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Quality management

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

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experimental design

Quality management; Six Sigma

A formal plan that details the specifics for conducting an experiment, such as which responses, factors, levels, blocks, treatments and tools are to be used.

nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT, NDE)

Quality management; Six Sigma

Testing and evaluation methods that do not damage or destroy the product being tested.

operating expenses

Quality management; Six Sigma

The money required for a system to convert inventory into throughput.

nonvalue added

Quality management; Six Sigma

A term that describes a process step or function that is not required for the direct achievement of process output. This step or function is identified and examined for potential ...

policy deployment

Quality management; Six Sigma

The selection of goals and projects to achieve the goals, designation of people and resources for project completion and establishment of project metrics.

average outgoing quality limit (AOQL)

Quality management; Six Sigma

The maximum average outgoing quality over all possible levels of incoming quality for a given acceptance sampling plan and disposal specification.

define, measure, analyze, improve and control (DMAIC)

Quality management; Six Sigma

A data driven quality strategy for improving processes and an integral part of a Six Sigma quality initiative.