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TECHNIQUES
Distance
Operation
Transport Description
Storage
Inspect
(feet)
(min)
Time
Delay
Step
of
process
Quality
Inaccurate Problem
temperature Poor process
control Defective from vendor
design
Ineffective quality
Not to specifications management
Dust and
Dirt Material- Deficiencies
handling problems in product
design
Environment Materials Process
Pareto Chart
• A Pareto chart is a bar graph of data showing the largest number
of frequencies to the smallest.
• A technique used to identify problems based on their degree of
importance
• Are used to identify and prioritize problems to be solved.
• In this example, we are looking at the number of product defects
in each of the listed categories.
• When you look at the number of defects from the largest to the
smallest occurrences, it is easy to see how to prioritize
improvements efforts.
• The most significant problems stand out and can be targeted
first.
Example Pareto Chart
70
(64)
60
40
30
20
(13)
(10)
10 (6)
(3) (2) (2)
0
Example Pareto Chart
30
28
% Complaints
25
20
16
15
12 12
10
6
5 4 3
0
Loose Stitching Button Material
Threads flaws problems flaws
To construct the skeleton, here are some tips:
• For manufacturing - the 4 M’s
man, method, machine, material
• For service applications – the 3 P’s and 1 E
equipment, policies, procedures, people
24
UCL = 23.35
21
Number of defects
18 c = 12.67
15
12
6
LCL = 1.99
3
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Sample number
Summary