Quality
Lean
Six Sigma
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100

Name 3 different dimensions of quality

  • Performance

  • Reliability

  • Durability

  • Serviceability

  • Aesthetics

  • Features

  • Perceived quality

  • Conformance to standards

  • In service and transactional business orgs we add:

100

What is the purpose of lean?

Reduce waste and add value

100
Which two belts are most common in six sigma?

Green and black belt

100

What is Crosby known for?

Quality of Conformance

100

What is Little's Law?

WIP = Throughput * Cycle Time
200

What is considered quality?


Reduction of variability in process or product

200

What is the acronym for seven wastes?

TIM WOODS or DOWNTIME

200

What is Motorola's impact on Six Sigma?

Helped standardize the amount of defects allowed in a manufacturing plant

200

What is Whitney for?

Interchangeable Parts

200

What is Takt Time Equation?

Production Time Divided by Demand

300

What is craft production?

Craft production is manufacturing done by hand

300

What 3 Japanese disciplines are used in lean?

Muda, Muri and Mura

300

What does DMAIC stand for?

Define Problems 

Measure Performance

Analyze Causes of Problems 

Improve Processes

Control Processes

300

What is Ohno known for? (2 Things)

Father of Lean and Father of Toyota Production System

300

What is Type I Error equal to?

Type I Error is equal to Alpha

400
What is n and c in a sampling plan?

n is sample size

c is acceptance number

400

How can lean help a factory?

Reduce cycle times, reduce long queues, add value activities
400

Why is control charts helpful?

Useful in separating common cause variability from assignable cause variability

400

What is Shewhart known for?

First developed control charts

400
What is Power equal to?

1-Beta or 1 - Type II Error

500

What is LSL and USL?

Lower specification limit and upper specification limit for a quality characteristic. 

500

What is considered the lean way of thinking about the revenue equation?

Sales price = revenue + cost of production

500

What is pareto analysis?

  • Consists of identifying quality costs by category or by product or type of defect of nonconformity

500

What is Gilbreth known for?

Motion and Time Studies

500

If a problem has a confidence interval of 95% or an alpha of 0.05, what is the z score associated with a two tailed test?

1.96 or -1.96

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