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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. For example in the manufacturing … Read more
Quality Objectives (KPI): Quality objectives are the SMART goals for enhancing customer satisfaction and are relevant to the company’s quality policy. Quality objectives are defined when establishing the quality management system or during management review. It is also called a Key performance indicator. Each department should define its KPI. Table of Contents Quality Objectives (KPI): … 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
Process Flow diagram : It is the graphic representation of the sequence of the steps taken to produce an output. The output can be a product, service or combination of both. It is also called a flow diagram or process flow chart. Flow diagram helps us to understand the process easily of how a product … Read more
4M change: Change in any of 4M (Man, Machine, Material & Method) is called 4M change which can be plan change or un plan change. Plan changes are the changes when we have prior information about change and action can be taken as defined. Un plan change is the change when we have no prior … Read more
Purpose of PPAP: The purpose of PPAP is to provide evidence that all customer engineering design records & specifications requirements are properly understood by the organization. PPAP full form is the Production Part Approval Process. The manufacturing process has the potential to produce the product consistently meeting these requirements during an actual production run at the … Read more
