LAB MANAGEMENT Flashcards
Reduces wastes and non-value adding steps
Lean
Reduces variation and error
Six-sigma
Reducing variability and use of the following terms: define, measure, analyze, improve and control is seen in what principle?
LSS (Lean and Six-sigma)
ABBREVIATIONS:
FOCUS
PDCA
PDSA
CQI
TQM
(FOCUS)
- Find Organize Clarify Understand Select
(PDCA)
- Plan Do Check Act
(PDSA)
- Plan Do Study Act
(CQI)
- Continuous Quality Improvement
(TQM)
- Total Quality management
Japanese principle where LSS was derived from.
Kaizen
A systematic approach used for costumer satisfaction
TQM
Belt color for no formal certification program or extended training
White
Belt color for those who train for a day or two with knowledge to be assigned to a project as fully contributing members
Yellow
Belt color that lays out a series of steps to understand the problems in a business process.
Green
Belt color in which 25-50% of their time is devoted to six sigma projects.
Green
Belt color for those who gain hands-on experience by conducting a project for their employer or a non-profit organization
Black
Belt color for experts that takes a broad view of strategy throughout a business, coordinating teams across
Master Black
Belt color for those upper-level manager who leads LSS strategy and deployment
Champion(Blue)
Belt color for those who learn to apply problem-solving frameworks such as DMAIC
Green
Belt color for those who participate in projects and problem-solving tasks related to quality management and waste reduction.
White
Belt color to a person who passed the Black Belt exam after earning a Green Belt, but has not fulfilled the requirement to complete a second six-sigma project.
Brown
Belt color to developing and communicating the overall focus of a six-sigma program with an organization.
Champion (Blue)
A credentialing process that is considered to be mandatory according to CAP and awarded by the state/government
Licensure
Recognition granted by NGOs to individuals who meet education require and entry-level competency by passing exams: Certification-ASCPi, ISO
Voluntary
Recognition granted by NGOs to institutions that meet standards - ISO, NAACLS
Accreditation
