| With the rapid progress of industrial automation,the manufacturing industry is developing towards digitization,intelligence,and integration.Many large enterprises have basically achieved unmanned workshops and are gradually approaching the Industry 4.0standard.Automation equipment is constantly being updated and replaced,requiring equipment maintenance engineering managers to conduct higher-level management and research on automation equipment.As a rapidly emerging and rapidly developing industry in China,the photovoltaic industry has a large proportion of equipment investment.In order to better reduce costs,improve product quality and customer satisfaction,and continue to develop in a limited resource environment,enterprise management needs to increase their attention to the economy of equipment maintenance engineering,equipment stability,and equipment operation efficiency.From the data released by China’s photovoltaic industry in recent years,it can be seen that the demand for photovoltaic power stations is gradually saturated,and the prices of photovoltaic silicon wafers and modules continue to decline.Local governments have improved the overall automation production level of the photovoltaic industry by eliminating polluting,low efficiency,and small-scale photovoltaic enterprises.Based on market supply and demand and relevant policies,the photovoltaic industry has begun to transform and upgrade from single sided small and medium-sized to double-sided large size.A large number of equipment updates and upgrades have prompted equipment managers to innovate the methods and concepts of equipment maintenance engineering management,optimize equipment maintenance models,including independent maintenance mainly undertaken by the production and manufacturing department,independent inspection,and equipment professional inspection and lubrication mainly undertaken by the equipment department Equipment professional maintenance,equipment maintenance and debugging,equipment transformation and upgrading,equipment spare parts management,equipment maintenance cost control,etc.The standardization and effectiveness of photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering are not only the foundation for ensuring the comprehensive operational efficiency of equipment,but also a strong guarantee for the output and quality of photovoltaic modules.The maintenance cost of photovoltaic automation equipment,as an important indicator of the economic efficiency of equipment maintenance engineering in the photovoltaic industry,is increasingly receiving attention from enterprise managers.The automation processes of photovoltaic enterprises include cleaning and velvet making,high-temperature diffusion,secondary cleaning,back passivation,coating,screen printing,and sorting.The types and structures of automation machines in each process are different,and the accuracy level varies.Maintenance management cannot effectively control the cost of maintenance projects through routine data collection.In recent years,although the company’s equipment department has provided technical training to personnel to quickly respond to equipment failures,reduce failure rates,and improve equipment turnover,due to market saturation,production capacity demand has decreased,and equipment maintenance costs have become prominent,posing higher requirements for cost control of equipment maintenance engineering.As a management method of lean production,Six Sigma has been promoted and implemented in many large and medium-sized enterprises both domestically and internationally,and the continuous improvement results have been widely recognized.How to improve equipment maintenance and management capabilities and reduce equipment maintenance engineering costs through Six Sigma management based on the characteristics of photovoltaic automation equipment has become a topic that equipment managers need to conduct in-depth research.In the context of exploring the application of the Six Sigma management theory model in cost management of equipment maintenance engineering,this article reviews literature and monographs on Six Sigma cost management,clarifies the relevant theories of equipment maintenance engineering,Six Sigma management theory,and cost management theory,proposes the current status and problems of cost management for photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering,and focuses on the current status and problems of cost management for photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering,Compare and analyze the cost management method of Six Sigma with traditional cost management methods,conduct in-depth research on the feasibility of cost management for equipment maintenance engineering based on Six Sigma,and qualitatively analyze various influencing factors in the cost of photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering,identify potential influencing factors,use AHP method and fuzzy evaluation method to quantitatively analyze the weight of potential influencing factors,and use brainstorming method The causal analysis method identifies the root causes of key influencing factors,and then develops corresponding improvement measures.Using Minitab statistical software,the normality of cost control results is tested,and the application of the Six Sigma model in cost management of photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering is analyzed,Verified the feasibility and practicality of cost management for photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering based on six sigma,proposed an implementation process for equipment maintenance cost control based on six sigma management,and further verified the feasibility and effectiveness of six sigma management in photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering cost management using DMAIC analysis method.This article verifies the feasibility and practicality of equipment maintenance engineering cost management based on Six Sigma through the application of the Six Sigma theoretical model in photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering cost management,clarifies the relevant theories of equipment maintenance engineering,and analyzes the current situation and existing problems of photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering cost management based on traditional equipment maintenance engineering cost management methods,Propose cost management for photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering based on Six Sigma.Based on the Six Sigma management theoretical foundation model,use statistical methods to measure the maintenance costs of DMAIC at each stage through practical cases,analyze the root causes of key influencing factors,and propose cost control improvement plans;The implementation of Six Sigma management theory in the cost management of photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering not only reduces the production cost of enterprises and has significant significance in achieving the overall cost goals of enterprises,but also verifies the feasibility of Six Sigma management as an effective tool for cost management of photovoltaic industry automation equipment maintenance engineering,This provides a new approach and method for cost management of automation equipment maintenance engineering in the entire photovoltaic industry,injecting new impetus into improving the cost management level of automation equipment maintenance engineering in the photovoltaic industry,and has great theoretical guidance significance for other photovoltaic enterprises in the industry.In the future,China’s photovoltaic industry will face the dual pressure of overcapacity and reform and transformation.China is committed to developing clean energy,achieving carbon peak by 2030,and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060,which is a major strategic decision made by the CPC Central Committee after careful consideration,and is related to the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.For photovoltaic automation equipment maintenance engineering managers,how to improve the maintenance process,reduce maintenance engineering costs,improve product quality and competitiveness through technological and management innovation is an important research topic.Lean Six Sigma,as a continuous improvement management method adopted by many international first-class manufacturing companies,has been widely promoted in the domestic manufacturing and service industries due to its scientific and effective nature. |