Lean approach on Turbomachinery Test Control Rooms: a Baker Hughes case study

This thesis is the result of my internship at Baker Hughes Massa plant, a multinational operating in the energy technology sector. The project aimed to define a new approach for testing control rooms design, embracing collaboration purposes of the operating team. For the project Lean and Six Sigma tools were applied. The study encompassed AS-IS analysis following the fundamental steps of the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) methodology, followed by defining the optimal TO-BE situation, strongly validated by a benefit analysis considering the company's testing volume increase in the upcoming years. The analysis of the current situation revealed efficacy gaps in the information flow of the testing activities, highlighting the necessity of space evaluation and layout optimization. The primary benefits resulting from the new design of the changes include workers alertness and efficiency, providing time waste and movement reduction, increasing safety, and leading to customer satisfaction.