What is Andon System? Basically, an Andon System is part of Lean manufacturing which is designed to keep operators and managers on the alert about any occurring issues in real time and take counter measures without any delay. In simple terms, it can be defined as a visual tool where an abnormality can be [...]
What is Six Sigma? A new idea of quality management process was developed in 1986 by the American company Motorola in accordance with evolving markets and processes. This concept has been polished and refined over the years into a proper theory of principles and methods, designed for business transformation by means of a well-defined [...]
Every organization can experience unexpected problems in its processes. But the fact is that these problems can just be a sign of deeper issues. It can be an appropriate solution to quickly fix the problem; still, it doesn’t keep us safe from repetitive mistakes as initial containment actions or temporary fixes does not solve [...]
Majority of business improvement projects can be successful on the basis of their ability to implement change in an efficient as well effective manner. Usually the most challenging part of the change initiative is to prepare people for that. People are forced to deal with the reality of continuous change management in their organizations [...]
The internal audit program is a crucial part of ISO 9001. Basically, it is a self-analysis tool which enables a business entity to periodically authenticate that it is fulfilling all requirements of the ISO 9001. Internal audits are those audits which are conducted by our organization and they act as a self-check mechanism for [...]
A process map can be defined as a management and planning tool which explains the workflow visually. It provides a clear framework for production processes, business structures and management responsibilities. Process mapping displays who and what is included in a process and can be employed in any business entity. Besides that, it can also [...]
Joseph M. Juran who was a Romanian-born American engineer and management consultant, proposed the principle of Pareto Analysis in the late 1940s. He named this analysis after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto as it was observed by him that in Italy 20% of the population utilized 80% of income. Afterwards, different surveys were carried out [...]
Problems are a part of any business and they can occur at different times as well as in various different forms. The main thing is that we possess the potential to identify the cause of these sorts of problems in a suitable way. In simple words, a fishbone diagram is a diagram that looks [...]
The concept of mind mapping was developed by Tony Buzanin, who was an English psychologist, in the 1960’s. Mind mapping has received recognition in the business as well as academic world. Basically, in mind mapping we represent ideas and concepts in a graphical way. It is a unique tool of visual thinking which is [...]
An ISO 9001 certification is a certification that an organisations Quality Management System (QMS) comply with the ISO 9001 standard. If your organisation is planning to develop and implement a quality management system in line with ISO 9001, the first step in the process is to conduct an ISO 9001 gap analysis. An ISO [...]
