PROJECT REPORT

ON

“SIX SIGMA AT KCI BEARINGS PVT. LTD.”

INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY

Modern society has a higher demand for quality than it had before. There is a Plethora of
quality improvement techniques available which makes it harder for companies to decide
which one to apply. They need support in this decision and in knowing how to apply the
chosen techniques, if they want to improve their business and stay competitive.

Six Sigma approach is a very successful quality improvement tool. In the last two
decades, it has helped many companies to success. Recently, the Six Sigma approach was
introduced in the BPO Companies. Some BPO companies have been trying to adapt Six
Sigma for their business and development processes. But there are misconceptions about
the applicability of Six Sigma in BPO.

In recent years, the companies and organizations around the world are showing great
interests in quality. Six Sigma approach is a structured quantitative method which is
invented by Motorola in 1986 for improving the product quality. Its aim is to enhance
organization’s performance by using statistical analytic techniques.

After two decades of successful implementation in manufacturing and Service, Six Sigma
is approved as an effective methodology for improving quality.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Six Sigma at many organizations simply means a measure of quality that strives for near
perfection. Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for
eliminating defects (driving toward six standard deviations between the mean and the
nearest specification limit) in any process – from manufacturing to transactional and from
product to service.

It seeks to improve the quality of the output of a process by identifying and removing the
causes of defects and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes. It
uses a set of quality management methods, mainly empirical, statistical methods, and
creates a special infrastructure of people within the organization, who are experts in these
methods. Each Six Sigma project carried out within an organization follows a defined
sequence of steps and has specific value targets, for example: reduce process cycle time,
reduce pollution, reduce costs, increase customer satisfaction, and increase profits.

This project is about studying Six sigma implementation at KCI Bearings Pvt. Ltd.

KCI Bearings (India) Pvt Ltd, an ISO/TS 16949 certified company, is one of the
specialized bearing manufacturers. Ever since the establishment of the company, KCI
Bearings has provided innovative bearings that are designed for superior life cycle and
performance. Company is into the business of automotive bearing and textile bearing.
KCI Bearings’ is certified ISO/TS 16949:2009 company.

RATIONAL OF THE STUDY

Six Sigma is a method that provides organizations tools to improve the capability of their
business processes. This increase in performance and decrease in process variation lead to
defect reduction and improvement in profits, employee morale, and quality of products or
services. Six Sigma quality is a term generally used to indicate a process is well
controlled.
Six Sigma is a methodology for pursuing continuous improvement in
customer satisfaction and profit. It is a management philosophy
attempting to improve effectiveness and efficiency.

The goal of Six Sigma method is to ensure the highest quality of manufacturing
process outputs by means of identifying the causes of deviations or defects and
removing them. The approach is based on the goal of minimizing variability in
manufacturing and business processes. To reach these results, Six Sigma
methodology outlines special projects with defined sequences of steps and KPIs,
which are mostly quantified targets.

OBJECTIVES OF STUDY

Following were the objectives of the study:-

 To Study the concept of Six Sigma.

 To understand how Six Sigma is implemented in KCI Bearing Pvt. Ltd.
 To discuss the acceptance of Six Sigma in KCI Bearing Pvt. Ltd.
 To have reduction in defects in fine grinding process in bearing manufacturing

 To study the draw back in present system.

 Screen out the suitable Six Sigma tools and techniques for software companies

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH DESIGN

A research design is a framework to prepare plan or study. It is useful as a guide to

collect the data and analyzing it. It is a blue print that is followed in completing the
study. Research design is the conceptual structure within which the research will be
conduct.
 Type of Research : The study exploratory in nature.

SOURCES OF DATA COLLECTION:

 Primary data will be collected through interview of official

staff.
 Secondary data will be collected through brochures ,
internet, company’s annual report.

DATA ANALYSIS

It will be done through different ratios.

LIMITATION

1) This project is restricted to study purpose only and can be used keeping in
view the object that is made for.

2) The respondent in the project may not reveal important / confidential

information pertaining to the company policy and for this the project should be used
keeping in view the said limitation.

3) Finding of the study will be based on the assumptions that respondents have
given correct information.

EXPECTED CONTRIBUTION
With this project, I hope it will be helpful to understand the implementation of six sigma
in bearing manufacturing company. This project will helpful to the company to
understand efficiency of inventory management.