2.9. Design for manufacture and project management

Question 1

total quality management TQM

Answer 1

customer focussed, process centred strategy, responsibility of everyone, continuous improvement

Question 2

Six sigma

Answer 2

avoidance of error, number of allowable defects, 3.4 per million
attain near perfect results if six standard deviations exist between process mean and spec limit
DMAIC
design - measure - analyse - improve - control

Question 3

SCRUM

Answer 3

main focus in working in a team to reach goals in short time frames
team goals are specified and individuals feed back progress daily
quick response to issues

Question 4

critical path analysis CPA

Answer 4

provides a visual representation of project tasks, earlies start times and latest finish times
sequential order of tasks is established for a project or process
unnecessary waiting time can be identified
parallel processing opportunities can then be exploited for maximum efficiency