11.5- Quality Improvement

Quality Circles

Pareto Analysis

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)

Cause and Effect Diagrams

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)

Quality Circles

Pareto Analysis

Cause and Effect Diagrams

DMAIC cycle

PDSA cycle

Six Sigma

Lean Manufacturing

A) Act

B) Analyze

C) Assess

D) Apply

A) Types, ways, possibilities

B) What could or has gone wrong

C) Negative effect on process

D) Assess risk and reduce it.

The way a product has or could fail

Types, ways, possibilities failures can occur

Negative effect on process

Assess risk and reduce it.

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

Failure Management and Evaluation Analysis

Fault Mode and Error Analysis

Fault Management and Evaluation Analysis

success

failure

error

efficiency

A) Evaluation is often subjective

B) Can be used for existing and new products

C) Time consuming

D) Solutions can be so large and complex they become impossible to manage.

is time consuming

clarifies the magnitude of risks and actions

can vary between teams

is often subjective