Keywords: Total Quality Management, Quality Control,
Zero Defects, Continuous Improvement
Because the new, advanced fermentation method and sun-drying process produce cocoa beans with virtually
zero defects or off-flavours, Barry Callebaut's master craftsmen can go to work with the very finest ingredients to produce potentially the finest chocolate the world has ever seen or tasted.
Zero defects also apply to patients and their satisfaction with their care.
"The basic idea behind Six Sigma, the management tool successfully implemented by companies such as General Electric and Motorola, is to reduce the number of errors or defects in a process so they can get as close to '
zero defects' as possible," said chapter president Rehan Ahmed.
Abstract: This paper explains the
zero defects philosophy through its relevance to a typical high-volume SMT line.
Nissan North America, Incorporated (Nissan North America), a subsidiary of Nissan Motor Company (NASDAQ: NSANY) (TYO: 7201), has recognised the aluminium wheel manufacturing operation of Hayes Lemmerz International, Incorporated (Hayes Lemmerz) in Chihuahua, Mexico with its Quality Master and
Zero Defects Awards.
They are also demanding just-in-time delivery and, to reduce their risk,
zero defects. This combination of factors requires a faster, more accurate testing methodology to achieve the same high quality and low risk.
Surface coating and finishing is undertaken at the purpose built manufacturing facility in Hythe, where quality assurance procedures aim for
zero defects. All new structures must be sealed and coated to the recommended highway specification Item 159.
The first goat of an effective TPM program is to achieve zero breakdowns,
zero defects and zero accidents in all of a company's processing areas.
Medical applications require extreme cleanliness and
zero defects in outgoing material.
No company could all at once convert to automated invoicing, evenflow production, modular construction,
zero defects at closing, or an extensive in-house training program.