第1話Chapter 1

The substation that kept failing

A 3kV traction substation broke down about 1.1 times a week. A Lean Six Sigma DMAIC project found the cause and took it to near zero.
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • DMAIC
  • Root-cause analysis

2021

Boughton substation. December 2020.
Another breakdown?!
About 1.1 failures every week.

A 3kV traction substation the trains depend on.

No guessing. Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC, one phase at a time.
Follow the data.
The five phases:
Define. Measure. Analyse.
Improve. Control.
Each one signed off before the next began.
Root cause: failing PCB components.
Near zero!
Breakdowns: from 1.1 a week to near zero.
Quiet week.

Full sign-off on every DMAIC phase, and measurable operational benefits.