Glossary
Whether you’re new to the quality and continuous improvement arena or a seasoned expert seeking detailed information on a specific quality topic, you should find what you need in our Glossary of Terms.
Explore the concepts, tools, applications and technical terms that make up the world of continuous improvement.
Kaikaku
Kaikaku is a term used to define the Lean Six Sigma approach for radical improvement or the transformation of an activity to reduce or eliminate waste.
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Kaizen
Kaizen is a Continuous Improvement methodology that seeks to improve an activity over time resulting in reduced waste.
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Kaizen Blitz
Kaizen Blitz is an accelerated team event aimed at implementing rapid improvements to a process using Lean methods aimed to reduce waste. Kaizen means Continuous Improvement and Blitz means Lightening Fast.
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Kanban
Kanban is the Japanese term for sign or card signal and it is a signalling device that gives authorisation for the production, withdrawal or ordering of parts or products within a pull production system.
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Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
Key Performance Indicators, also known as (KPI) or Key Result Areas (KRA), help an organisation in defining and measuring progress towards organisational goals. They are quantifiable measurements, agreed to beforehand, that reflect the critical success factors for a business.
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KS-test
The KS-test attempts to determine if two datasets differ significantly. The KS-test makes no assumptions about the distribution of the data, technically speaking it is non-parametric, and distribution free.