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A Lean Six Sigma framework to enhance the competitiveness in selected automotive component manufacturing organisations

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2018
Background: Currently, globalisation, economic uncertainty and fluctuating market demands prompt leaders all over the world to improve their operations and to enhance innovations in processes, products and services in a very reactive manner.
Raveen Rathilall, Shalini Singh
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Transferrin receptor 1‐mediated iron uptake supports thermogenic activation in human cervical‐derived adipocytes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this study, we found that human cervical‐derived adipocytes maintain intracellular iron level by regulating the expression of iron transport‐related proteins during adrenergic stimulation. Melanotransferrin is predicted to interact with transferrin receptor 1 based on in silico analysis.
Rahaf Alrifai, Mizuki Seo, Gyath Karadsheh, Fachrur Rizal Mahendra, Máté Á Demény, Ferenc Győry, János András Mótyán, László Fésüs, Endre Kristóf, Rini Arianti   +9 more
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The planar cell polarity protein Vangl2 interacts with the PDZ‐domains of Scribble but not with a unique PDZ‐like domain in Inturned

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Structural and biochemical characterisations show that the planar cell polarity (PCP) protein Inturned harbours a unique PDZ‐like domain that does not bind canonical PDZ‐binding motifs (PBMs) like that of another PCP protein Vangl2. In contrast, the apical‐basal polarity protein Scribble contains four PDZ domains that bind Vangl2, but one PDZ domain ...
Stephan Wilmes, Jan Brysch, Carmen Gelze, Lilli Meier, Daniel Kümmel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Residual tail twisting in ascidian larvae is stabilized by asymmetric myofibrils that resist bilateral symmetry restoration

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ascidian Ciona larvae initially show strong clockwise tail twisting, which is largely corrected during development. However, a small residual twist remains. This study shows that organized helical myofibrils in tail muscles mechanically stabilize this residual asymmetry, preventing complete restoration of bilateral symmetry and revealing how embryos ...
Yuki S. Kogure, Misaki K. Nishio, Satoru Okuda, Kohji Hotta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case study in six sigma methadology : manufacturing quality improvement and guidence for managers

, 2011
This article discusses the successful implementation of Six Sigma methodology in a high precision and critical process in the manufacture of automotive products.
Antony, Jiju, Gijo, E. V., Gijo, E V, Childe, S.J., E.V. Gijo, S.J. Childe, Jiju Antony, Childe, Stephen J   +7 more
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An unexpected alternative viologen electron mediator site in tungsten‐containing formate dehydrogenase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
An unexpected alternative interaction site for ethyl viologen was identified in formate dehydrogenase 1 from Methylorubrum extorquens. Combined mutagenesis, kinetic analysis, and docking revealed that aromatic residues near an iron–sulfur cluster enable flavin mononucleotide‐independent electron transfer, offering a framework for engineering improved ...
Eleni G. Poloniataki, Yong Hwan Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Winning customer loyalty in an automotive company through Six Sigma: a case study

, 2007
Six Sigma is a disciplined approach to improving product, process and service quality. Since its inception at Motorola in the mid 1980s Six Sigma has evolved significantly and continues to expand to improve process performance, enhance business ...
Antony, Jiju, Kumar, Maneesh, Antony, Frenie Jiju, Madu, Christian N, Madu, Christian N.   +4 more
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Ubiquitination of secretory granules promotes their crinophagic degradation in Drosophila

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ubiquitination of secretory granules in Drosophila larval salivary glands is a critical molecular trigger for crinophagy, the lysosomal degradation of unreleased, or low‐quality granules. The E3 ubiquitin ligase Cnot4 is recruited to the surface of secretory granules to induce crinophagy.
Tamás Csizmadia, Anna Dósa, Asha Kiran Maddali, András Jipa, Hajnalka Laczkó‐Dobos, Péter Lőw, Gábor Juhász   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of six sigma methodology to reduce defects of a grinding process

, 2011
Six Sigma is a data-driven leadership approach using specific tools and methodologies that lead to fact-based decision making. This paper deals with the application of the Six Sigma methodology in reducing defects in a fine grinding process of an ...
Gijo, E. V., Scaria, Johny, Antony, Jiju, Gijo, E V, E. V. Gijo, Johny Scaria, Jiju Antony   +6 more
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Electron transfer between complexes III and IV in S. cerevisiae mitochondrial membranes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in S. cerevisiae mitoplasts is limited by complex IV catalytic capacity, rather than two‐dimensional cytochrome c diffusion. At physiological cytochrome c : supercomplex ratios at salinity equivalent to that of 20 mm monovalent salt, activity is maximized, indicating that this low ionic strength accurately mimics
Ana Paula Lobez, Mikael Oliveberg, Peter Brzezinski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source