What is QCFI (QUALITY CIRCLE FORUM OF INDIA)?
INTRODUCTION QCFI stands for Quality Circle Forum of India. It is a non-profit organization that works to promote the concept of quality circles in India. Quality circles are small groups of employees who meet regularly to identify, analyse and solve work-related problems. It was established with the objective of promoting the concept of Quality […] Read more
Calculation of OEE- Overall Equipment Efficiency
OEE is an important metric, as it ties-in, well with the objectives of TPM program, which aims at having, Zero-defects, Zero-breakdowns and Zero-stops in the production process. The three components of overall equipment effectiveness metric are: Availability Performance Quality The definitions of each of above components are as below, Availability – is a measure of […] Read more
PRACTICAL GUIDEBOOK ON5S – A book review
Authors: Mr. DK Srivastava, Mr. Mahendra Shastri and Mr. VK Bhuvan Das Published By: Quality Circle Forum of India, Hyderabad Chapter Reviewed By: Vivek Shrouty This book is an excellent document for the beginners, learners and for them who want to implement the 5S work place management. Foreword for the book has been penned by […] Read more
COP 27 – EXPECTED BETTER FOR SUSTAINABLE MOTHER EARTH
In 1992, countries joined an international treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as a framework for international cooperation to combat climate change by limiting average global temperature increases and the resulting climate change, and coping with impacts that were, by then, inevitable. By 1995, countries launched negotiations to strengthen the global response […] Read more
Study of Requirement of “Documented Information” as per ISO 50001:2018
ISO standardized the standards in eight clauses as per ANNEX SL High Level Structure and is applicable for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 and so in ISO 50001:2018.This help the organization to integrate two or more ISO standards as a part of Integrated Management System. With this changed “Documented Procedure” and “Record” both […] Read more
WHAT IS AUDIT, AUDITOR AND MANAGING AN AUDIT?
During implementation of ISO, QMS, EnMS, EMS and other management systems the terms we encounter most are Audit, Internal Audit, External Audit and Internal/External Auditors. With these terms we can add more as product audit, process audit etc. This article explains all these terms which are useful in day to day life after implementation of […] Read more
Insights and Diagnosis of IATF 16949:2016 clauses at a glance
This article is collection of insights and dignosis of various clauses of IATF 16949:2017 and related articles published in past are collected here, for easy access to readers. IATF 16949: 2016 — 21 Mandatory Procedure IATF 16949: 2016 — 21 Mandatory Procedure INSIGHT of CLAUSE 7.3.2 of IATF 16949:2016 INSIGHT of CLAUSE 7.3.2 of IATF 16949:2016 New […] Read more
A Theme “Quality Concepts for Cultural Breakthrough” Came in Reality at National Convention on Quality Concepts, NCQC 2019 at IIT BHU Varanasi
National Convention of Quality Concepts organized by Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) always has its importance in the field of quality. The quality improvement project base on quality circle, 5S, Kaizen, Poka Yoke results in huge amount of cost saving in the organization. 1645 + team had participated in NCQC 2019 and if we […] Read more