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  Training in Continuous Improvement

QIA has standardized different level of continuous improvement training. Also, we offer customize training to meet each client's specific needs. Several of our training program curricula follow:

An Executive Review of Continuous Improvement Program:
This one day interactive hands-on training designed for the executives (President, VP, Directors, Managers, etc.).

Course Objective:
This one-day course is designed for executive level of management to understand:

  • Business governance model
  • Continuous improvement model
  • Business measurement process
  • How to integrate continuous improvement model with business strategies
  • How to integrate with existing quality management system (QMS)
  • How to develop, deploy and maintain a successful continuous improvement program

Continuous improvement methodology:
This 3 days interactive hands-on training designed to make the participant to become a team leader and implement continuous improvement methodology and tools to impact the results of improvement projects. The participant normally concentrates on short and long run projects for improvement.

  • Measurement process and cost of poor quality
  • Model for improvement
  • Graphical Methods
  • Process Map
  • Measurement System Analysis
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
  • Root cause analysis
  • FMEA
  • Control Plan

Advanced continuous improvement program:
This 5 days interactive hands-on training designed to make the participant to become a team leader and implement advanced continuous improvement methodology and tools to impact the results of major improvement projects (i.e. design, manufacturing, customer support, root cause analysis, problem solving, etc.). Also, this course prepares the participant to coach and mentor individuals within the organization and other organizational strategy for improvements.

  • Systematic design improvement process
  • FMEA (design, process)
  • Advanced SPC
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Design of Experiment
  • Mistake Proofing (Poka Yoke)
  • Project management
  • Measurement system analysis
  • Measurement process and cost of poor quality

Other training for continuous improvement:

  1. Statistical Process Control (3 days)
  2. Advanced Product Quality Planning (1 day)
  3. Measurement System Analysis (1 day)
  4. Design of Experiment (3 days)
  5. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (1 day)
  6. Production Parts Approval Process (1 day)
  7. SPC for shop floor (2/3 days)
  8. Design Improvement Process (3 days)
  9. Corrective and Preventative Action Process (1 day)

Developing continuous improvement program:
We will use the techniques described above in developing a customized program for your use, and then help you to start using it.

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