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Teach quality on a working system.

For courses in quality control, Six Sigma, Lean and ISO 9001. Students raise corrective actions and read control charts themselves, on a practice company in Kanso.

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kanso · SPC · Bore diameter, cell 3

Bore diameter (mm) · individuals chart

n = 20 · last 20 parts

Rule 2 · nine points in a row on one side of the center line

The mean has moved up about 0.007 mm since part 12, still inside the limits. That lines up with the new tooling batch logged on 09/22. Open a CAPA →

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In the lab

What students do in a semester

  1. Lab 1

    Control a document

    Draft a procedure, send it for approval, collect signatures and watch the old revision retire.

  2. Lab 2

    Close a nonconformance

    Record a defect, find the cause, raise the corrective action and link the evidence that it worked.

  3. Lab 3

    Read a control chart

    Plot measurements, apply the Nelson rules and decide whether the process has shifted.

  4. Lab 4

    Run a DMAIC project

    Charter, SIPOC, hypothesis tests, measurement system analysis, FMEA and a control plan, inside one project.

  5. Lab 5

    Prepare for an audit

    Gather the records for an ISO 9001 clause and see what is still missing.

kanso · Nonconformance NCR-0142
NCR-0142Closed

Burr on housing bore

Found at
Incoming inspection
Part
HV-3301 housing
Lot
24-0917 · 14 pcs
Supplier
Harbor Valve Co.

Linked records

  1. Addresses NCR-0142

    CAPA-0031 Add a deburr step to WI-12

    Owner: Dana Whitfield · due 10/18

  2. Supersedes rev C

    SOP-042 rev D Machining: bore finishing

    Approved 10/09 · 3 signatures

  3. Evidence for SOP-042 rev D

    TRN-0218 Read and understood

    6 of 6 operators signed

ISO 9001 · 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action4 connected records ready as evidence

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What we provide

  • A practice company built from sample data, so students work on realistic records
  • A separate workspace for each class, with sign-ins for students and instructors
  • The Kanso manual as course material
  • A walkthrough for the instructor before the semester starts

Kanso was built by an industrial engineer and Six Sigma Black Belt, for use in real factories. The tools students learn here are the ones a quality department runs every day.

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