Index_M

M

Machine condition signature analysis (MCSA), 363

Machine customers, 229

Machinery FMEA, 224 “225, 277;

see also FMEA (failure modes and effects analysis)

classification in, 279

current controls, 282

detection ratings, 282

failure modes, 277 “278

and FTA (fault tree analysis), 348

identifying functions, 277

identifying scopes of, 277

occurrence ratings in, 282

potential causes in, 279

in R&M (reliability and maintainability), 351 “352, 361

recommended actions in, 283

RPN (risk priority number), 282 “283

severity rating, 279

Machining, characteristic matrix of, 63 “64

MacLaurin series, 646, 649

Magnetic disk feeders, 207

Magnetic elevating hopper feeders, 207

Magnetic fields, 289

Magnetic particle tests, 530

Maintainability, 292, 338, 363

Maintenance records, 282

Major parts standards, 338 “339

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 105

Maldistribution, law of, 585

Management

benchmarking in, 98, 103 “104, 124

and budgets , 662

in business assessments, 138

and earnings, 693

as measure of quality cost, 496

operational, 601

in partnering, 19

roles in customer/supplier relationship, 21 “22

and security, 663

systems concept in, 35 “37

in theory of firm, 662

Management process benchmarking, 122 “123

Manpower, 483

Manuals, 145

Manufacturing-based view, 114

Manufacturing cells , 206

Manufacturing cost, 569, 571

Manufacturing engineering, 296

Manufacturing engineering sign-of approach, 199

Manufacturing engineers , 269

Manufacturing process, 206

approaches to, 207 “208

in business assessments, 136

categories of, 206, 206 “207

as cause of product failures, 291

conformance elements in, 506 “507

controls, 273 “274

costs, 569

costs of, 571

design- related factors in, 197

external, 6 “7

factors affecting , 197 “198

functions, 269 “270

improving, 489

internal, 5 “6

as measure in TOC (theory of constraints), 462

nonconformance elements in, 507

one in, one out, 207

product design-related factors affecting, 197

in R&M (reliability and maintainability), 350

schematic diagram, 206

secondary, 206

and theory of non-constraints, 464

Margin/fit problems, 177

Marketable securities, 671, 681

Marketing

advantages in, 74

conformance elements in, 505 “506

as measure of quality cost, 497

nonconformance elements in, 506

Market niches , 54

Market research, 148

in DFSS (design for six sigma), 715, 718

in product development, 295

as source of benchmarking information, 144

in surveys, 118

Market segmentation, 102

in benchmarking, 125

in DFSS (design for six sigma), 717

planning, 45

Market segments, 54

Market share, 696

Mass, 527

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 541 “543

Mass production, 518, 726

Master Belt, in dealing with projects, 661

Master Black Belt, in dealing with projects, 661 “661

Materials, 569

analysis of, 176

in business assessments, 136

direct, 569

errors in, 526

handling, 206 “207

indirect, 569

as input in team systems, 26

as measure of quality cost, 497 “499

properties of, 180

raw, 487, 523

as source of mistakes, 212

in TOC (theory of constraints), 458

Mathematical modeling, 266

Matrix analysis, 587 “589

Maturity period, of product life cycle, 699 “700

Maytag, 99

MCSA (machine condition signature analysis), 363

Mean deflection , 654

Means, difference between two, 655 “656

Mean time between failures. see MBTF

Mean time to repair. see MTTR

Measurement mistakes, 214

Measurement systems, 524 “525

interpreting results of inspection and testing in, 530

mechanical, 527

purpose of inspection in, 528 “529

roles of, 525 “527

sources of inaccuracy, 526

techniques and equipment, 527 “528

testing methods , 529 “530

Mechanical design margins, 359 “360

Mechanical loads, 178 “179

Mechanical measurements, 527

Mechanics, laws of, 542

Medical costs, 36

Mergers and acquisitions, asset values in, 680

Metal detectors, 218

Metric dimensions, 520

Metric tolerance, 520

Metrology, 524 “525

interpreting results of inspection and testing in, 530

purpose of inspection in, 528 “529

roles of, 525 “527

techniques and equipment, 527 “528

testing methods, 529 “530

Microeconomics, 662

Microinches, 531

Micrometers, 527

Microswitches, 219

Miles, L.D., 555

MIL-HDBK-727 method, 203

Milliken and Co., 143

Millimeters, 520

Minority interest, 667

Mirror image (accounting), 676

Mission statements, 160

Mistake proofing, 208 “209

in avoiding workplace errors, 210

devices for, 216 “219

equation for success in, 218

inspection techniques in, 217

proactive system approach to, 216

in process FMEA, 274

reactive system approach to, 216

Mistakes, 213 “215

causes of, 213 “215

detecting, 216 “217

examples of, 213

human, 210 “212

preventing, 216 “217

signals that alert, 215

sources of, 212 “213

types of, 213 “215

Mistakes of misunderstanding, 210

Mitsubishi method, 200 “201

Models and modeling, 178

in engineering analysis, 266

in FEA (finite element analysis), 169

finite element, 180

redesigns of, 181 “182

as tool of quality cost, 485

Modified duPont system, 157, 704

Money. see funds

Monochrome monitors , 358

Monte Carlo method, 169

Moody's, 146, 696

Motion economy, principles of, 201

Motorola Inc., 1

benchmarking programs in, 109 “110, 157

six sigma quality programs, 101

Mounting mistakes, 214 “215

MSC/NASTRAN software, 180

MTBE (mean time between event), 354 “355

MTBF (mean time between failures), 348

conversion to failure rate, 361

definition of, 363

in failure-truncated tests, 318

and inherent availability, 292 “293

machine history of, 349

as measure of product reliability, 290

and occurrence ratings, 282

in R&M (reliability and maintainability), 348, 355

in sequential tests, 321

in time-truncated tests, 319 “320

MTTF (mean time to failure), 363, 619

MTTR (mean time to repair), 348

definition of, 363

machine history of, 349

in R&M (reliability and maintainability), 292 “293, 355 “356

Musts and wants, 477