IS 15431 : 2003 Seven Basic Tools for Quality Management

ICS 03.120.30                                                MSD 3

Reaffirmed 2020

1 Scope

This standard describes the following seven basic tools for quality management:

a) Cause and effect diagram

b) Check sheet

c) Pareto diagram

d) Histogram

e) Stratification

f) Run chart

g) Scatter diagram

The above tools have been illustrated with the examples for better understanding.

2 References

IS 397 : Part 1 : 2003 Method for statistical quality control during production: Part 1 Control charts for variables

IS 7300 : 2003 Methods of regression and correlation

IS 12801 : 1989 Pareto diagram and cause and effect diagram