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Acronyms

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

Albert Einstein

5S    Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain (method in Lean)

ACFC    “At the customer, for the customer” projects

ANOVA    Analysis of variance

AOP    Annual operating plan

ASQ    American Society for Quality

BB    Black Belt (person leading improvement projects)

BD    Big Data

C&E    Cause and effect

CAP    Change Acceleration Process

CEO    Chief Executive Officer

CFO    Chief Financial Officer

CIO    Chief Information Officer

CIMO    Chief Improvement Officer

CMMB    Chief Master Black Belt

COO    Chief Operating Officer

CQ    Commercial quality

CTQ    Critical to quality metrics

DFSS    Design for Six Sigma

DMADV    Define, Measure, ...

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