Title: PMDECS approach of red bin analysis – the art of problem solving in manufacturing industry

Authors: Sumit Shandilya; Jaskiran Arora; Kalluri Vinayak

Addresses: School of Management, BML Munjal University, 67, NH 48, Kapriwas, Haryana 122413, India ' School of Management, BML Munjal University, 67, NH 48, Kapriwas, Haryana 122413, India ' SRM University, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203, India

Abstract: Over the years, problem solving in manufacturing industries has become one of the key attributes and a differentiator in this competitive market. A notable fact, which has emerged from the literature of problem solving, is that most of the time it has been a reactive approach. If the approach has to be preventive then there must be automation or application approaches involving statistics. In developing countries where component manufacturers still struggle to implement an effective problem solving methodology, OEM's have relatively better awareness of problem solving but they are yet to have an effective problem-solving methodology, which can be cost effective, time saving and simultaneously have a preventive approach rather than a reactive approach. In this paper, authors have demonstrated PMDECS approach of red bin analysis, which reduces the issues and problems at source as a preventive approach. This is an alternative approach towards problem solving based on the Deming's PDCA cycle.

Keywords: red bin analysis; problem solving process; manufacturing problems; defects and defectives; supplier upgradations; supplier management; operation excellence; business process improvement; continual improvement.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2023.130301

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage, 2023 Vol.14 No.3, pp.300 - 329

Received: 09 Sep 2021
Accepted: 07 Feb 2022
Published online: 17 Apr 2023 *