A scatter plot is a two-dimensional data representation that uses dots to show the values acquired for two different variables, one plotted along the x-axis and the other plotted along the y-axis. For instance this scatter plot below demonstrates the height and weight of a fictitious set of children. When entering a huge amount [...]
5S in the work place is one of the primary tools that can be implemented in an organization as a starting point to change the culture of an organization to a continuous improvement culture. A 5S implementation characterizes the principal guidelines to wipe out waste and keep up an efficient, safe, and clean workplace. [...]
Histograms are like bar charts; they are an approach to show counts of information. A bar graph charts counts against categories; the height of the bar shows the quantity of things in that classification. A histogram shows the same unmitigated factors in "bins". When you make a histogram, you are making a bar diagram [...]
As the business competition grows day by day, expectations also change and there is demand for new methodologies and technologies. It increases the demand to improve your business processes. Therefore, Business Process Improvement (BPI) is the most compelling and adequate way to create ongoing improvement in your business. It is very rare for the [...]
Lewin’s force field analysis is a strategy which can be used to identify, discuss and document the elements that oppose or support a change initiative. This analysis was invented by Kurt Lewin, a social psychologist in the 1940s and it is often applied to the making of a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ decision on possibly [...]
The value stream map is a chart which illustrates and also analyses the various steps that are involved in the delivering of a particular service or manufacturing of a product. Whenever an individual maps the present state of a process from the start to the end, areas which are not important to the process [...]
Let’s start with looking at what a fishbone diagram is. The fishbone diagram is a basic graphical presentation which shows every of the possible cause of a particular problem. This diagram is also referred to the cause and effect diagram, the herringbone diagram well as the Ishikawa. The fishbone for problem solving was invented [...]
Kanban can be well defined as ‘demand scheduling.’ In processes which are controlled by kanban’s, the manufacturers manufacture products based on the actual usage instead of the estimated usage. The kanban system replaces the usual daily or weekly production schedule. This schedule is substituted with predetermined decision instructions and visual signals which enable the [...]
Many clients request for a quality plan because they want to be updated with the ways we are going to improve the quality control on their projects. Quality control can represent a lot of things to a client. Thus, the initial step must be to explore what our client is seeking from us. Occasionally [...]
The 5S is the acronym of five Japanese words which stands for Seiri (sorting), Seiton (setting in order), Seiso (sweeping), Seiketsu (standardizing), Shitsuke (sustaining). In the mid-1950s, 5S was first used in Japan in the manufacturing sector. 5S is the first step to continuous improvement. 5S implementation ensures continuous improvement in housekeeping and results [...]
