Basic Knowledge about QUALITY in Automotive Field - Part 1

 What is difference between QA & QC?

Quality control can be defined as "part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements." While quality assurance relates to how a process is performed or how a product is made, quality control is more the inspection aspect of quality management.

What are quality techniques?

Quality management techniques involve controlling activities and planning to ensure that the service or product is fit for the purpose. The quality of the product makes the reputation of the company and also it fetches the customers for the company. ... On these parameters or techniques, the product is created.

Which comes first QA or QC?

Quality assurance is a proactive process which starts even before the work on the deliverable has started, while quality control is a reactive process and its activity starts as soon as you start working on the deliverable.

 

What are the three levels of quality?

The levels of quality that the authors talk about are:

·        Acceptable quality.

·        Appropriate quality.

·        Aspirational quality

 

What is the first step of Qa?

What is the first step of QA? Explanation: Identification of customer need is the first step of QA after which further basic elements of QA are identified. QA depends not only on QC but also on the activities of the entire company.

 

What are 5 steps for Six Sigma?

·        Define the problem. Craft a problem statement, goal statement, project charter, customer requirement, and process map.

·        Measure the current process. Collect data on current performance and issues. ...

·        Analyze the cause of issues. ...

·        Improve the process. ...

·        Control.

 

 

What is the 6 Sigma methodology?

·        Six Sigma is a data-driven methodology that provides tools and techniques to define and evaluate each step of a process.

·        It provides methods to improve efficiencies in a business structure, improve the quality of the process and increase the bottom-line profit.

 

What are the 4 main kaizen principles?

Kaizen Teian: Bottom-Up Improvement

·        Defects: Scrap or products that require rework.

·        Excess processing: Products that must be repaired to satisfy customers needs.

·        Overproduction: When there are more parts in production than customers are purchasing. ...

·        Waiting: A person or process inaction on the manufacturing line.

 

What are the 3 pillars of kaizen?

The 3 Pillars of Kaizen

·        Housekeeping. Housekeeping is the first pillar of Kaizen. ...

·        Elimination of Waste. Eliminating waste is the second main pillar of Kaizen. ...

·        Standardization. Standardization is the process of developing standards to which production is performed.

What are the 7 pillars of TPM?

These basic seven pillars are:

·        Autonomous maintenance.

·        Kobetsu Kaizen (Focused Improvement)

·        Planned Maintenance.

·        Quality maintenance.

·        Training and Education.

·        Office TPM.

·        Safety Health Environment (SHE)

 

What is OEE and TPM?

OEE (Overall Equipment effectiveness) is the main performance measure that drives action within Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and is used by the teams to focus their continuous improvement activities as well as identifying those areas that require resource.

 

What is OEE formula?

OEE = Availability × Performance × Quality. If the equations for Availability, Performance, and Quality are substituted in the above equation and then reduced to their simplest terms the result is: OEE = (Good Count × Ideal Cycle Time) / Planned Production Time.

 

What is KPI in manufacturing?

A manufacturing Key Performance Indicator (KPI) or metric is a well defined and quantifiable measure that the manufacturing industry uses to gauge its performance over time.