Quality improvement in ammonium nitrate production using Six Sigma methodology

Six sigma has been used in different industries to reach operational excellence. However, in the chemical industry, the application of this methodology is limited. This research presents an implementation of the six sigma method for ammonium nitrate (AN) content optimization in condensate production...

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Autores:
Ochoa-González, Olmedo
Coronado-Hernández, Jairo R.
Macías-Jiménez, Mayra A.
Romero-Conrado, Alfonso R.
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http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_816b
Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Corporación Universidad de la Costa
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REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
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eng
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Palabra clave:
Chemical industry
Ammonium nitrate
Condensate production
Fertilizer industry
Quality improvement
Six Sigma
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dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Quality improvement in ammonium nitrate production using Six Sigma methodology
title Quality improvement in ammonium nitrate production using Six Sigma methodology
spellingShingle Quality improvement in ammonium nitrate production using Six Sigma methodology
Chemical industry
Ammonium nitrate
Condensate production
Fertilizer industry
Quality improvement
Six Sigma
title_short Quality improvement in ammonium nitrate production using Six Sigma methodology
title_full Quality improvement in ammonium nitrate production using Six Sigma methodology
title_fullStr Quality improvement in ammonium nitrate production using Six Sigma methodology
title_full_unstemmed Quality improvement in ammonium nitrate production using Six Sigma methodology
title_sort Quality improvement in ammonium nitrate production using Six Sigma methodology
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Ochoa-González, Olmedo
Coronado-Hernández, Jairo R.
Macías-Jiménez, Mayra A.
Romero-Conrado, Alfonso R.
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Ochoa-González, Olmedo
Coronado-Hernández, Jairo R.
Macías-Jiménez, Mayra A.
Romero-Conrado, Alfonso R.
dc.subject.spa.fl_str_mv Chemical industry
Ammonium nitrate
Condensate production
Fertilizer industry
Quality improvement
Six Sigma
topic Chemical industry
Ammonium nitrate
Condensate production
Fertilizer industry
Quality improvement
Six Sigma
description Six sigma has been used in different industries to reach operational excellence. However, in the chemical industry, the application of this methodology is limited. This research presents an implementation of the six sigma method for ammonium nitrate (AN) content optimization in condensate production for a fertilizer company in Colombia. The paper aims to determine the levels for input variables in the process, to meet desirable standards for condensate quality in terms of ammonium nitrate content. Based on the DMAIC steps implementation, it was possible to establish the main variables affecting the condensate quality and their optimal levels to reach an ammonium nitrate content below 15,000 ppm. These results demonstrate the impact that a six sigma project may have on operational effectiveness and quality improvement for meeting the customer requirements.
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