Frank Bunker Gilbreth (July 7, 1868 – June 14, 1924) was an American engineer, consultant, inventor, and author known as an early...
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Action Priority (AP) is a low, medium and high rating system created for FMEA risk assessments that supplements the Risk...
Single-Stall Production System (or individual production) is a method of work that takes conveyer-belt or assembly line processes to the...
Teian is simply translated to “suggestion” or "proposal." When combined with kaizen, it becomes a simple system that helps organizations...
A theorem that describes how the long-term average number of items (L) in a stationary system (work in process or...
A visual template that compares the workers in each work area with the skills needed to be done. Also known...
An often mistaken name for Six Sigma, it has two meanings (neither related to process improvement). Sigma 6 was the original...
The Westgard rules are used for laboratory quality control using "runs" consisting of measurements of multiple samples (typically 2-4 samples),...
TBP is Toyota's problem solving process, based on the original Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) model, but more detailed and...
A Japanese word that translates to "visualization" or "visual control" It is also used as an acronym developed by Lean...