What is Quality Function Deployment or House of Quality ?

Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a structured approach used in product development and design to ensure that customer needs and requirements are effectively translated into specific design and engineering parameters. QFD helps organizations align their products or services with customer expectations and preferences, thereby increasing customer satisfaction. The House of Quality is a central tool used in QFD. It is a matrix that visually represents the relationships between customer requirements and the technical features or characteristics of a product or service. The House of Quality is so named because of…

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Wastes of Lean Manufacturing

8 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing

Lean identifies 8 deadly types of wastes which can be remembered as acronym “DOWNTIME” which are first letter of each of these 8 waste:

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What is Value Add vs. Non-Value Add Activities ? [2023]

Value-added activities directly contribute to customer satisfaction and create a competitive advantage, while non-value-added activities consume resources without delivering any customer benefit. By identifying and eliminating non-value-added tasks, companies can streamline their processes, reduce waste, and enhance overall efficiency, positioning themselves for success in today’s competitive market.

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What is Lean Manufacturing ? 5 Lean Principles

Lean Manufacturing is an operational excellence strategy that enables us change for the better tomorrow. Lean Manufacturing helps in removing Non Value added activities which constitutes to 95%.

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