CiCC
There are currently 125 CiCC in this directory beginning with the letter I.
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I MR Chart
Individual and Moving Range Chart: A control chart used to monitor processes with individual measurements and their ranges.
I MR RS Chart
Individual and Moving Range Rundown and Selection Chart: A tool used to evaluate data trends or patterns in a process.
I-MR Chart
Individual and Moving Range Chart: A control chart used to monitor and visualize individual data points and their moving ranges.
IATF
International Automotive Task Force. Workgroup of the large automakers and their suppliers for the harmonization of nationally introduced quality management methods and of the quality management standards.
IATF 16949
IATF 16949: A harmonized set of supplier quality management system requirements for automotive suppliers released in October 2016 by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF). IATF 16949 replaced ISO/TS 16949.
Idea creation tools
Idea creation tools: Tools that encourage thinking and organization of new ideas around issues or opportunities, either individually or with other people. Examples are brainstorming, the Delphi method, role-playing, TRIZ and visioning.
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission. International standardization committee with headquarters in Geneva for standards in the field of electrical engineering and electronics.
IFC
Initial Fill Capacity: A measure or assessment determining the initial capacity or volume of a reservoir, container, or system.
ILEP
Initiative Ludwig-Erhard-Preis Auszeichnung für Spitzenleistungen im Wettbewerb e.V., Oberursel bei Frankfurt. Organization that awards the Ludwig Erhard Prize each year. www.ilep.de
Impact effort matrix
Impact effort matrix: A technique for determining the best action to take once the root cause of a problem has been identified. By creating a matrix with four quadrants and plotting the potential solutions based on the effort required to implement (x-axis) and the impact (y-axis), the solutions falling into the upper left-hand quadrant will be the best action to take.
Imperfection
Imperfection: A quality characteristics departure from its intended level or state without any association to conformance to specification, requirements or to the usability of a product or service. Also see blemish, defect and nonconformity.
Implementation Team
A dedicated team responsible for executing or deploying plans, strategies, or projects within an organization.
Improve
The phase within the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) methodology in Six Sigma focusing on implementing solutions and improvements.
Improve Phase
A stage in problem-solving methodologies (e.g., DMAIC, PDCA) concentrating on implementing and validating improvement initiatives.
Improvement Activity
Actions or initiatives undertaken to enhance processes, systems, or outcomes towards better performance or efficiency.
Improvement Kata
A structured routine or method in Lean thinking for continuous improvement through deliberate practice and experimentation.
Improvement Ratio Amount
A measure or ratio assessing the amount or magnitude of improvement achieved in a process or system.
In-control process
In-control process: A process in which the statistical measure being evaluated is in a state of statistical control; in other words, the variations among the observed sampling results can be attributed to a constant system of chance causes. Also see out-of-control process.
In-process inspection
Quality inspection that is performed during the manufacture or processing of a unit. (On the basis of DIN 55350-17)
Incoming inspection
Inspection of incoming goods at the request and with the participation of the customer or its representative. (On the basis of DIN 55350-17)
Independent Sample
A set of observations or data points drawn from a population or group independently of other samples, avoiding bias or influence.
Independent Trial
A trial or experiment conducted separately from others, not influenced or affected by previous or concurrent trials.
Indicator Variables
Variables serving as indicators or proxies for other phenomena or factors, aiding in measurement or prediction.
Indicators
Indicators: Established measures to determine how well an organization is meeting its customers needs and other operational and financial performance expectations.
Indirect communication behavior
Also Active listening. Instead of steering the talk according to his/her own ideas, the auditor guides it according to what he/she can gather from the statements of the employee or auditee. The auditor attempts to see the content through the employees eyes in order to be able to understand the employees actions. This is the form of discussion that allows the employee to contribute the most.
Indirect Costs
Costs not directly attributable to a specific activity, product, or service but contribute to overall expenses or operations.
Individual and Joint Confidence Level
Confidence levels for individual and combined events or occurrences indicating the likelihood of events happening.
Individual Distribution Identification
The identification or recognition of individual distributions or data patterns within a dataset or statistical analysis.
Individual Value Plot
A plot or graphical representation displaying individual data values to identify trends, patterns, or outliers.
Individuals Chart
A control chart used to monitor individual measurements or data points to assess process stability and variability.
Influential Observation
A data point or observation significantly affecting statistical analysis, potentially influencing results or conclusions.
Information flow
Information flow: The dissemination of information for taking a specific product from order entry through detailed scheduling to delivery. Also see value stream.
Information management
Management in the company with regard to information and communication: it comprises all management tasks related to information and communication.
Informative inspection
Informative inspection: A form of inspection for determining nonconforming product. Also see judgment inspection.
Infrastructure
Basic equipment of a human resources, material or institutional manner (e.g., also services) that are necessary in order for an organization to function. (On the basis of ISO 9000:2015)
Inherent characteristic
Inherent means existing as an essential constituent or characteristic of a unit. An inherent characteristic is one that is permanently associated with a unit.
Initial Clean
An initial cleaning process or step usually performed before starting a task, operation, or analysis to ensure a clean and organized workspace or dataset.
Innovation
Innovation: New value created at an optimal costnot at any costthrough the development of new products, services or processes.
Innovative process chain optimization
System for optimizing process chains: quality techniques and creativity techniques are networked.
Input
Information, data, or resources provided or utilized as an input into a system, process, or operation for desired outcomes.
Input Measures
Specific measures or metrics used to evaluate or assess inputs contributing to a process, system, or project.
Inputs
Inputs: The products, services and material obtained from suppliers to produce the outputs delivered to customers.
Inspection
Inspection: A verification activity. For example, measuring, examining, testing and gauging one or more characteristics of a product or service and comparing the results with specified requirements to determine whether conformity is achieved for each characteristic.
Inspection by attributes
A decision as to whether or not the inspection lot can be accepted is made on the basis of the determined number of nonconforming units or the number of nonconformities in a sample. (On the basis of ISO 3534-2)
Inspection by variables
Acceptance sampling inspection: Inspecting an item by measuring the magnitude of one or more of its characteristics. (On the basis of ISO 3534-2)
Inspection cost
Inspection cost: The cost associated with inspecting a product to ensure it meets the internal or external customers needs and requirements; an appraisal cost.
Inspection costs
Costs due to inspections conducted as scheduled (and not caused by nonconformities). Inspection costs include the costs in all of the organizations areas for the deployed personnel for inspections, the associated inspection, measuring and test equipment and the control of inspection, measuring and test equipment. Proportional costs for inspection activities are then to be assessed when inspection and other activities overlap in time. (On the basis of DIN 555350-11)
Inspection instruction
Inspection plan with stipulations regarding the inspection activities and inspection processes.
Inspection list
The inspection list (check sheet) is a quality tool (Q 7) for recording data (nonconformities) efficiently and for presenting them clearly according to the type and number. The data are assigned to a nonconformity category and quantitatively recorded in a table. Problems in paint system
Inspection lot
Inspection lot: A collection of similar units or a specific quantity of similar material offered for inspection and acceptance at one time.
Inspection plan
Specification for a single inspection or for a series of inspections. Inspection plans can contain different elements, such as inspection specification, inspection instruction and inspection schedule or they can refer to the same. This depends on the use of language in the particular organization. (On the basis of DIN 55350-11)
Inspection status
Status of a unit. It indicates which inspection or inspections were conducted on this unit, and with which results. (On the basis of DIN 55350-11)
Inspection, curtailed
Inspection, curtailed: Sampling inspection in which inspection of the sample is stopped as soon as a decision is certain. Thus, as soon as the rejection number for defectives is reached, the decision is certain and no further inspection is necessary. In single sampling, however, the whole sample is usually inspected in order to have an unbiased record of quality history. This same practice is usually followed for the first sample in double or multiple sampling.
Inspection, normal
Inspection, normal: Inspection used in accordance with a sampling plan under ordinary circumstances.
Inspection, reduced
Inspection, reduced: Inspection in accordance with a sampling plan requiring smaller sample sizes than those used in normal inspection. Reduced inspection is used in some inspection systems as an economy measure when the level of submitted quality is sufficiently good and other stated conditions apply. Note: The criteria for determining when quality is sufficiently good must be defined in objective terms for any given inspection system.
Inspection, tightened
Inspection, tightened: Inspection in accordance with a sampling plan that has stricter acceptance criteria than those used in normal inspection. Tightened inspection is used in some inspection systems as a protective measure when the level of submitted quality is sufficiently poor. The higher rate of rejections is expected to lead suppliers to improve the quality of submitted product. Note: The criteria for determining when quality is sufficiently poor must be defined in objective terms for any given inspection system.
Inspections
Evaluations, checks, or examinations performed on products, processes, or systems to ensure compliance or quality standards.
Instant pudding
Instant pudding: A term used to illustrate an obstacle to achieving quality, or the supposition that quality and productivity improvement are achieved quickly through an affirmation of faith rather than through sufficient effort and education.
Institutionalization
The process of establishing or embedding practices, processes, or behaviors as a standard or norm within an organization or system.
Integer Distribution
A probability distribution representing discrete integer values in a range, often used in various statistical analyses.
Integrated management system
Consolidation of fragmentary or discipline-specific management systems (such as quality, environmental or occupational health and safety management systems) into an integrated management system. (On the basis of ISO 19011:2018)
Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC)
Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC): A cooperative organization of accreditation bodies.
Interacting processes
Processes that influence one another. ISO 9000:2015 calls the process approach the use of a system of processes in combination with identifying, understanding and managing interrelated processes.
Interaction
The interdependency or relationship between factors, variables, or elements affecting outcomes or results, often studied in experiments.
Interaction plot
An interaction plot is a graphical tool that is used when there is a change in more than one factor in a statistical experiment design in order to analyze if these factors influence one another and if there are interrelations. Like the Main effect plot, the Interaction plot is used in the Improve phase in the Six Sigma DMAIC cycle.
Interested party
Group or person who has an interest in an organizations performance or success. A group can comprise an organization, a part of an organization, or several organizations. As examples for an interested party, the standard lists: customers, owners, people in an organization, suppliers, bankers, unions, partners or society. (On the basis of ISO 9000:2015)
Intermediate customers
Intermediate customers: Organizations or individuals who operate as distributors, brokers or dealers between the supplier and the consumer or end user.
Internal Consistency
The degree of reliability or consistency within measurements, tests, or assessments conducted internally within a system.
Internal customer
Internal customer: The recipient (person or department) within an organization of another persons or departments output (product, service or information). Also see external customer.
Internal customer-supplier relationship
An internal customer-supplier relationship exists when departments or areas that receive a performance from other areas within an organization are seen as internal customers. This makes employees both customers and internal service providers or suppliers.
Internal failure
Internal failure: A product failure that occurs before the product is passed downstreamfor example, delivered to external customers.
Internal reports
Compilation of product-related records that are necessary or helpful for planning, management and inspections.
Internal setup
Internal setup: Setup procedures that must be performed while a machine or piece of equipment is stopped; also known as inner exchange of die. Also see external setup.
Internal Work
Work, tasks, or processes performed within an organization or system, often referring to internal operations or functions.
International Accreditation Registry (IAR)
International Accreditation Registry (IAR): A not-for-profit organization that accredits training and certification program results to international standards and guidelines.
International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG)
International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG): An international nonprofit aerospace and defense industry legal entity (registered in Brussels) to continuously improve the industrys processes used by its supply chain to consistently deliver high-quality products or services and to make significant improvements in quality performance and reductions in cost.
International Automotive Task Force (IATF)
International Automotive Task Force (IATF): An ad hoc group of automotive manufacturers (for example, General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, BMW, Volkswagen and Renault) and their respective trade associations (for example, Automotive Industry Action Group, the German Association of the Automotive Industry and the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders) formed to provide improved quality products to automotive customers worldwide.
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC): A cooperative organization of laboratory accreditation bodies.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO): An independent, nongovernmental international organization with a membership of 161 national standards bodies that unites experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant international standards, guidelines and other types of documents.
International Telecommunication Union
Internationale Fernmeldeunion (International Telecommunication Union or Union internationale des télécommunications, UIT) with headquarters in Geneva. Agency of the United Nations that deals with the technical aspects of telecommunication. This group defines international and globally effective standards. www.itu.int
Interrelationship diagram
Interrelationship diagram: A management tool that depicts the relationship among factors in a complex situation; also called interrelationship diagram or relations diagram.
Interrelationship digraph
The interrelationship digraph is a management tool (M7) that is used to illustrate interrelationships. The relationships among the causes of a central problem are shown by means of arrows. The causes are also classified according to their significance. The result is a representation of a problems main causes as well as the relationships between them. It is then easy to derive possible solutions.
Interval Plot
A graphical representation illustrating intervals or ranges of values within a dataset, providing insights into variability.
Intervention
Intervention: The action of a team facilitator when interrupting a discussion to state observations about group dynamics or the team process.
Introductory talk or introductory meeting
The introductory talk is held at the beginning of an audit (opening). The contents are: Introduction of the auditors; Explanation of the audit objectives; Overview of methods and procedures in auditing; Agreement on the time sequence; Clarification of the resources; Confidentiality; Reporting.
Inventory
Inventory: A term for assets (for example, materials, supplies, work in process and finished goods) held by an organization.
Inverse Cumulative Probability
The reverse operation of cumulative probability, determining the value below which a specific probability lies in a distribution.
Involvement of people
The involvement of people is one of the eight quality management principles (see Quality management principles).
IO Font
Input/Output Font: A specific typeface or font used in computer programming or data representation for input/output operations.
IPM Process
Integrated Project Management: A comprehensive approach or methodology managing projects through integration and coordination.
IQNet
The International Certification Network, Bern (Switzerland). International network of 36 certification companies around the world, active since 1990.
Ishikawa
The Japanese Kaoru Ishikawa (1915-1989) is one of the pioneers and important individuals in quality science. His core activities were company-wide quality control, the quality circle and particularly the cause and effect diagram that bears his name.
ISO
International Organization for Standardization, Geneva. International organization of standardization organizations. www.iso.org
ISO 14000
ISO 14000: A series of international, voluntary environmental management standards, guides and technical reports developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
ISO 14001
ISO 14001: A voluntary environmental management standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
ISO 19011
ISO 19011: A guideline for the auditing of management system standards developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
ISO 26000
ISO 26000: An international standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to help organizations effectively assess and address those social responsibilities that are relevant and significant to their mission and vision; operations and processes; customers, employees, communities and other stakeholders; and environmental impact.
ISO 9000 series standards
ISO 9000 series standards: A set of international standards on quality management and quality assurance developed to help organizations effectively document the quality system elements to be implemented to maintain an efficient quality system. The standards, initially published in 1987, are not specific to any particular industry, product or service. The standards were developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (see listing). The standards underwent major revision in 2000 and now include ISO 9000:2005 (definitions), ISO 9001:2008 (requirements), ISO 9004:2009 (continuous improvement) and ISO 9001: 2015 (risk management).
ISO 9001
ISO 9001: A voluntary quality management system standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). First released in 1987 and one of several documents in the ISO 9000 family.
ISO Method
A method conforming to standards established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for specific procedures or processes.
ISO-9000
A set of international standards addressing quality management and assurance systems within organizations (e.g., ISO 9001).
ISO/TC 176
Technical Committee 176 on Quality Management and Quality Assurance. Responsible for the development of the ISO 9000 family of standards.
Iterative Development
A software development approach involving repetitive cycles or iterations, revising and refining the product through successive stages.