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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DMAIC Six Sigma Methodology

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DMAIC Six sigma is the process improvement methodology which stands for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control)

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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 Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY)? How to Calculate Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY) ?

Yield is percentage non-defective items of all the produced items. Rolled Throughput Yield is the product of each

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What is Six Sigma (6σ) ?

Six Sigma is structured, data driven approach to eliminate or reduce defects from any process whether its is manufacturing or service. Six Sigma is denoted by Greek symbol “6σ” and is a process which refers to 99.99966%.

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