Total Quality Management - CII Institute of Logistics
Total Quality Management - CII Institute of Logistics
Total Quality Management - CII Institute of Logistics
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<strong>Total</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />
varies under normal, state conditions - that is, when only chance causes are contributing<br />
to the variations. Then, if any unusual change occurs, we can see this change in our<br />
normal distribution curve. We can say that it's the result <strong>of</strong> an assignable cause and not<br />
due to chance causes alone.<br />
When assignable causes are present, the curve will be distorted and lose its normal bell<br />
shape. Figure 4.5 shows some typical distortions to the normal distribution curve.<br />
Figure 4.5 Distortions to the Normal Curve<br />
Normal<br />
Distribution<br />
Measurements tail <strong>of</strong>f<br />
to the right<br />
Measurements from two<br />
different groups<br />
Measurements from two<br />
different<br />
Groups that overlap<br />
Measurements tail <strong>of</strong>f<br />
to the left<br />
Tails <strong>of</strong> the distribution are<br />
chopped <strong>of</strong>f. Parts were<br />
probably sorted.<br />
This brings us to the sixth basic principle.<br />
6. Variations due to assignable causes tend to distort the normal distribution<br />
curve<br />
A frequency distribution is a tally <strong>of</strong> measurements that shows the number <strong>of</strong> times<br />
each measurement is included in the tally. The tally you saw in Figure 4.1, which was<br />
made by rolling dice, is a frequency distribution.<br />
A frequency distribution helps us determine whether chance causes alone exist in a<br />
process or whether an assignable cause is also present. (We have statistical techniques<br />
that can detect when an assignable cause is present. Frequency distributions are a very<br />
<strong>CII</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Logistics</strong> 72<br />
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