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  • __________ is credited with democratizing statistics—that is, the tools are designed such that workers can achieve the effect of statistical analysis without advanced statistical training..

    Kaoru Ishikawa
  • __________ gained credibility as a quality leader due to the influence he had on Japanese and U.S. firms. He is best known for statistical thinking, or looking at quality problems from a data-driven perspective.

    Dr W.Edwards Deming
  • A scatter plot is __________.

    A tool of quality used to study the relationship between variables
  • __________ was the well-known author of Quality Is Free and the DRIFT principle (“do it right the first time”).

    Philip Crosby
  • The plan, do, check, act (PDCA) cycle is __________.

    Deming's improvement cycle based on the scientific method
  • __________ is defined as a systems-based approach to performance improvement that leverages opportunities created by upstream and downstream linkages with suppliers and customers.

    Supply chain quality management (SCQM)
  •  According to Garvin’s Dimensions of Product Quality, durability is __________.

    The degree to which a product tolerates stress or trauma without failing
  • __________ proposed three basic processes that are essential for managing to improve quality

    Joseph Juran
  • __________ is a system in which all the variables interact to create a quality result (e.g., processes, tools, equipment, or people).

    System for quality improvement
  • A SIPOC diagram is __________.

    a type of process map that includes suppliers, inputs, processing, outputs, and customers

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