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A Good Way To Analyze Data to Drive Process Improvements

January 13, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

measures of success mark graban

I just read the book Measures of Success by Mark Graban, and I found it does a great job of covering the basics of how managers should work with data. His whole approach is largely based on concepts from Don Wheeler's books. If you are not familiar with Don Wheeler, he is the most respected manufacturing-focused statistician of the past 30 years. Graban covers what to do in two cases managers don't like to see.   Case 1: an unstable process leading to a widely fluctuating … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: books, data, process improvement, process improvement tools, process improvements, root cause analysis

Does ISO 9001 Actually Prevent Process Improvements?

December 17, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

Does ISO 9001 Actually Prevent Process Improvements

As I wrote before, I believe that a good implementation of ISO 9001 does help a manufacturer quite a bit, while a bad one will only create issues. And the reason is simple. ISO 9001 allows an organization to set any system it wants, as long as they make sense and they respect a set of minimum requirements. The problem is, many factories think "we would get more customers if we had that certificate", so they go out and find templates and make it all look like it is alive in their company... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ISO 9001 Tagged With: certifications, ISO 9001, ISO 9001 implementation, process improvement tools, process improvements, QMS, setting standards

How Quality Planning Drives QC and Process Improvement

November 18, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

How Quality Planning Drives QC and Process Improvement

What does quality management consist of? Juran wrote about this first in 1986, and he suggested 3 types of activities that make up the "Juran trilogy": Planning Quality control Improvement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: process improvement, process improvement tools, QC, quality assurance, quality control, quality planning

Two Preventive Maintenance Examples: Go for More Structure

November 14, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

Preventive Maintenance Example: a Structured & Visual Approach

As I wrote before, preventive maintenance helps cut costs and improves quality. That's an extremely important element of good manufacturing and it doesn't get much coverage. Simply put, it extends the lifetime of the equipment, it prevents downtime that prevents production from taking place, and it ensures the equipment is ready to make good products. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: improving cost, improving quality, preventive maintenance, process control plan, process improvement tools, supplier improvement

11 Steps To Set Up a Process Control Plan

November 9, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

11 Steps To Set Up a Process Control Plan

About 2 years ago, I wrote about the 3 process improvement tools we use most often. And today I'd like to do a deep dive into one of them -- the process control plan. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: manufacturing process controls, process control, process control plan, process improvement tools

3 Basic Process Improvement Tools: Flow Chart, FMEA, Control Plan

November 30, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

3 Process Improvement Tools Flow Chart FMEA Control Plan

There are 3 basic process improvement tools that you can use to help you plan ahead to avoid missteps that might be quite costly: The Process flow chart The Process FMEA (Failure Mode & Effects Analysis) The control plan (both for product and for the process) And there is a logical order that you can follow. This is very relevant in these situations: If you wonder why you still suffer from quality issues, even though the process is quite mature and seems to be well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: control plan, flow charts, FMEA, new factory, process improvement, process improvement tools, quality issues


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