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Alliax first generation of Six Sigma
Champions and Green Belts, who developed
improvement projects in service areas,
obtaining direct benefits for their
clients.
Alliax
Success Story
The goal that Alliax and R&A set
when they decided to establish a work
relationship, was to “Develop
Managers Section Leaders as Six Sigma
Champions to allow them define and
select projects.” As a result,
there would be a first generation
of trained Six Sigma Green Belts to
develop 14 improvement projects using
DMAIC methodology.”
The methodology
used to achieve the goal above described
was:
Implementation of Six Sigma projects:
1.
18 Managers were trained as Champions,
who evaluated and selected the following
projects:
•
Reduce complaints regarding
the traveling service, received through
the Help Desk.
•
Reduce the number of errors
in indirect materials purchase orders
negotiated by Alliax for Nemak.
•
Increase and control on time
deliveries of materials and spare
parts from Alliax suppliers to Nemak.
•
Keep the Alliax’s income
level, preventing losing clients of
the strategic purchasing service.
•
Increase evaluation scorecard
for the Strategic Purchasing service
to Sigma Alimentos.
•
Reduce the number of errors
in Nemak’s SRM electronic transactions.
•
Reduce the time to solve the
operation problems for the SRM reported
by Sigma Alimentos.
•
Reduce the number of errors
in Payroll processing for Alestra.
•
Decrease the number of errors
in IMSS calculation processing for
Alestra.
•
Disminuir la antigüedad
de facturas pendientes de pago, anticipos
y remisiones para Sigma Alimentos.
•
Reduce accounts payable aging
and prepayments for Sigma Alimentos.
•
Increase the number of Nemak´s
suppliers that verify shipping documents
in Alliax Portal, so that they represent
at least 30% of the invoices.
•
Reduce the aging of the past
due sundry receivable and payable
in Sigma Alimentos.
•
Decrease conciliation time
and number of items in Sigma Alimentos.
•
Reduce old payroll items regarding
to retentions, discounts and similars
in Sigma Alimentos.
2.
Project allocation to 21 selected
Green Belts.
DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve
and Control) methodology training
for Green Belts.
Constant advise and support to address
questions during the implementation
of the improvement projects.
Improvement projects presentation
to Alliax Directors.
3.
Application of Green Belt certification
exams.
Improvement Projects follow up.
Achievements
1.
18 managers certified as Six Sigma
Champions.
2.
21 employees certified as Six Sigma
Green Belts.
3.
14 successful improvement projects,
with important benefits such as:
•
Reduction of complaints regarding
the travel service.
•
Reduction of the number of
errors in Purchase Orders.
•
Better on time deliveries from
suppliers of materials and spare parts.
•
Better scorecard achieved for
the Strategic Supply service.
•
Reduction of the operation
problems solution time.
•
Problem solving based on root
causes.
•
Less number of errors in Payroll
processing.
•
Reduction of the aging for
past due accounts payable.
•
Increase the number of suppliers
who self verify their own documents
on the web page.
•
Decrease the aging of the standing
items in sundry receivable and payable,
and payroll related items.
•
Reduction of the conciliation
time.
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