What is Quality Assurance Quality assurance can be defined as a set of measures intended to make sure that quality standards and procedures are observed, that the end product meets or surpasses the needed performance and technical requirements. However, ISO 9001 as well defined Quality Assurance (QA) as the portion of quality management that [...]
As said by Henry Ford “Time waste differs from material waste in that there can be no salvage. The easiest of all wastes and the hardest to correct is the waste of time, because wasted time does not litter the floor like wasted material.” When we create an accurate, reliable and efficient system across [...]
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) refers to the search for the true causes of a problem. In many scenarios, organisations face failures in some sections or fail to achieve certain goals. They therefore find solutions by tackling the symptoms of the problem instead of its root cause. The trick is to use the appropriate root [...]
Every company needs a sound flow production plan to maximize productivity. However, for a complex process that covers a wide variety of activities effective production planning is required to ensure that equipment, materials and human resources are available where and when they are needed. Production planning is like a guide that it assists you [...]
What is ISO 9001ISO 9001 is a set of standards that companies use and implement in their organisation to achieve a quality management system. The rules and regulations stated in the ISO 9001 are known to aid businesses in different ways such as improving customer satisfaction and economically stabilizing the business.What Are Benefits of Implementing [...]
A major part of our everyday work routine is definitely related to problem solving. Whether big or small, problems are unavoidable in our work. But, if you try to eliminate a problem as fast as possible, you might have to face that same problem over again. So, instead of combating only the symptoms, one [...]
Change management is a unique process in every organisation, therefore there is no master approach. It is an intrinsic and multi-disciplinary profession which relies on psychological models, organisation designs, system processing and so much more. Regardless of the differing instances where change management is utilized, one thing is sure; employing the right change management [...]
Practitioners of lean are in agreement on the 7 wastes of lean. Companies save lots of resources when improvement projects focused on these 7 wastes of lean are carried out. This in return, helps save money and time. The 7 waste of lean are; Transportation Inventory Motion Waiting Over-production Over-processing Defects These 7 wastes [...]
What Is an Internal Audit Conducting internal audits is an independent, objective, insurance and advisory activity designed to add value and improve the operation of the organisation. It helps an organisation achieve its goals through a systematic and disciplined approach to assessing and improving the effectiveness of risk management, corporate governance and internal control [...]
It’s a misconception that Takt time vs Cycle time are the same things. These are two different things and the difference should be clearly understood in a manufacturing and assembly environment. Cycle time is the time required to finish one unit. To better understand, Takt Time is a calculation used to understand customer demand. [...]
