Process improvement buzz word decoder by @ecgstudio

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ACRONYMS , IN IT IAL ISMS ,

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Abbreviations, initials and acronyms are designed to make understanding and writing a lot easier. But, if you’re new to process improvement, business analysis or involved in a change initiative being hit with lots of acronyms and abbreviations at once won’t always make you LOL.

We’ve compiled a list of popular acronyms and buzz words and put them here along with their textbook definition. This isn’t a full and exhaustive list, but a handy reference for some of the ones we are asked about the most. You may want to print this list and post it in your office as a visual reminder or share with your colleagues and project team members!

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Process Improvement Buzz Word Decoder

3P Production Preparation Process DMAIC Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control

4P Policies, Procedures, People, Plant/Technologies DMEDI Define-Measure-Explore-Develop-

Implement

5C Clear Out, Configure, Clean and Check, Conformity, Custom and Practice DOE Design of Experiments

5S / 6S Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain (6S is same but adds Safety) DOTWIMP

Defects, Overproduction, Transportation, Waiting, Inventory, Motion, Processing

5W Who, What, When, Where, Why DPMO Defects Per Million Opportunities

5W2H Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, How much DPO Defects per Opportunity

5Z Uketorazu, Tsukurazu, Baratsukasazu, Kurikaesazu, Nagasazu DPU Defects per Unit

6M Machines, Methods, Materials, Measurements, Mother Nature (Environment), Manpower (People)

DVPPV (DVP&PV) Design Verification, Production and Process Validation

6W Who, What, When, Where, Why, Which ECO Engineering Change Order

7QC 7 Quality Control Tools ECR Engineering Change Request

8D Eight Disciplines Problem Solving Process ELT Extract Load Transfer

ABC Activity Based Costing ERP Enterprise Resource Planning

ANOM Analysis of Means ESER Engineering Sample Evaluation Report

ANOVA Analysis of Variance EVOP Evolutionary Operation

APQP Advanced Product Quality Planning EWMA Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Chart

AQL Acceptable Quality Level FAST Function Analysis System Technique

BAU “Business As Usual” FCE Frequently Committed Errors






BIA Business Impact Analysis FIFO First In, First Out

CAP Change Acceleration Process FISH First In, Still Here

CAPA Corrective and Preventive Action FMEA Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

CAR Corrective Action Report FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

CBR Critical Business Requirements FOCUS – PDCA

Find, Organize, Clarify, Understand, Select, Plan, Do, Check, Act

CCD Central Composite Design GCI Global Commerce Initiative

CCR Capacity Constraint Resource GS Glenday Sieve

Cmk Machine Capability index GQTS Global Quality Tracking System

CMM Capability Maturity Model GRPI Goals, Roles, Processes, and Interpersonal Relationships

COC Cost of Conformance IPO Input-Process-Output

CONC Cost of Non-Conformance I-TRIZ Expanded Theory of Inventive Problem Solving

COPIS Customer, Output, Process, Input, Supplier ICT Information Communication Technology

COPQ Cost of Poor Quality IDOV Identify, Design, Optimize, Validate

COQ Cost of Quality IMR Individuals and Moving Range chart

Cp Process Potential Index (short term) IQR Inter-Quartile Range

Cpk Process Capability Index (short term) IRR Internal Rate of Return

CSSBB Certified Six Sigma Black Belt ISO International Organization for Standardization

CSSGB Certified Six Sigma Green Belt ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library

CTQC Critical To Quality Characteristic KBC Knowledge Based Community

CTQ Critical To Quality KBI Key Business Issue






CUSUM Cumulative sum control chart KBR Key Business Requirement

DF Degrees of Freedom KISS Keep It Simple and Specific

DFLSS Design For Lean Six Sigma KJ Analytical Method by Jiro Kawakita

DFMEA Design Failure Mode and Effect KPI Key Performance Indicator

DFSS Design for Six Sigma KPIV Key Process Input Variables

DFX Design for X (where X is any requirement) KPOV Key Process Output Variable

DMADV Define-Measure-Analyze-Design-Verify LCL Lower Control Limit

LIFO Last In, First Out

LLB Lean Level of Buffering

LSL Lower Specification Limit






LSS Lean Six Sigma RONA Return on Net Assets

LSSBOK Lean Six Sigma Body of Knowledge RPN Risk Pr ior i ty Number

LTPD Lot Tolerance Percent Defect ive RQL Rejectable Qual i ty Level

MEDIC

Map+Measure, Explore+Evaluate, Def ine+Descibe, Implement+Improve, Control+Conform

RTY Rol led Throughput Yie ld

MODAPTS Modular Arrangements of Predetermined Time Standards RUMBA

Reasonable, Understandable, Measurable, Bel ievable and Achievable

MPS Master Production Schedule SCAMPER

Subst itute, Combine, Adapt / Adopt, Modify / Magnify / Mini fy, Put to other Uses, El iminate, Reverse / Rearrange

MSA Measurement System Analysis SCOT Strengths, Chal lenges, Opportunit ies and Threats Analysis

MRP Mater ia l Requirements Planning SIPOC Suppl iers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers

MTBF Mean Time Between Fai lures SMED Single-Minute Exchange of Die

MTTR Mean Time to Repair SMART Specif ic, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound

NVA Non-Value Added SMARTER Specif ic, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, T ime-bound, Evaluated, and Reviewed

OCT Operat ion Cost Target SME Subject Matter Expert

OEE Overal l Equipment Effect iveness SOS Standard Operat ing Sheet

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer SPC Stat ist ical Process Control






OCAP Out of Control Act ion Plan SREA Suppl ier Request for Engineer ing Approval

OFAT One Factor at a Time SSBOK Six Sigma Body of Knowledge

NPV Net Present Value SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunit ies and Threats Analysis

PCE Process Cycle Eff ic iency TAT Turn Around Time

PDCA Plan-Do-Check-Act TIMWOOD Transport, Inventory, Motion, Wait ing, Over- processing, Overproduct ion, Defects

PDPC Process Decis ion Program Charts TMAP Thought Process Map

PFA Passion for Act ion TOC Theory of Constraints

PFMEA Process Fai lure Modes Effects Analysis TPM Total Productive Maintenance

PMP Project Management Professional TPS Toyota Production System

PMTS Predetermined Motion Time System TQM Total Qual i ty Management

PPAP Production Part Approval Process TRIZ Theory of Invent ive Problem Solv ing

Pp Process Performance Measure ( long term) TVM Total Value Management

Ppk Process Capabi l i ty Index ( long term) UCL Upper Control L imit

PPM Parts Per Mi l l ion USL Upper Specif icat ion Limit

PPS Production Preparat ion Schedule VA Value Added

PSO Process Sign Off VIF Var iance Inf lat ion Factor

PSW Part Submission Warrant VOB Voice of the Business

PTC Pass Through Character ist ic VOC Voice of the Customer

PWI Process Window Index VOE Voice of the Employee






Q1 First Quart i le VOP Voice of the Process

Q2 Second Quart i le VQD Visual Qual i ty Document

Q3 Third Quart i le WBT Web-based Training

QAS Qual i ty Assurance Schedule XmR Indiv idual and Moving Range chart

QCM Qual i ty Control Manager Zlt Long-term Z-Score

QAM Qual i ty Assurance Manager Zst Short-term Z-Score

QFD Qual i ty Funct ion Deployment

QOS Qual i ty Operat ing System

QPR Qual i ty Problem Report

QS-9000 Qual i ty System Standard

R Measure of the strength of the l inear associat ion in a correlat ion analysis

RBI Risk Based Inspection

RCFA Root Cause Fai lure Analysis

ROI Return on Investment

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