The European Six Sigma Club Deutschland e.V. (ESSC-D) presents the four winners of the 2019 competition. Every year, it honors scientific work that deals with the application of the Six Sigma methodology. To this end, it looks for the best work on the further development of the Six Sigma methodology at German-speaking universities and colleges. <\/p>\n
The Gold Award 2019 goes to Franziska Sch\u00e4fer from the Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) in Erlangen-Nuremberg for her thesis \u201cApplication of the DMAIC cycle for the development of a data-based fault prediction system\u201d. Andrea Berger from Landshut University of Applied Sciences received the silver prize for her master’s thesis \u201cFault pattern crack in the G31 LTH\u201d. Maikel Weis and his team from Koblenz University of Applied Sciences won bronze for their thesis \u201cAnalysis of delivery performance evaluation by OES (Original Equipment Services) in the Neuwied aftermarket segment\u201d. The \u201cGerman Six Sigma Award Practice\u201d for the best practical application of the Six Sigma methodology was awarded to Serena Guth from S\u00fcdpack Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG for her project \u201cImproving process reliability for laser orders\u201d. Increasingly, female students are also submitting their work. \u201cWe are pleased to see that Six Sigma is no longer a purely male domain. This time, women also predominate among the award winners,\u201d says Almut Melzer, leading jury member of the ESSC-D. In addition, an honorary prize was awarded in 2019 to Dr. Thomas Seffern, who dealt intensively with the topic of \u201cDevelopment of a management and measurement system for integrated effectiveness and efficiency enhancement in the company’s own value chain\u201d in his doctoral thesis. <\/p>\n
The European Six Sigma Club Germany congratulates all winners and thanks them for their submissions. The awards ceremony will take place on March 12, 2020 at the Six Sigma Conference in Berlin. Entries for the Six Sigma Award 2020 can be submitted throughout the year, starting in January. Further information: www.sixsigmaclub.de<\/a> under the heading Dates. <\/p>\n