ASQ |
American Society for Quality |
ASQC |
American Society for Quality Control |
c-chart |
count chart |
CL |
center line |
CQI |
continuous quality improvement |
DPMO |
defectives per million opportunities |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
EWMA |
exponentially weighted moving average |
F |
Fahrenheit |
HVAC |
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |
I-chart |
individuals control chart |
ISM |
Institute for Supply Management |
JIT |
just in time |
KPI |
key performance indicator |
KQC |
key quality characteristic |
LCL |
lower control limit |
LIL |
lower inner limit |
LSL |
lower specification limit |
LWL |
lower warning limit |
MCL |
maximum concentration level |
MR chart |
moving range control chart |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
np-chart |
number defective control chart |
NWA QA |
Northwest Analytical Quality Analyst |
OM |
operations management |
p-chart |
proportion defective control chart |
P&L |
profit and loss |
PMI |
Purchasing Managers Index |
ppm |
parts per million |
ppmd |
parts per million defective |
psi |
pounds per square inch |
pounds per square inch gauge |
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R-chart |
range control chart |
R&R |
repeatability and reproducibility |
ROI |
return on investment |
s-chart |
standard deviation control chart |
SCM |
supply chain management |
S&OP |
sales and operations planning |
SOP |
standard operating procedure |
SPC |
statistical process control |
StDev |
standard deviation |
T |
target value of the specification |
u-chart |
defectives per unit chart |
UCL |
upper control limit |
UIL |
upper inner limit |
USL |
upper specification limit |
UV |
ultraviolet |
UWL |
upper warning limit |