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A process is a set of interrelated activities where we provide input and get output with value addition. There are three categories of processes in the quality management system. These are as below: QMS Process Interaction Chart: Now we will understand each one of the above in detail. Management-oriented process: Management processes are those processes … Read more
Quality Control: Quality control is a process employed to ensure a certain level of quality in a product and process. It may include whatever actions an industry takes to provide for the control and verification of certain characteristics of a product and process. The basic goal of quality control is to ensure that the product … Read more
What is DFA? DFA (Design for assembly) is defined as a process of designing such that it can be assembled easily and at a low cost. In DFA analysis is done on child parts and the final product for any assembly problem early in the design stage. It is important as it potentially reduces the … Read more
What is Root Cause Analysis? Root Cause Analysis is an in-depth technique for identifying the most relevant, controllable and significant cause of a problem. If we take action on that cause then the problem will not repeat due to that cause. 3 Requirements of the Root Cause: What are the 5 Whys of Root Cause … Read more
Cause and Effect Diagram A cause and effect diagram is a graphical tool to identify possible causes of a problem or effect. It is one of the basic tools of 7 QC Tools. The cause and effect diagram analysis was first developed by Professor Kaoru Ishikawa of Japan in 1960. The cause and effect diagram … Read more
Pareto chart: A Pareto chart is a ranked comparison of factors related to a quality problem. It helps to identify and focus on vital few factors of any problem. Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) Italian economist developed this principle. He studied the distribution of income in Italy. He observed that about 20% of the population owns 80% … Read more
Categories of all activities: Value-added activities: The process is defined as the conversion of input into output by using resources. But what is important here is Value addition in the process. So those activities which change the shape as per customer requirements & add value are called value-added activities. Â For example in the manufacturing … Read more
What is a histogram? The histogram is a graphical view of variation in a set of data. The pictorial nature of the histogram enables us to see patterns easily. However, it is complicated to see the pattern in a simple table of numbers. It is a tool used to determine the normal distribution of a … Read more
Quality Control Quality control is a process employed to ensure a certain level of quality in a product or service. It includes which actions an organization takes to control and verify certain characteristics of a product or service. The basic goal of quality control is to ensure that the product is as per customer drawing … Read more
Stratification Stratification is the separation of data into categories. This tool is usually used to identify which categories contribute to the problem during the diagnostic process. We can separate data into different categories so that the data of that category can be observed to solve the problem. Stratification is a system of formation of categories, … Read more