A Gemba board is a visual management tool used to display real-time information about key processes and performance metrics directly at the place where work happens—often the shop floor in manufacturing, but it can be used in any setting where value is...
First Time Yield (FTY), also known as First Pass Yield (FPY), represents one of the most critical quality metrics in modern manufacturing operations. This essential performance indicator measures the percentage of products that successfully pass through a...
An operating characteristic curve, commonly known as a ROC curve (Receiver Operating Characteristic), represents one of the most fundamental tools for evaluating binary classification models in machine learning. This powerful visualization technique plots the true...
Kaizen Burst represents an accelerated approach to continuous improvement that delivers rapid results through focused, intensive improvement activities. Unlike traditional kaizen events that may span weeks or months, kaizen burst concentrates improvement efforts into...
The Shapiro-Wilk test stands as one of the most powerful and widely used normality tests in statistical analysis. Developed by Samuel Shapiro and Martin Wilk in 1965, this statistical procedure helps researchers determine whether their data follows a normal...