Kaizen case study submitted by ETA Ascon during 3rd Continual Improvement & Innovation Symposium organized by Dubai Quality Group's Continual Improvement Subgroup to celebrate World Quality Day 2011

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KAIZEN REPORT June 2011 QA/QC/2011-01 1 of 1
Company logo Company Name Department Section/Process
ETA ASCON QUALITY CONSTRUCTION SITE/PROJECT
Improvement Title:
ELIMINATNG HONEYCOMBING DEFECT IN CONCRETE
Category: [ ] Quality improvement [ ] Health & Safety [ ] Environment [ ] Productivity [ ] Office processes [ ] Product design improvement [ ] Service improvement
Before Situation Root Cause Analysis Improvement Measures After Situation
BEFORE KAIZEN 1. Droping Height of Concrete mix 1. Concrete Coring was 1. Repairing was done as per the
during pouring was more, which was done on the water tank approved method statement
done to avoid construction joint in wall on Major 2. Water tank Testing was carried
watertank Honeycomb Location out and found satisfactory
to find the depth of
2. Concrete vibrator applied at a greater Segregation
pitch during compacting of poured
2. Method Statement was
concrete
submitted for Repairing
the Honeycombs in Fire
Fighting Watertank
3. A tool box talk was
Segregation and Honeycombs found in Concrete Works for Fire given to site engineers
Fighting Tank in Service Building and concrete pouring
workers to educate
them on correct
pouring height and
vibrator pitch.
Benefits: Participation
1. Reduced risk of leakage,
2. Better aesthetics Shriram (QA/QC), Satish (Project Engineer), Ayub (Foreman)
Standardization: Horizontal Deployment Opportunities (Replication):
Method statement for concrete pouring was amended to specify correct pouring height. The method statement for concrete pouring can be used for all concrete
Method statement for repair of major honeycombing in watertight structure has been formulated. structure.
Single Point Lesson: Remark / Management Comments: We can potentially save AED 100,000
Ensure reminding of right instruction just before an operation is performed. in every project by following standard practice during concrete pouring.
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Declaration: We are submitting this Kaizen case voluntarily to DQG for participation in Kaizen Blitz competition. We are glad to authorize DQG to share this information with the Business
community at large to promote Continual Improvement and good practices. We confirm that the improvement has been initiated and completed.
Signed by Authorised signatory: _______________________Name:______Shriram_____Designation:________QA/QC Engineer_________________ Date: ____/____/________