Statistical Process Control (SPC) is an industry-standard procedure for measuring and monitoring quality during the manufacturing process. Quality data as Product or Process estimations are acquired in real-time during manufacturing. This data is then plotted on a graph with predetermined control limits. Control limits are determined by the capability of the process, though the [...]
Risk is referred to as any situation that involves vulnerability to danger or any sort of harm. For any organization, being able to take steps to carry out a risk assessment is an important part of business. It is the evaluation and analysis of any task or process that might be dangerous or hazardous [...]
If you are not well informed about it then is is not analysis is also a problem solving tool used to solve issues in similar way as FMEA, Correlation, 5 Whys, Brainstorming, Affinity Diagram, Tolerance Analysis, PDCA, and several other techniques. Basically, it is a tool for solving the problems by explaining the sensible [...]
There have been debates when it comes to Lean and Six Sigma, in the business world. Most individuals have solid views about which method is more functional for removing waste and cutting costs. Six Sigma is a set of methods that attempt to greatly decrease the rate of defects, while Lean manufacturing is an [...]
There are always defective products, virtually in every batch of production. Manufacturers check each batch and repair the defected pieces, but visual inspection is not always 100% reliable. This is where the role of AQL table comes into play particularly when you want to know how to set the limit between acceptability and refusal [...]
In this ever-changing, highly complex and competitive global business environment, the organizations and the managers are facing enormous challenges and paying much more attention on strategic planning and analysis. Strategic planning tools and analysis help organizations to identify key elements affecting the environment as well as performance and growth of the organization. PESTLE analysis [...]
Before talking about supplier audits in ISO 9001, we must know the basic concept of supplier audits in ISO 9001. So, it is a procedure of following the process and operations that are consent on from a selection of audit process. It recognizes nonconformity in the engineering change process, manufacturing process, quality process, invoicing [...]
In lean manufacturing Heijunka means “production leveling”. In business of any nature, fluctuations can occur due to changing customer’s demands and needs. Therefore, in order to smooth out the production process, implementation of heijunka production leveling is really important. Heijunka promotes just in time manufacturing. It improves the efficiency of production process by leveling [...]
Have you ever dealt with stubborn and recurrent problems that refuse to go away? No matter what you do to solve it, sooner or later, it arises in another form. If yes, then get ready; these are the symptoms of some deeper issues in your operational environment. In such cases quick fixes are convenient, [...]
The histogram looks very similar to bar graphs, but there is one outstanding feature that differentiates them. In bar graphs, the bars are separated by continuous intervals, but the bars of the histogram are not separated and always touching. Further features of histograms are that the x-axis is measured in ranges to define various [...]
