Specials

Abbreviations
Abbreviation
5S  5 different S as per the Japenese Quality System - Seiri, Seito, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke
APQP Advanced Product Quality Process
BPR Business Process Reengineering
CIT Continuous Improvement Tools
CQE Certified Quality Engineering
CVM Customer Value Management
DOE Design Of Experiments
DWM Daily Works Management
FMEA Failure Mode Effect Analysis
HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
IATC Internal Auditor Training Course
IMS Integrated Management System
LAT lead Auditor Training course
MSA Measurement System Analysis
OHSAS Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
PSP Problem Solving Process
QSI Quality System Implementation
SPC Statistical Process Control
TL It is a standard for Telecommunication industry
TPM Total Productive Maintenance
Abbreviations Used in Lean Practitioner Course Material
VSM Value Stream Map
SMED Single Minute Exchange of dies (Quick Changeover)
5S Sort, Systematize, Shine, Standardize and Sustain
RM Raw Material
WIP Work in Progress (Inventory)
B Buffer stock
S Safety Stock
FG Finished Goods Stock
TAKT Customer demand rate
TPM Total Productive Maintenance
TPS Toyota Production System
GM General Motors
QC Quality Control
CT Cycle time
JIT Just in Time
MFG Manufacturing
DMAIC Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control
VOC Voice of Customer
PQ Product Quantity
DOE Design of Experiments
FMEA Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
SOV Source of Variation
MSA Measurement System Analysis
SPC Statistical Process Control
NVA Npn-Value Added steps
CO or C/O Changeover
A/T Available time
FIFO First In First Out
MRP Material Resource Planning
L/T Lead time
EPEx Every Part Every Interval
FPY First Pass Yield (First time right)
VAT Value Added time
RTY Rolled Throughput Yield
VA Value Added
Pcs Pieces
SME's Subject Matter Experts
OEE Overall Equipment effectiveness
MTBF Mean time between failures
MTTR Mean time to repair
AL Availability level
PL Performance Level
QL Qualiity level
PDM Predictive Maintenance
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
POU Point of use
SWIP Standard Work in Progress
SWCS Standardized Work Combination Sheet
SW Standard Work
MTS Make to Stock
MTO Make to Order
VMI Vendor Managed Inventory
ADD Average Daily Demand
RT Replenishment time
SUV Sports Utility Vehicles
PFTR Product Family Turnover Rate
QCC Quality Control Circles
COPQ Cost of Poor Qualiy