Quality management

Quality management

Relating to the processes or means used to achieve product and service quality.

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right size

Quality management; Six Sigma

Matching tooling and equipment to the job and space requirements of lean production. Right sizing is a process that challenges the complexity of equipment by examining how ...

capability maturity model (CMM)

Quality management; Six Sigma

A framework that describes the key elements of an effective software process. It’s an evolutionary improvement path from an immature process to a mature, disciplined process. The ...

cross functional

Quality management; Six Sigma

A term used to describe a process or an activity that crosses the boundary between functions. A cross functional team consists of individuals from more than one organizational ...

value stream mapping

Quality management; Six Sigma

A pencil and paper tool used in two stages. First, follow a product’s production path from beginning to end and draw a visual representation of every process in the material and ...

internal setup

Quality management; Six Sigma

Die setup procedures that must be performed while a machine is stopped; also known as inner exchange of die.

mean time between failures (MTBF)

Quality management; Six Sigma

The average time interval between failures for repairable product for a defined unit of measure; for example, operating hours, cycles and miles.

pull system

Quality management; Six Sigma

An alternative to scheduling individual processes, in which the customer process withdraws the items it needs from a supermarket and the supplying process produces to replenish ...