What is 5S?
Posted by 1Q8 in Quality Concepts on July 30th, 2009
5S is a philosophy and a way of organizing and managing the workspace and work flow with the intent to improve efficiency by eliminating “muda” or waste, improving work flow and reducing process unevenness. The term 5S comes from a list of five Japanese words which start with the letter S.
It’s sometimes referred [...]
What is Kaizen?
Posted by 1Q8 in Quality Concepts on July 30th, 2009
In Japanese, Kaizen means Improvement.
In Quality Management, Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement for all functions of a business, from manufacturing to management involving everyone at all levels in the organization. Kaizen was first implemented in several Japanese businesses during the country’s recovery after World War II and has since spread [...]
Total Quality Management
Posted by 1Q8 in Quality Concepts on July 25th, 2009
Total Quality Management – TQM is a management strategy aimed at embedding awareness of quality throughout the organization and approach to long-term success through customer satisfaction and continuously improve the business processes.
TQM has been widely used in all different organization, manufacturing, education, government, service industries, as well as NASA space and science programs.
In a TQM [...]
Top Tip For Passing Exams
Author: Roseanna Leaton
As you are preparing for your exams there is a lot of advice proffered on the best way in which to study, what sections to study more thoroughly than others, and so on. A lot of very good, solid, practical advice is provided. You know how much time to spend on [...]
Principles for Successful Learning in College
Principles for Successful Learning in CollegAuthor: Dr. Steve Wyre
Whether you are fresh out of high school, returning to college after experiencing life or just starting college after seeing that not having a degree hinders finding a rewarding career, there are things you need to know about how to be successful. The first of which is [...]
Mind Mapping Tips For Improving Memory
Author: Gen Wright
Mind mapping is a technique to keep a track of your thoughts and ideas through sketches and words that represent the flow of your mind when you are thinking. It can as simple as how your brain went from thinking about the local caf?o the great movie you saw last summer. The caf?ad [...]
Who is Philip B. Crosby?
Posted by 1Q8 in Quality Concepts on May 23rd, 2009
Philip B. Crosby (1926-2001)
Philip B. Crosby was a legend of quality. A noted quality professional, consultant, and author known as the “Father of the Quality Revolution” or “The Guru of Quality Management”. His philosophies and concepts helped changes the way business is conducted worldwide. He is widely recognized for promoting the concept of “zero defects” [...]
Who is Joseph M. Juran?
Posted by 1Q8 in Quality Concepts on May 19th, 2009
Joseph M. Juran (1904-2008)
Juran was born to a Jewish family in 1904 in Romania. In 1912, he immigrated to America with his family, settling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In school, his level of mathematical and scientific proficiency so exceeds the average that he eventually skips the equivalent of four grade levels. Juran was a chess champion [...]
Who is Walter A. Shewhart?
Posted by 1Q8 in Quality Concepts on May 17th, 2009
Father of statistical quality control
“Shewhart simulated theoretical models by marking numbers on three different sets of metal-rimmed tags. Then he used an ordinary kitchen bowl – the Shewhart bowl – to hold each set of chips as different sized samples were drawn from his three different populations. There was a bowl, and it played a [...]
Who is W. Edwards Deming?
Posted by 1Q8 in Quality Concepts on May 17th, 2009
William Edwards Deming (1900-1993)
William Edwards Deming was born in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. He received a PhD at the Yale University, in Theoretical Physics.
After university, Deming worked in the Department of Agriculture for ten years. At the time, the yields in agriculture had made big progress due to a new science, modern Statistics. In addition, [...]
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