loss due to lost time or NVA activities.
Based on the waste calculation, the type of waste that causes the
highest product loss and has the highest RPN is the waiting waste
due to ma- chine breakdown. Indeed, the frequency of machine
breakdown is un- known, so the worst-scenario assumption must be
used. However, the suggestion is made on a preventive-based
approach which can be beneficial to overcome unpredictable
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Fig. 13. Future Value Stream Map.

time, the lead time and the value-added time of the improved process are
Table 15 also changed. From the future VSM, it is known that the lead time and
Before and After LSS Measurement Indicators. value-added time are equal to 479 and 340 min, respectively. From
Measurement Indicators Before After Note these known variables, the new PCE can be calculated by:
Lead time (minutes) 491 479 Decreased
Total Value Add Time × 100% (8)
Value-added time (minutes) 325 340 Increased PCE (%) = Total Lead Time
PCE (%) 66.19% 70.98% Increased
Cycle time (sec/pcs) 0.498 0.486 Decreased
Lost time (minutes) 194 87 Decreased 340minutes
PCE (%) = 479minutes ×
Lost products (pcs/min) 25,146 12,508 Decreased 100%
PCE(%) ≈ 70.98%
breakdown. In addition to the preventive and post-operation mainte-
nance suggestions, another suggestion that will be tested is the sugges-
tion to incorporate the QC and disposal value at the end of each DMAIC Conclusion
production process. With this suggestion, it is expected that NVA ac-
tivities of disposal can be eliminated from the process. Another sug- From the improvement phase of the DMAIC process, there are
gestion that is used is to double the number of workers in the improvement suggestions that are proposed to be implemented in the
transportation process. With these worker additions, it is expected that company production system as an effort to eliminate waste. These sug-
the duration needed to do the transportation process will be cut in half. gestions are:
From these suggestions, the steps of the production process will be
updated in Table 14. a. Preventive and post-operation maintenance – These suggestions
The difference between the future activity classification and the are made as an effort to prevent machine breakdown because
current activity classification can be known for the new duration ob- machine breakdown is the type of waste that causes the most lost
tained after the suggestions are applied. Suppose the suggestions are time and has the highest RPN.
implemented, the duration can be reduced to 479 min which is 12 min b. Assign workers and provide manual handling tools – This
faster. This reduction is obtained from the removal of the disposal ac- suggestion attempts to cut the transportation time needed in each
tivity and the transportation time. By eliminating the disposal time, the production process. By assigning additional workers to do the
worker assigned in this process can be reassigned to handle the trans- transportation, the transportation time is expected to be reduced by
portation activity. By this, it is expected that the transportation time half.
can be reduced. Herewith, the new VSM can be drawn as shown in c. Combining the QC and disposal activities – This suggestion is used
Fig. 13. From the VSM, the duration needed to produce 59,192 pieces to lessen the duration of the production process because these
of mooncake is reduced from 491 min to 479 min. With this new processes have the same goal and can be done simultaneously. In
duration, the cycle time will be reduced to 0.486 s/pcs, which is addition, the QC activity to sort out defects in the packaging
lower than the production takt time. In addition to the changes in process is eliminated because the QC can be done once the final QC
the process cycle is conducted at the end.

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d. 5 S Implementation – This suggestion is implemented as an initiation

to know what is needed and what is not. In addition, this suggestion also be done. This research could help the company learn about its
is also used to form a working culture involving workers from all working culture and employee involvement to create efforts to produce
levels. waste. Lastly, research related to human factor analysis is also
suggested to learn more about the level of worker productivity related
These suggestions are tested to know and calculate the impact ob- to motion waste. This research will be used to find points of
tained from implementing LSS as an approach to minimize waste at improvement needed to increase productivity to its maximum level.
the company. SiX indicators can be measured to weigh the effect of the
LSS approach. Declaration of Competing Interest
From Table 15, the process efficiency is increased by 4.79%. This
indicates improvement because the implemented suggestions increase The authors declare that they have no known competing financial
the efficiency of the production process. Related to this indicator, the interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to
cycle time of the process is also decreased to 0.486 s/pcs, which means influence the work reported in this paper.
the process can produce one product 0.012 s faster. Not only in terms
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Suppose the suggestions are implemented, the company can enhance
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After being theoretically proven that the application of LSS is effec-
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for the company. First, it is highly suggested that the company record
inventory data to know how excessive the inventory is and implement
the LSS suggestion to minimize this waste and continue the DMAIC
approach until the Control phase after the suggestions are implemented.
Secondly, it is also recommended that the company create weekly,
monthly, and annual preventive maintenance plans for each
production machine to increase the certainty of machine reliability.
Lastly, the company can provide a QC department that handles quality
control assessment to know the impact of the suggestions on the
number of defects. The quality control assessment can also be used to
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