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A
- A3 Problem Solving
- ABC Analysis
- Abilene Paradox
- A/B Testing
- Abort
- Acceptance Sampling
- Accountability Diagram
- Accuracy
- Action Priority (AP)
- Activity Based Accounting
- Activity on Arrow (AoA)
- Activity on Node (AoN)
- Affinity Diagram
- Agile-1
- Agile-2
- Algorithm
- Alpha
- Alternative Hypothesis
- Analysis of Means (ANOM)
- ANCOVA
- Anderson Darling Test
- Andon
- ANOVA - I
- ANOVA - II
- Apples to Oranges
- APQP
- Analysis Paralysis
- Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)
- Ansoff Matrix
- Argument Mapping
- ARMI
- Arrow Diagramming Method
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2
- Asynchronous Process
- Attended RPA
- Attribute Agreement Analysis 1
- Attribute Agreement Analysis 2
- Attribute Data
- Attribute Gage Study
- Autocorrelation
- Automation
- Autonomation
- Availability (OEE)
- Average
B
- Backcasting
- Backward Integration
- Balanced Design
- Balanced Scorecard 1
- Balanced Scorecard 2
- Bar Chart
- Bartlett's Test 1
- Bartlett's Test 2
- Baseline
- Batch Processing
- Bathtub Curve
- Bayes' Theorem
- Bayesian Approach
- Bell Curve
- Bells and Whistles
- Benford's Law
- Ben Franklin Effect
- Berkson's Paradox
- Bessel's Correction
- Best of the Best (BoB)
- Beta
- Bias
- Biased Sampling Error
- Big Hairy Audacious Goal (B.H.A.G.)
- Binomial Distribution - 1
- Binomial Distribution - 2
- Black Belt (BB)
- Black Noise
- Blindspot Analysis
- Blockchain
- Block Diagrams
- Bodystorming
- Bootstrapping
- Bot Licenses
- Bottleneck
- Bowling Chart
- Bowtie Analysis
- Box-Behnken Design
- Box-Cox Transformation
- Box plot 1
- Box plot 2
- Brainstorming 1
- Brainstorming 2
- Brooks's Law
- Bubble Plot
- Bullwhip Effect
- Burn Down Chart
- Burn-in Testing
- Burn Up Chart
- Business Analytics
- Business Excellence-I
- Business Excellence-II
- Business Modelling
- Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)
- Business Value Add
C
- Capability Analysis-1
- Capability Analysis-2
- Capability Index
- Capable Process
- Card Sorting
- Cash Flow
- Catchball
- CATWOE Checklist
- Causation
- Cause
- Cause-Effect Matrix
- C Chart
- CEDAC
- Cellular Manufacturing
- Central Limit Theorem 1
- Central Limit Theorem 2
- Central Tendency
- Chaku Chaku
- Champion
- Change Acceleration Process
- Change Effectiveness Equation
- Checksheet
- Cherry Picking
- Chi Square Test-1
- Chi Square Test-2
- Class Imbalance
- CLOSED MITT
- Clusters
- Cluster Sampling
- Coaching Kata
- Cobots
- Coefficient of Variation (CV)
- Cognitive Analytics
- Cohen's Kappa
- Common Cause
- Competency Mapping
- Competitive Advantage
- Confidence Interval
- Confidence Level 1
- Confidence Level 2
- Conjoint Analysis
- Constraint
- Continue
- Continuous Data
- Continuous Flow
- Control Chart 1
- Control Chart 2
- Control Chart 3
- Control Chart 4
- Control Charts with Transformed Data
- Control Impact Matrix
- Control Limits 1
- Control Limits 2
- Control Plan 1
- Control Plan 2
- CONWIP
- Correction
- Corrective Action
- Corrective Maintenance
- Correlation-1
- Correlation-2
- Correlation-3
- Correlation-4
- Cost Avoidance
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Cost of Poor Quality, COPQ 1
- Cost of Poor Quality, COPQ 2
- Cost Reduction
- Covariance
- Covariate
- Crashing
- Creative Thinking
- Creativity & Innovation 1
- Creativity & Innovation 2
- Critical Chain Method
- Critical Path Method
- CRM
- Crosby's 14 Steps
- Crossed Design (GRR)
- Crowd Intelligence
- CTQ
- CTQ Drilldown
- Curse of Dimensionality
- Customer
- Customer don't feel averages
- Customer Journey Map
- Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)
- Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
- Customization
- CUSUM Chart
- Cycle Time - I
- Cycle Time - II
- Cynefin Framework
D
- DACI Matrix
- Dark Data
- Data Door
- Data Dredging
- Data Science
- Data Visualization
- De Bono's Six Thinking Hats
- Decisional Balance Sheet
- Deductive Reasoning
- Defect Concentration Diagram
- Defectives
- Defects
- Defect Types-1
- Defect Types-2
- Delphi Technique
- Demand Leveling
- Deming Cycle
- Deming's 14 Points
- Deployment Champion
- Descriptive Analytics-1
- Descriptive Analytics-2
- Design For Assembly (DFA)
- Design of Experiments (DOE)-1
- Design of Experiments (DOE)-2
- Design of Experiments (DOE)-3
- Design of Experiments (DOE)-4
- Design Risk Analysis (DRA)
- Design Scorecard
- Design Thinking
- DFMEA
- DFSS-1
- DFSS-2
- Diffusion of Innovations
- Digital Twin
- DIKW Model
- Dimension
- Discrete Data
- Discrete Event Simulation
- Discrimination
- Disney Creative Strategy
- Distribution Identification
- DMADV 1
- DMADV 2
- DMAIC 1
- DMAIC 2
- DMAIC 3
- DMAIC 4
- DMAIC 5
- DMAIC 6
- DMAIC 7
- DMAIC 8
- DPMO 1
- DPMO 2
- Drum Buffer Rope approach
- Dunning Kruger Effect
E
- Earned Value
- Economies of Scale
- ECRS
- 8 Steps of Change Management
- 80:20 Rule
- 8D Problem Solving
- Effective/Efficient
- Effect Size
- Efficiency
- Efficiency Metrics
- Eisenhower Matrix
- Elevator Pitch
- Emergency Response Action 1
- Emergency Response Action 2
- EMO Index
- Escape Point
- Essential Non Value Add
- European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)
- Evolutionary Operation (EVOP)
- Evolution of Six Sigma
- EWMA Chart
- Excellence
- Exception Handling
- Experimentation
- Exponential Function
- Extinct by Instinct
F
- 4-Eyes Principle
- 5G
- 5S
- 5 Why
- 5W2H
- 5X and T/5 Rules
- False Alert, Missed Alarm
- Fast Tracking
- Fault Injection Testing
- Fault Tree Analysis
- Feature Creep
- FIFO
- Filter Bubble
- Finish to Finish
- Finish to Start
- Fishbone Diagram
- First In Still Here (FISH) Inventory
- First Time Yield
- Fleiss Kappa
- FMEA 1
- FMEA 2
- FMECA
- Force-Field Analysis
- Forecasting
- Forward Integration
- Fractional Factorial
- Fraud
- Fraud Detection
- Fraud Prevention
- Frequentist Approach
- Full Factorial
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G
- Gage R&R 1
- Gage R&R 2
- Gage R&R 3
- Gage R&R 4
- G Chart
- Gemba
- Genchi Genbutsu
- Golden Ratio
- Graphical Summary for Discrete Data
- Green Belt (GB) - 1
- Green Belt (GB) - 2
- Grounded Theory
- Groupthink
- Growth Share Matrix
- Grubbs Test
- Guide to Hypothesis Test
H
- Hammurabi Code
- Handoffs
- Hanedashi
- Hansei
- Harada Method
- Hard Savings
- Hawthorne Effect
- Heatmap
- Heijunka 1
- Heijunka 2
- Heijunka Box
- Heinrich's Accident Triangle
- Herd Immunity
- Heuristic Methods
- Hick's Law
- Hidden Factory
- HiPPO Effect
- HIRAC
- Histogram
- Holy Trinity of Project Management
- Hoshin Kanri
- House of Quality (HOQ)
- Human Centered Design
- HYPE Cycle
- Hypothesis Testing 1
- Hypothesis Testing 2
- Hypothesis Testing 3
- Hypothesis Testing 4
I- Iceberg Theory
- ICUKU
- IDOV
- Ignore
- Impediments (Agile)
- Important vs Urgent
- Improvement Kata
- I-MR Chart 1
- I-MR Chart 2
- Inductive Reasoning
- Industry 4.0
- Influential Observations
- In-line Inspection
- Instruction Creep
- Intangible Benefits
- Intelligent Process Automation (IPA)
- Interaction Effect
- Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Internet of Things Security Risks
- Inter Quartile Range
- Interrelationship Diagram
- Inventory
- Inventory Turns
- Inverted U Theory
- INVEST Guidelines
- IPO-FAT Tool
- Is/Is Not Analysis
- Ishikawa Diagram
- Issue Tree
J
- Jidoka
- Jishu Hozen
- Jishuken
- Job Breakdown Sheet (JBS)
- Johari Window
- Johnson Transformation
- Juran Trilogy
- Just-in-time (JIT)
K
- Kaikaku
- Kaizen 1
- Kaizen 2
- Kaizen 3
- Kakushin
- Kamishibai Board
- Kanban 1
- Kanban 2
- Kano Model 1
- Kano Model 2
- Kaplan Meier Estimator
- Kappa Value 1
- Kappa Value 2
- Kendall's Coefficient
- Kirkpatrick Model
- Knoster Model
- KNOT Technique
- Kolmogorov-Smirnov
- Krippendorff's alpha
- Kruskal Wallis Test
- KT Analysis
- Kubler Ross Change Curve
- Kurtosis
L
- Laney P' Chart
- Laney U' Chart
- Latin Square Design
- Law of Large Numbers
- Lead Time
- Leader Standard Work (LSW)
- Lean-1
- Lean-2
- Lean Accounting
- Lean Canvas
- Lean Coffee
- Lean Six Sigma
- Lean Startup
- Lessons Learned
- Levene's Test-1
- Levene's Test-2
- LIFO
- Lindley's Paradox
- Linearity
- Little's Law
- Logical Relationships
- Logical Sub-grouping
- Logistic Distribution
- Lot Quality Assurance Sampling
- Low Hanging Fruits
- LSS Infrastructure
M
- Mafia Offer
- MAGIC Criteria
- Maintenance
- Management By Walking Around (MBWA)
- MANCOVA
- Mann Whitney Test
- MANOVA
- Master Black Belt (MBB) - 1
- Master Black Belt (MBB) - 2
- Matrix Diagram
- McClelland Theory of Needs
- Mean
- Mean Improvement
- Measles Chart
- Measure
- Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
- Median-1
- Median-2
- Metcalfe's Law
- Metrics
- Methods-Time Measurement (MTM)
- Mind Mapping
- Miniature Dwarf's Method (MDM)
- Minimum Viable Product
- Mistake Proofing 1
- Mistake Proofing 2
- Mistake Proofing 3
- Mixture Design
- Mixtures
- Mizusumashi
- Model Cross Validation
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Montgomery Rules
- Mood's Median Test
- Moravec's Paradox
- Morphological Matrix
- MoSCoW Method
- Motion
- Muda
- Multicollinearity
- Multi-Generational Product Plan
- Multiple Factors at a Time
- Multiple Linear Regression (MLR)
- Multi-vari Chart
- Multi-voting
- Mura
- Muri
N
- 9 Windows
- Nash Equilibrium
- Nelson Rules-1
- Nelson Rules-2
- Nelson Rules-3
- Nested Design (GRR)
- Net Present Value (NPV)-1
- Net Present Value (NPV)-2
- Net Present Value (NPV)-3
- Net Promoter Score (NPS)
- Network Diagrams
- Neural Networks
- Noise Factors
- Nominal Condition
- Nominal Group Technique (NGT)
- Noninferiority Testing
- Non Linear Regression
- Non Value Adding (NVA)-1
- Non Value Adding (NVA)-2
- Normal Distribution - 1
- Normal Distribution - 2
- Normal Distribution - 3
- Normality Test
- North Star Metric
- NP Chart
- Null Hypothesis
O
- Obeya Room
- Observation
- Odds Ratio
- Offline Inspection
- One Factor At a Time (OFAT) - I
- One Factor at a Time (OFAT) - II
- One Piece Flow
- One Proportion Test
- One Sample Sign Test
- One Sample T Test
- One Sample Wilcoxon Test
- One Sample Z Test
- One Variance Test
- One Way ANOVA
- OODA Loop
- Operational Definition
- Operational Excellence
- Optimal Stopping
- Oscillations
- OTED
- Outlier - 1
- Outlier - 2
- Outlier Management
- Out of control action plan (OCAP)
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) - I
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) - II
- Overall Standard Deviation
- Overproduction
- Overprocessing
P
- P Chart
- P-Diagram
- Pacemaker Process
- Paired T Test
- Pareto Chart 1
- Pareto Chart 2
- Parkinson's Law
- Pascal's Triangle
- Paynter Chart
- PDCA Cycle
- Performance (OEE)
- Personal Excellence
- PERT
- PEST Analysis
- PFMEA 1
- PFMEA 2
- PICK Chart
- Pie Chart
- Pillars of TPM
- Pilot
- Plackett-Burman Design
- Planning Poker
- Platform Economy
- Point of Use Inventory
- Point of Use Storage
- Poisson Distribution
- Poka-yoke
- Portfolio Management
- Power of a test
- Practical Significance
- Precedence Diagramming Method
- Pre-Control Chart
- Prediction Interval
- Predictive Analytics-1
- Predictive Analytics-2
- Predictive Maintenance
- Prescriptive Analytics-1
- Prescriptive Analytics-2
- Precision
- Preventive Action
- Preventive Maintenance
- Price Elasticity of Demand
- Probability Plot
- Problem Definition Tree
- Process
- Process Capability-1
- Process Capability-2
- Process Cycle Efficiency
- Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC) - I
- Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC) - II
- Process Door
- Process Excellence
- Process Input/Process Output
- Process Lifecycle
- Process Mapping 1
- Process Mapping 2
- Process Maturity-1
- Process Maturity-2
- Process Mining
- Process Stability-1
- Process Stability-2
- Product Led Growth
- Product Limit Estimator
- Product Portfolio Matrix
- Product Quantity Process Routing Matrix
- Production Leveling
- Productivity
- Profit After Tax (PAT)
- Program Management
- Project
- Project Artifacts
- Project Charter
- Project Management
- Prototype
- Pseudo Continuous Data
- Pugh Matrix
- Pull System 1
- Pull System 2
- Purple Cow
- Push System 1
- Push System 2
- P-value - I
- P-value - II
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Q
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Circles
- Quality Control
- Quality Costs
- Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
- Quality (OEE)
- Quantile Regression
- Queueing Theory
- Quick Win
- Q-value
R
- RACI Matrix-1
- RACI Matrix-2
- RAD Model
- Randomization
- Range
- RAPID Matrix
- Rare Event Control Charts
- RATER Model
- Rational Subgrouping-1
- Rational Subgrouping-2
- Red Tag
- Red X Methodology
- Refactoring
- Regression Analysis-1
- Regression Analysis-2
- Regression Analysis-3
- Regression Analysis-4
- Regression Testing
- Reliability
- Reliability Block Diagram
- Reporting Bias
- Residual
- Residual Analysis
- Resolution
- Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
- Retry
- Return on Investment (ROI) 1
- Return on Investment (ROI) 2
- Return on Investment (ROI) 3
- Rework
- RICE Scoring
- Risk Priority Number (RPN)
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA) 1
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA) 2
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA) 3
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA) 4
- Robust Design
- Role of Business Excellence MBB
- Root Cause
- Root Cause Analysis 1
- Root Cause Analysis 2
- Rootogram
- Rolled Throughput Yield
- R-Squared-1
- R-Squared-2
- R-Squared Adjusted
- Run Chart
S
- 6 Big Losses
- 6S
- Sales Led Growth
- Sample
- Sample Size-1
- Sample Size-2
- Sample Size-3
- Sampling
- Sampling Error
- Sandbox
- SCAMPER
- Scatter Plot
- Scope 1
- Scope 2
- Scope Creep
- Screening Design
- Scrum
- Scrum Poker
- Scrumban
- S Curve
- Secondary Metric 1
- Secondary Metric 2
- Segmentation
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Service 4.0
- Service Recovery Paradox
- SERVQUAL Model
- Seven Wastes of Lean
- Severity Ranking
- Shadow Board
- Shainin DOE
- Shainin Red X Methodology
- Shapiro-Wilk
- Shewhart Cycle
- Shingo Model
- Shojinka
- Short Run Chart
- ShuHaRi
- Sigma Level-1
- Sigma Level-2
- Sigma Level-3
- Sigma Level Shift-1
- Sigma Level Shift-2
- Significance Level
- Simpson's Paradox
- Simulation
- Single Piece Flow-1
- Single Piece Flow-2
- SIPOC
- Sisyphus Effect
- Six Sigma-1
- Six Sigma-2
- Six Sigma-3
- Six Thinking Hats
- Skewness
- SMART
- Smart Little People (SLP)
- SMED
- Soft Savings
- Spaghetti Diagram
- Sparsity of Effects
- Special Cause - 1
- Special Cause - 2
- Special Process
- Special Requirement
- Specification Limit 1
- Specification Limit 2
- Sponsor 1
- Sponsor 2
- Spread
- Sprint
- SQDC Board
- Stability (Gage R&R)
- Stable Process
- Stakeholder
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Standard Deviation 1
- Standard Deviation 2
- Standardized Work
- Start to Finish
- Start to Start
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Statistical Significance
- Stop Gap Arrangement
- Stop The Line
- Stratified Sampling 1
- Stratified Sampling 2
- Student's T Distribution
- Supermarket
- SWAG
- Swim Lane Mapping
- SWOT Analysis
- Synchronous Process
T
- 3 Point Estimate
- 2x2 Matrix
- 2 Proportion Test
- 2 Sample T Test-1
- 2 Sample T Test-2
- 2 Variance Test
- Taguchi Capability Measure (Cpm)
- Takt Time 1
- Takt Time 2
- Takt Time 3
- Tangible Benefits
- Target Cycle Time
- T Chart
- Technical Debt
- Test for Equal Variances
- Tests for Special Causes
- Test of Equivalence
- Thematic Analysis
- Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TIPS)
- Theory U
- Treemap
- Threshold RPN
- Timeboxing
- Time Series-I
- Time Series-II
- TIMWOOD
- Tollgate Reviews 1
- Tollgate Reviews 2
- Top Down Diagram
- Top-Down vs Bottom-Up
- Tornado Diagram
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Total Quality Management (TQM)
- Training Within Industry (TWI)
- Transportation
- Tree Diagram
- Trends
- Trial and Error
- Tribal Knowledge
- TRIZ 1
- TRIZ 2
- TRIZ Contradictions
- Trystorming
- Turing Test
- Two Way ANOVA
- Type I Error
- Type II Error
U
- U Chart
- Unattended RPA
- Unbalanced Design
- Unbiased Sampling Error
- Unique Selling Proposition
- Unusual Observation-1
- Unusual Observation-2
- Urgent
V
- Validation
- Value Adding (VA)-1
- Value Adding (VA)-2
- Value Stream Map (VSM)
- Venn Diagram
- Verification
- Variance
- Variation Reduction
- Violin Plot
- Visual Control - 1
- Visual Control - 2
- Visual Factory
- VOB
- VOC-1
- VOC-2
- VOC-3
- VRIO Framework
- VUCA
W
- Wastes-1
- Wastes-2
- Wastes-3
- Waste Elimination
- Water Spider
- Waterfall Chart
- Way of Working (WoW)
- Web Analytics
- Weighted Pareto
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)
- Western Electric Rules
- Westgard Rules
- White Belt (WB)
- Why Because Analysis (WBA)
- WIFM
- Will Rogers Phenomenon
- Wisdom of the Crowds
- Within Standard Deviation
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Workload Balancing
- Work-Out
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