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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mutual recognition agreement (MRA)

Quality management; Six Sigma

A formal agreement providing reciprocal recognition of the validity of other organizations’ deliverables, typically found in voluntary standards and conformity assessment groups.

one-piece flow

Quality management; Six Sigma

The opposite of batch and queue; instead of building many products and then holding them in line for the next step in the process, products go through each step in the process one at a time, without ...

cellular manufacturing

Quality management; Six Sigma

Arranging machines in the correct process sequence, with operators remaining within the cell and materials presented to them from outside.

EN 9100

Quality management; Six Sigma

An international quality management standard for the aerospace industry.

failure mode effects and criticality analysis (FMECA)

Quality management; Six Sigma

A procedure performed after a failure mode effects analysis to classify each potential failure effect according to its severity and probability of occurrence.

defective

Quality management; Six Sigma

A defective unit; a unit of product that contains one or more defects with respect to the quality characteristic(s) under consideration.

best practice

Quality management; Six Sigma

A superior method or innovative practice that contributes to the improved performance of an organization, usually recognized as best by other peer organizations.