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P.D.C.A. Cycle

Plan-Do-Check-Act. An iterative four-step problem solving process typically used in quality control. It is also known as the Deming Cycle, Shewhart Cycle, Deming Wheel, or Plan-Do-Study-Act.

Pass/Fail Test

Definition

functional test of a prototype where the test parameters are according test specification. If the prototype passed test then it is PASS if failed then FAIL.

Generally the pass/fail test is very weak with detection of defects.

PDCA

A four-step model used in management. This is a pillar for a management system.

IATF definition:

Plan: establish the objectives of the system and its processes, and the resources needed to deliver
results in accordance with customers’ requirements and the organization’s policies, and identify
and address risks and opportunities;
Do: implement what was planned;
Check: monitor and (where applicable) measure processes and the resulting products and services
against policies, objectives, requirements and planned activities, and report the results;
Act: take actions to improve performance, as necessary.

IATF 16949:2016

performanţă

rezultat măsurabil
NOTA 1 – Performanţa se raportează atât la parametri cantitativi, cât şi la parametri calitativi.
NOTA 2 – Performanţa se poate raporta la managementul activităţilor proceselor, produselor, serviciilor, sistemelor sau organizaţiilor.
NOTA 3 – Acesta constituie unul dintre termenii comuni şi dintre definiţiile de bază pentru standardele ISO referitoare la sistemul de management menţionate în anexa SL a documentului „Consolidated ISO Supplement to the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1”. Definiţia iniţială a fost modificată prin modificarea notei 2.

Planned Shut Down Time

The time when the plant is out of activity- examples: all events that should be excluded from efficiency analysis because there was no intention of running production (e.g. breaks, lunch, scheduled maintenance, or periods where there is nothing to produce). The remaining available time is your Planned Production Time.

Poka-Yoke

A Japanese expression meaning “common or simple, mistake proof”. A method of preventing errors by putting limits on how an operation can be performed in order to force the correct completion of the operation.