A certificate of compliance is a certification that is provided by a supplier which certifies that the supplies or the services supplied meet the required specifications.  In other words, a certificate of compliance certifies that an individual or company has met the required set of conditions for a product or service.

  The core values of an organization are the principles, fundamental beliefs and ethical guideposts that serve as guidelines for the organizations behaviors.

  The cause and effect diagram, fishbone diagram or Ishikawa diagram is a tool used to discover possible causes of an effect. 

  The fishbone diagram is a structured analysis tool used to organize potential causes associated with a specific effect.  

Other names:

1. Cause and Effect Diagram
2. Ishikawa Diagram

Related Blogs:

• Listen to the Gemba - The fishbone diagram (7 basic quality tools).

Creator:

• Kaoru Ishikawa​

  Continuous improvement is the act of making incremental and regular improvements, which is often referred to as kaizen.  These improvements are not the same as breakthrough innovations (kaikaku) or radical changes.  When we look at the definition of continuous we learn that the act is performed without "interruption".  The term improvement means that something is made better than it was previously.  Therefore continuous improvement is the act of making things "better" without any interruption.

  A constraint is any factor or element such as cost, schedule and scope that prevents a system from performing at the highest level possible in relation to its objective.  There are many types of constraints that prohibit performance.  Continuous Improvement strategies such as: Lean, Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints are effective ways to reduce or remove constraints.

Examples:

1. Cost/ Resources
2. Schedule/ Time
3. Scope/ Quality
4. Physical
5. Policy or Procedure

  A cell, cellular layout or work cell is a close arrangement or setup of people, machines or workstations. The purpose of a cellular layout is to fulfill a processing sequence while simultaneously reducing wait times, transportation and other forms of muda.  In addition to removing various forms of waste cells are very effective add promoting and facilitating effective flow.  Cells can be in many different shapes and attempt to spread work evenly amongst the resources.  

  A cost driver is any factor or factors that causes a change (increase/decrease) in an activities cost.  Activities often have more than one cost driver attached to them.

  Change management is a method or an approach that is generally systematic in the way it works.  Different change management approaches can be used when dealing with the transformation or transition of a business or organizations objectives, goals, processes, culture and of course technology.  It even works with behavior.  One of the main purpose of change management is simply to guide or manage the change that a company, department or individual will experience during transitions.  This can help an organization better prepare its people to adapt to the many different elements of change that will certainly come to pass.  Along with supporting transition change management can also help people to understand; the driving intentions of the organization’s change, how to take action during the change, how to manage the resilience or opposition during a change and to help others understand why people will respond differently during the different forms of change.  Below is a simple format you can follow when changing.  ©WECHANGE can be used at different levels of an organization (strategic, business, operational, departmental and individual).

1. Work with a sense of urgency and excitement.
2. Establish a "team" approach.
3. Create your vision, plan the journey.
4. Happily communicate, again and again.
5. Authorize and empower people.
6. Navigate kaizen.
7. Generate more change.
8. Engrave, educate and encourage change management in your culture.