Marketplace and Quality Assurance Presentation - Vincent Chirchir
7 Quality Tools for Technical Improvement
1. SEVEN QUALITY IMPORVEMENT TOOLS 7 QC ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS FAHAD MAHMUD MIRZA Sunday, May 09, 2010 1
2. PROLOGUE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Quality Improvement falls in the major subject of Quality Control and Management… Quality Improvement: “Systematic approach to reduction or elimination of waste, work-back flow, rework, and losses in production process” ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Quality has to be caused, not controlled… -Phil Crosby 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 2 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
3. PROLOGUE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Quality & Productivity Improvement While companies have adopted different methods to control design and manufacturing outcomes, the intent is always the same: quality improvement. Quality improvement efforts work best when problems are addressed systematically using a consistent and analytic approach; the methodology shouldn't change just because the problem changes. Keeping the steps to problem-solving simple allows workers to learn the process and how to use the tools effectively. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Quality is never an accident, It is always the result of intelligent effort... -John Ruskin 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 3 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
4. PROLOGUE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Quality Improvement Requirements • Organizational commitment • Communicating the commitment • Organizational culture ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Quality means doing it Right when no one is looking... -Henry Ford 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 4 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
5. PROLOGUE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Quality Management Application of a system to manage a process consisting of structure, responsibilities, and procedures that achieves the quality desired Quality Plan A document that describes the standards, practices, resources and processes specific to producing quality ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Quality is not an act, It is a habit… -Aristotle 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 5 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
6. PROLOGUE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Quality Assurance All the planned and systematic activities implemented within the quality system that can be demonstrated to provide confidence that a product or service will fulfill requirements for quality Quality Tool An instrument or technique to support or improve the activities of process management and improvement to meet the characteristics of quality ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Professionalism means consistency of Quality…-Frank Tyger 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 6 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
7. Improvement methods ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Quality Improvement Methods- ISO 9004:2000 Guidelines for performance improvement ISO 15504-4: 2005 Process assessment QFD — Quality Function Deployment Kaizen — change for the better; the continual improvement Six Sigma — 6σ, methods such as Statistical Process Control PDCA — Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle for quality control purposes Taguchi Methods — Quality loss function and Target specifications TQM — Total Quality Management TRIZ — Theory of Inventive Problem Solving BPR — Business Process Re-Engineering Quality Circle — People oriented group approach to improvement 7QC— Also known as SQC (Seven Quality Control Tools) 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 7 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
8. Pdca - model ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 8 Fahad Mahmud Mirza Easy to implement and follow up, the most commonly used and well-known quality process is the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle P Plan: Define a problem or opportunity Analyze the situation and Develop a implementation Plan D Do:Implement corrective actions Document procedures and observations Using data-gathering tools to collect information C Check:Analyze information Monitor trends Compare obtained results with expected results A Act:Expected results: Do Nothing! Not-Expected results: Repeat PDCA cycle Document the process and revised plan
9. PDCA - Model ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 9 Fahad Mahmud Mirza Processand the Sub-Process ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Quality is free, but only to those who are willing to pay heavily for it… -Philip Crosby
10. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS One of many methods to ease the quality improvement process was introduced by Kaoru Ishikawa It was called Seven Tools of Quality. Ishikawa believed that 95% of a company’s problems can be solved using these seven tools The tools are designed for simplicity so average person can have less complicated statistical analysis 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 10 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
11. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Seven Tools of Quality Improvement 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 11 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
12. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Flow Chart Flow charts describe sequence of activities graphically in accomplishing a task. It must reflect the actual process rather than what the process owner wants it to be. By generating flow charts, process owner can understand the process and working relationship between people and organization will be clarified. Furthermore, flow charts will show the duplicated effort and other non value added steps. So process owner can identify the target specific steps in order to make continuous improvement. 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 12 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
13. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Flow Chart Sunday, May 09, 2010 13 Fahad Mahmud Mirza DOCK PAINT AND AESTHETICS RECIEVE INSPECTION FINAL TEST ASSEMBLY SHIPPING SUB-OPERATIONS 7 INSPECTION AND TESTING DOCK QC
14. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Cause & Effect Diagrams Cause and effect diagrams are also called Ishikawa diagrams or fishbone diagrams. These diagrams show a relationship between the effect of the problem and the causes. Although cause and effect diagrams can be developed by individual, but it is better to be brainstormed by a team. To help in identifying the causes, people used to take 5 potential factors which are man, machine, material, method, and environment as the guidance. Cause and effect diagrams consist of 2 sides. The right side lists the effect or the problem, while the left side lists the causes of the problem. 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 14 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
15. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Cause & Effect Diagram Sunday, May 09, 2010 15 Fahad Mahmud Mirza MATERIALS PEOPLE METHODS RESULT MACHINES DESIGNS MEASUREMENTS 7 QC
16. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Check Sheets Check sheets are the paper forms for collecting data in real time easily and concisely. According to the data on check sheets, frequency or pattern of the events, problems, defects, etc. can be observed. These data are then used as input data for other seven quality tools such as histograms and Pareto diagrams. Furthermore, collected data on check sheets can be used as input to understand the real situation, analyze occurring problem, control the process, make the decision, and develop planning. 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 16 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
17. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Check Sheets 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 17 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
18. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Histogram Charts Histograms are bar graphs that present the frequency distribution of data. The horizontal axis represents the class interval of data while the vertical axis represents the frequency of each class interval. Not only for displaying data, histogram can also be used as a tool for summarizing and analyzing data. The particular values of histogram are: • Summary graph of frequency distribution • Shows data in various ranges • Conveys symmetry 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 18 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
19. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Histogram Charts 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 19 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
20. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Scatter Diagrams Scatter diagrams describe the correlation between 2 variables, so it can be identified whether those 2 variables are related. After developing cause and affect diagrams, sometimes people use scatter diagrams to determine objectively whether the cause and the effect are related. By looking at a glance to the scatter diagrams, process owner can analyze the positive/negative correlation of 2 variables. When the trend line goes from the bottom left to the up right, it means those 2 variables have positive correlation. Otherwise, if the trend line goes from the up left to the bottom right, and then it means those 2 variables have negative correlation. 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 20 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
21. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Scatter Diagrams 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 21 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
22. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Control Charts Control charts were invented by Walter A. Shewhart in 1920s. The maximum limit often called upper control limit and the minimum limit often called lower control limit, while the central line represents an estimate of the process mean. If the value is within control area, the process can be stated as a controllable process. The value outside control area indicates that the process is no longer stable because of some variation causes. Thus, this process needs proper corrective actions to eliminate the sources of variation. 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 22 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
23. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Control Charts 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 23 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
24. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Pareto Charts Pareto diagrams consist of bar graph and line graph that describe the proportion of each problem cause toward the overall cause. According to these quality tools, the major factor of the problem can be identified. Thus, it helps process owner in prioritizing the problem to be solved first. As Dr. J. M. Juran said, 80% of the problems are caused by 20% of the potential sources. Not only to identify the major problem, pareto diagram can also be used to analyze the improvement after solving some problems. Process owner can evaluate the process before and after solving the problems. 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 24 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
25. 7 basic tools of quality ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Pareto Charts 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 25 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
26. conclusion ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Benefits Many people in the industries are undoubtedly familiar with many of these tools and know their application, advantages, and limitations. However, this must ensured that these tools are in place and being used to their full advantage as part of their quality system procedures. Flowcharts and check sheets are most valuable in identifying problems, whereas cause and effect diagrams, histograms, scatter diagrams, and control charts are used for problem analysis. Pareto diagrams are effective for both areas. By properly using these tools, the problem-solving process can be more efficient and more effective. 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 26 Fahad Mahmud Mirza
27. Thank you ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTQUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL CONCERNS Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time… Even though if quality cannot be defined, you know what quality is 7 QC Sunday, May 09, 2010 27 Fahad Mahmud Mirza