We have all been frustrated at one time or another when a battery fails!
Today batteries power smartphones, laptops, smart watches, drones, robots, automobiles and energy grids…to name a few.
Companies, like Amperex Technology Ltd. (ATL) are concerned with enhancing quality and reliability which will provide them with a competitive edge.
ATL Customer Story
Challenge
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Retain a competitive edge by enhancing quality and reliability.
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Solution
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Analytics integration via JMP® enables engineers to easily apply statistical methods like reliability analysis to optimize all stages of the product life cycle from design and development to production and usage maintenance. JMP is a one-stop shop for a range of engineering activities at ATL including data collection, malfunction classification and risk prediction.
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Results
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Specialty applications like deterministic and probabilistic modeling in JMP have helped the company to reduce process variation on a broad scale. A team of Six Sigma experts say that since adopting JMP, they have significantly reduced variance.
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It started with helping senior management understand how Six Sigma can help them achieve their strategic goals in a more effective manner.” It starts with addressing managers’ or executives’ pain points, then introducing solutions, beautifully illustrated in JMP graphics – something tangible and interactive for management to embrace.
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“JMP (software)’s interactive graphics are very easy to understand. The entire representation is very intuitive and clear. All my colleagues agree."
– Wang Guifu, Principal Engineer of Reliability Engineering
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“We’ve reduced variance by around 50 percent. Our bosses and customers were very pleased with the result.”
– Henry Qiao, Six Sigma Deployment Manager
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A solid foundation has now been laid for truly cutting-edge analytics integration. Statistical training is therefore becoming first-order business for new ATL employees. JMP is introduced right away. Training is then an ongoing process.
