What the quality manager should look at every Monday
Look at only three items. Use counts, not a feeling. Clear the undecided rolls.
Every Monday the quality manager looks at three things: the three defects with the highest counts, the one false-reject type with the highest count, and whether any flagged roll is still undecided. Do not look at thirty pages of curves. If these three have numbers, the week’s adjustment has a target.
Why it is judged this way
Monday time is short. One sheet: on the left the counts of three defects, on the right the rolls not closed. The one that has risen for two weeks in a row is the roll or the blade to check this week. If nothing has risen and there is no complaint, do not change the threshold.
What to compare
| What you see | What to call it | What not to do |
|---|---|---|
| One defect keeps rising | Check the matching roll, blade, or material | Change the threshold first |
| False rejects cluster on one material | Change that material’s zones | Loosen everything |
| A roll is undecided past one shift | Clear those rolls first | Look at the charts first |
At job change or when a roll is opened
- Export last week’s three most frequent defects.
- List the undecided rolls.
- The meeting decides only which one item to change.
