VI. Continuous Improvement

junne2004

A well–designed, well–executed Process Control
system will keep a process under control, at an
existing level. The control charts will identify and
even predict when a process is unstable. The
OCAP will specify which actions are to be taken,
under which circumstances, to bring an out–of–
control process back under control and to disposition
the product. The Control Plan and Total Control
Methodology will specify in detail how to
control a whole product line or any single process.
However, there is one thing a Process Control
system cannot do: it cannot directly improve the
capability of a process. A process only can be
improved if we understand the significant characteristics
that influence the final output, know how
to optimize those characteristics and keep them at
the optimum level.
In the total picture of continuous improvement,
process control is only one component among a
number of other equally important components.
These continuous improvement components
should be performed in a general sequence. The
following generic flow chart describes the main
components and the logical sequence to make
continuous improvements for a process. Flexibility
to add other components and/or slight modification
of the logical sequence may be needed to
adapt to individual situations.

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wanjirico

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