Production Engineering is the area responsible for planning, designing, implementing, controlling, and optimizing production systems — combining human, technological, and material resources to achieve efficiency, quality, and competitiveness. It operates directly at the interface between product development, testing, processes, logistics, maintenance, and quality management, being essential in Industry 4.0 and
Quality Engineering is the branch of engineering responsible for ensuring that products, processes, and systems meet technical, regulatory, and customer requirements. It operates transversally across the entire production chain — from development to post-sales — promoting reliability, traceability, and continuous improvement. Quality Engineering ensures that what is designed, produced, and
The 5 Whys technique is a simple and powerful root cause analysis tool, which involves asking “why?” repeatedly (five times or more) to identify the real origin of a problem. The goal is to go beyond the symptoms and find the technical and procedural root cause, enabling lasting corrective actions.
SIPOC is a process mapping tool used to visualize a complete process in a macro way, identifying Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers. Widely used in Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement, it is ideal for quickly understanding the scope of a process, especially when there are quality issues, bottlenecks,
The 8D (Eight Disciplines) is a systematic approach to solving complex problems, especially effective for recurring or critical non-conformities in industrial environments. Originally developed by Ford, 8D is now a global reference for structured corrective actions, with traceability and organizational learning. The 8D goes beyond just correcting the problem: it
The Ishikawa Diagram, also known as the fishbone diagram or cause-and-effect diagram, is a visual tool used to identify, organize, and analyze the possible causes of a problem. Created by Kaoru Ishikawa in the 1960s, the method is widely used in quality, engineering, and continuous improvement to investigate production failures,
Kaizen is a philosophy of Japanese origin that literally means "change for the better". In the industrial context, it is a systematic approach to continuous improvement, involving all employees — from the operator to the engineer — to eliminate waste, improve processes, and enhance quality. In the industrial testing environment,
TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) is an industrial management methodology focused on maximizing equipment efficiency through the involvement of the entire team — operators, maintenance, and engineering — in preventive, autonomous, and continuous maintenance. Unlike traditional reactive maintenance, TPM promotes a proactive culture that combines technical availability, reliability, and continuous improvement.
OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is a key performance indicator (KPI) used to measure the actual performance of machines and production lines, considering availability, performance, and quality. OEE objectively shows how much of a machine's total capacity is being effectively utilized to produce good parts, within the planned time. 📊 OEE
PDCA is a continuous improvement methodology used to plan, execute, check, and act on processes, aiming to eliminate failures, standardize best practices, and increase efficiency. It is widely used in quality management, industrial processes, testing laboratories, and production engineering. What does PDCA mean? StageMeaningObjectiveP – PlanPlanIdentify problems and define goals