SAVE International- Value Engineering
- http://value-eng.org
- SAVE International -the international society for the advancement and promotion of the value methodology (also called value engineering, value analysis or value management).
Taguchi's Loss Function
- http://www.dnh.mv.net/ipusers/rm/loss.htm
- Taguchi's Loss Function is a method of measuring quality central to Taguchi's approach to design. It establishes a financial measure of the user dissatisfaction with a product's performance as it deviates from a target value. Thus, both average performance and variation are critical measures of quality.
The Quality Portal
- http://www.thequalityportal.com/
- A portal site with Quality-related acronyms, a glossary, lists, links, educational programs, topical briefs, vendor lists and business links. Site also has Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) forms that can filled and saved online.