Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Originally developed by Motorola in 1986, Six Sigma is quality management method that helps organizations to improve the capability of their business processes. This increase in performance and decrease in process variation lead to defect reduction and improvement in profits, employee morale and quality of products or services.

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21 cfr, part 58

Quality management; Six Sigma

144 requirements that control the procedures and operations of toxicology laboratories.

chart

Quality management; Six Sigma

A tool for organizing, summarizing and depicting data in graphic form.

normal inspection

Quality management; Six Sigma

Inspection used in accordance with a sampling plan under ordinary circumstances.

appraisal cost

Quality management; Six Sigma

The cost of ensuring an organization is continually striving to conform to customers’ quality requirements.

audit

Quality management; Six Sigma

The on-site verification activity, such as inspection or examination, of a process or quality system, to ensure compliance to requirements. An audit can apply to an entire organization or might be ...

Pareto chart

Quality management; Six Sigma

A graphical tool for ranking causes from most significant to least significant. It is based on the Pareto principle, which was first defined by Joseph M. Juran in 1950. The principle, named after ...