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CIP

Continuous improvement process (CIP) is a mindset that aims to increase the competitiveness of the company in small steps with continuous improvements.

CIP refers to the quality of products, processes, and services. CIP is implemented by small continuous improvement steps as part of the teamwork process (in contrast to innovation in the form of major fundamental innovations). CIP is a basic principle of quality control and a firm element of ISO 9001. The creation of Kaizen suggestions by the CIP team is often summarized in the company’s recommended system in the language of managing algorithmic ideas.
Glossary Technical terms at a glance

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CAPA Characteristic CIP Coaching Complaint Management Complexity Conformity Considered unit Context diagram Correlation CPK CQRMP Critical characteristic Customer operation Cyber-physical systems

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Decomposing functions Design FMEA Design of Experiments Detection action Diagnostic coverage DIN EN ISO 14971 DMAIC Dormant failure DRBFM

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