Japanese professor Kaoru Ishikawa originally developed the seven quality tools. These quality tools were simple to use and can be applied by anyone in the organization to improve a process.Later, these seven new quality tools were used to plan the quality improvement process. These tools are called the seven advanced quality tools or seven management and

Seven New Management and Planning Tools

A flowchart is a diagram that illustrates a process. It consists of boxes and lines. Flowcharts are especially useful for processes that involve multiple steps or decisions. They’re often used to explain complicated manufacturing or service delivery tasks.What Is a Flowchart?You “might not” find the flowchart in the seven basic quality tools list. However, it replaces

Flowcharts: The Ultimate Tool for Visualizing Information

A run chart is a type of chart that displays the measurement of a series over time. Run charts are often used to monitor the performance of a process, with the focus on process improvement. Run charts can be used for any process or activity where you need to track how well it’s performing and the

Seven Quality Tools – Run Chart

A control chart is a statistical tool used to monitor process variation. A control chart is a graphical representation of data over time. It is used to detect and correct deviations from the desired condition.What Is a Control Chart?The Control Chart is one of the Seven Basic Quality Tools.  A control chart is a graphic display

Seven Quality Tools – Control Charts

Stratification is a technique used to divide a population into homogeneous subsets. Studying defect types for multiple products might not give you a good idea about the cause. For example, you may want to study the types of defects produced by a production line making multiple types of products. You could stratify your data so that

Seven Quality Tools – Stratification

A check sheet can be used for collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. When used to collect qualitative data, a check sheet collects data in the form of checkmarks. It indicates how many times a particular value has occurred. That way, it lets you see trends in the data easily.What is a Check Sheet?The check

Seven Quality Tools – Check Sheet