quality management principles

LEAN Manufacturing or LEAN Management originates from the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota. LEAN Manufacturing literally means lean production.

Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) is an improvement method within maintenance management which increases the reliability of manufacturing machines.

Zero Defects was conceived by Philip Crosby and is a large part of the Lean metodology. Applying Zero Defects means striving for perfection.

This article explains the 5S System, developed by Sakichi Toyoda, in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful quality management tool. History 5S System…

Lean Six Sigma refers to a process in which the production is 99.99966% defect free & it originated from the manufacturing industry.

Total Quality Management is an extensive and structured organization management approach that focuses on continuous quality improvement of products and services by using continuous feedback

What is the EFQM Model? The EFQM Model is a universal framework, based on TQM, and aims at sustainable excellence with focus on quality and efficiency.

Gemba Kaizen is Japanese for continuous improvement and is about the approach to arrive at productivity improvement within an organization.