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Reducing Scrap and Rework in Manufacturing 0
- Quality
- August 18, 2021
Scrap and rework costs are a manufacturing reality impacting organizations across all industries and product lines. Scrap and rework costs are caused by many things—when the wrong parts are ordered, when engineering changes aren’t effectively communicated or when designs aren’t properly executed on the manufacturing line. No matter why scrap and rework occurs, its impact
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Five Guidelines on Effective 5 Why Analysis 0
- Problem Solving, Quality
- June 11, 2018
Asking why 5 times: “the 5 Whys”, is a simple but powerful tool to use with any problem solving activity. It’s a technique to help you get past the symptoms of a problem, and to find its root causes. Simply ask the question “why” up to five times. Sakichi Toyoda, one of the fathers of
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Seven Best Poka-Yoke Devices 0
- Lean Basics, Quality
- August 8, 2016
Generally the most effective way to achieve quality is to avoid having defects in the first place. It is much less costly to prevent a problem from ever happening than it is to find and correct the problem after it has occurred. Focusing on prevention activities whose purpose is to reduce the number of defects
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Reprise: The Seven Basic Quality Tools 0
- Quality
- July 11, 2016
Pascal Dennis recently said that the so-called ‘Seven QC Tools’ aren’t second nature to everybody. I couldn’t agree more with Pascal. In that spirit, I’ll describe these core tools & how they can help. The Seven Basic Tools of Quality is a designation given to a fixed set of graphical techniques identified as being most helpful
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Problem Solving Starts With Defining The Problem 0
- Problem Solving, Quality
- July 13, 2015
Accurate problem statements save time and effort by focusing the team on root cause identification. A well-stated problem statement is a clear and concise statement that describes the symptoms of the problem to be addressed. It speeds a robust corrective action process by identifying potential root causes and eliminating bias and noise. Unfortunately, many don’t
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Customer-Defined Quality: What Quality Means in Business Today 0
- Quality
- July 6, 2015
In business, quality—like beauty or value—is not determined by internal opinions or technical specifications alone. Customer-defined quality is shaped by how customers perceive, experience, and evaluate the value they receive. This perception is dynamic, evolving as products mature, innovations emerge, and competitors introduce new alternatives. Understanding what quality in business is requires shifting focus away
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