Repairable vs Non-repairable Products

Non-repairable ItemsThe term 'non-repairable' refers to products that cannot be repaired after they've broken down or the repair is not cost-effective. Some examples of non-repairable items in daily life are light bulbs, calculators etc. The reliabil...

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Sep 21, 2022
Relationship between Quality and Reliability

Quality and ReliabilityQuality is defined as the degree to which a product or service meets customer requirements, while reliability is defined as the probability that a system will perform its required function without failure over time. The reliabi...

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Sep 21, 2022
What is Reliability?

What is Reliability?Reliability is the ability of a system or component to perform its intended function under specified conditions for an extended period without failure. A reliable product has a high probability of performing as expected over time....

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Sep 20, 2022
Sustain Improvements in DMAIC Control Phase

The control phase of the DMAIC process ensures that all the improvements identified during the planning and design phases are implemented and that they continue to be maintained over time. The control phase also includes a review of the project's pro...

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Aug 28, 2022
Implementation Planning and Strategies in DMAIC

In DMAIC, the fourth step is the Improve phase. In this phase, you improve the process to remove the causes of the defects. Sometimes the recommendations for improvement could be simple and easy to implement. However, sometimes it may require a lot o...

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Aug 28, 2022
Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR)

SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations) was created by US Navy to help communicate important messages between submarines. Later, the SBAR acronym became popular for use in a wide range of industries, including healthcare and aviatio...

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Aug 28, 2022
Explaining the Kubler-Ross Change Curve

In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross introduced the world to her five stages of grief in her book On Death and Dying. The stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance are a series of emotional stages that people go through wh...

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Aug 27, 2022
How to Use the Bridges Transition Model to Ease Change?

In any organization, change is inevitable. The Bridges Transition Model can be a helpful tool to ease the process of change and ensure that it is successful. The Bridges Transition Model, developed by William Bridges, is a framework that can be used...

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Aug 25, 2022
Data Versus Information: What’s the Difference?

Data and information are not the same things. Data is not usually useful by itself. We need to place data in its proper perspective to turn it into useful information. KEY Takeaways Data are raw facts or numbers. Information is contextualized data.Da...

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Aug 23, 2022