Control Chart

Hi readers! Today we will discuss about Control Chart. A Control Chart consists of a central line and a pair of control limits, one on either sides, allocated above and below the central line. Basic uses of Control Charts. It is used to determine whether a process is in a state of statistical control or … Read more

 Standardization and Horizontal Deployment

Hi folks! Today we will discuss about Standardization & Horizontal deployment. These two things come in place when any improvement has been made and Both act as positive catalyst in manufacturing or service Industry. Standardization The goal of standardization is to enforce a level of consistency or uniformity to certain practices or operations within the … Read more

WHY WHY ANALYSIS!!

Hi Friends! Today we will discuss about Why – Why Analysis! This is a very famous tool mostly used in manufacturing Industries to solve problems. This tool is used in different TQM initiative like Quality Circle, Kaizen, TPM SGA, Six Sigma etc. Most people do wrong Why Why analysis and take action on wrong root … Read more

Corrective Action & Preventive Action (CAPA)

Hi friends! Today we will discuss about CAPA. The full form of CAPA is Corrective Action & Preventive Action. This word is very famous in Manufacturing/ Service industry. It is a common Tool used for improvement of project. CAPA is used to address customer complain or field failure. Why is CAPA used? The objective of … Read more

8 Wastes of lean

Hi friends! Today we will discus about the 8 wastes of Lean. Many manufacturing industries practice this concept to become more competitive in the market and this concept also reduces Non – Value added activity (NVA). 8 Wastes of lean is listed below :- Transportation Inventory Motion Waiting Over-processing Over-production Defects Unutilized Talent Trasportation :- … Read more

Defects, Defectives & DPMO

Hi readers! Today we will discuss about the Defects, defectives, and DPMO. These words are mainly used in Six Sigma and other TQM initiatives.  Defects – An output of the process that does not meet a defined specification. Defectives – A product that contains at least one defect. DPMO – It stands for Defect Per … Read more

Intermediate checks

Hi folks. Today we will learn about Intermediate checks. This check helps us in maintaining accurate measurements of equipment in testing laboratory. As per ISO/IEC 17025 Intermediate checks is one of the fundamental checks to verify the equipment between calibrations. Many laboratories are practicing these intermediate checks to keep equipment in healthy state, in other … Read more

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Hi readers ! today we will learn about Total Productive Maintenance(TPM). Policy and objectives To maximize overall equipment effectiveness (Zero breakdowns and failures, Zero accident, Zero defects etc) through total employee involvement. To improve equipment reliability and maintainability to contribute to quality and to raise productivity. What is TPM? Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is both … Read more

What is Mean, Median & Mode?

Hi readers! Today we will discuss about Central tendency Like Mean, Median & Mode. Central tendency helps us to find out the central value or average value of a statistical series of quantitative information. Mean (average) = sum of the values/number of observations. 2  4  5  6  8               Mean = (2+4+5+6+8)/5= 25/5= 5.    Median– value … Read more