A clear starting pointMake the problem
small enough to work on.
Compare similar shipments before blaming the storage location.
Sample baseline4%shipments contain errors
Proposed goal1%error goal
Illustrative starting figures. The goal has not been achieved.
Logistics / DMAICOPEX field notes
Send the right shipment
Compare similar shipments before blaming the storage location.
Sample starting point4%shipments contain errors
↗Goal to work towards1%error goal
01Define
Shipment content errors
02Measure
120/3,000 contain errors
03Analyze
Compare locations fairly
04Improve
Try clearer storage
05Control
Check errors and throughput
Define the miss→Measure fairly→Test one change→Control the result↻
A worked example to learn from. Sample figures and people; targets are not achieved results.