DMAIC Tools
Gemba walk, SIPOC diagram, and project charters are tools utilized in this phase
What is Define?
In this phase the objective is identify the causes of the problems that must be corrected. We provide a vision about how to eliminate the gap between the actual and the desired performance
What is Analyze?
FMEA stands for this
What is Failure Mode and Effect Analysis?
In a hospital, patient wait times are too long. The team uses DMAIC to improve the process. The first step is to create this document outlining the problem, goal and scope.
What is a Project Charter?
Ishikawa diagrams, cause-effect verification matrix, hipothesis tests and box plots are tools utilized in this phase
What is Analyze?
The objective in this phase is to keep up with improvements made, to anticipate future improvements and keep the lessons learned. Documentation and training are parts of the outcomes.
What is Control?
This number is calculated by multiplying Severity, Occurrence, and Detection rankings.
What is the Risk Priority Number (RPN)?
This is the term for the inspection method used to decide the acceptance of a lot based on the inspection of a sample
What is Acceptance Sampling?
Root cause analysis use this method of repeatedly asking why a problem occurs
What is the 5 why´s?
R&R studies, control charts, scatter plots and pareto charts are tools utilized in this phase
What is Measure?
In this phase we generate ideas with techniques like brainstorming, benchmarking and attributes or characteristics of what we are analyzing, and we implement the use of various lean manufacture tools.
What is Improve?
This is the primary goal of conducting an FMEA.
What is to identify and mitigate potential failure modes before they occur?
AQL stands for this
What is Acceptable Quality Limit?
A process is measured over time to see variation. The team uses an X-bar and R chart. This is an example of what kind of data?
What is a control chart?
What is Control?
In this phase we take a "picture" of the current state of what we want to improve, and is the starter point. And we find the root cause of any waste identified.
What is Measure?
This document or input is usually needed before starting an FMEA on a new product.
What is a product design specification or drawing?
The minimum sample size permitted by ISO 2859-1 is often this number.
What is 2?
A team wants to reduce process steps by 25%. They apply this concept to eliminate non-value added activities.
What is Lean Thinking?
Koshin Kanri is a tool used in this phase
What is Define?
PDCA is a four-step management method widely used in this phase
What is Improve?
This comes after assigning RPNs and involves reducing risk.
What is recommending and implementing corrective actions?
Acceptance or rejection is determined by comparing the number of defects found to this value
What is the Acceptance Number?
After identifying an optimal setting for a machine speed, the team uses this tool to find the best combination of factors
What is Design of Experiments (DoE)?