Definition of Gemba Walk The Japanese word ‘Gemba’ means ‘a place of activity’. One of the lean principles, the Genchi Genbutsu states that in order to really comprehend your processes you need to see the processes on Gemba. The goal of the Gemba walk questions are to motivate the management of every organization to [...]
Control limits are indicators of the disparity in the performance of an operation. This is the real time value on which the process is operating. Specification limits on the other hand are the targets or goals set for the products or the process by the market performance, as an internal target, or even by [...]
An efficient equipment calibration program guarantees equipment works reliably and as planned, and that process control focuses are measured precisely. An efficient equipment calibration program guarantees that measurements are controlled. A satisfactory equipment calibration program can spare time and money by lessening unscheduled downtime. Consistent maintenance can diminish unforeseen repairs. There are some risks [...]
The Japanese term Andon means signal light or paper lantern. In Lean management, Andon is used as a visual management method to quickly alert anyone to the status of an operation. Andon is a important lean tool as it is useful in the smooth running of operations. Andon can also be referred to a signalling [...]
Customer experience methodology refers to a consumer's experience with an organization or brand, at all touch-points. A touch-point is any way by which a customer can interface with a brand, for example, when buying or using an item or through seeing advertisements highlighting it. Customer experience design centre around making an ideal experience for [...]
The process Control Plan is a report that depicts the activities (measurements, assessments, quality checks or observing process parameters) required at each section of a process to guarantee the process yields will adjust to pre-decided requirements. In easy words, the process control plan furnishes the inspector or operators with the data required to legitimately [...]
Heijunka (pronounced Hi-JUNE-kuh) is a Japanese word that signifies "leveling." When executed accurately, heijunka efficiently and without flurry enables business to take care of demand while decreasing waste and interpersonal procedures. As per numerous Lean experts, heijunka is better accomplished as a later-stage implementation in Lean organizations, long after streams have been recognized and [...]
Documents help to pass across information, enable knowledge sharing and provide proof of conformity. They could be presented in several forms, for instance as images, electronics or paper. ISO 9001 document control requires a company to establish, document, execute and uphold a quality management system and continuously improve its efficiency. ISO 9001 document includes: [...]
Pestle analysis is a tool expressing the macro environment of businesses. Pestle analysis is a simple and extensively used tool that helps you evaluate the political, socio-cultural, economic, and technological alterations in your business environment. This assists you in comprehending the “big picture” forces of change that you’re open to, and from this, take [...]
The term experiment is characterized as the systematic process carried under controlled conditions keeping in mind the end goal to find an obscure effect, to test or set up a theory, or to delineate a known effect. While analysing a procedure, design of experiment are frequently used to assess which process inputs significantly affect [...]
