489Chapter twenty-two: Using Six Sigma to evaluate automatic identication technologies
After conducting the measure phase, the team was able to determine the following
metrics:
Metric 1: NCLPN
Metric 2: IR
Metric 3: FNLH
After determining the metrics, the team then began the analyze phase of DFSSR. The
results of the facility layout analysis were as follows: Two oor-level conveyors travel to
the outbound shipping transportation area. The pallets are staged in front of the conveyor
so that they can be “broken” pallet case picked. Then the workers unload the pallet onto
the oor conveyor where the pallets have a designated location.
This would indicate that xed location designs are possible. However, integrating
bar codes or additional RFID label ...