domino transplant n.— «She was assailed with morbid quilt about the donor of her heart and lungs and also excessively preoccupied with the child who had received her heart in a so called “domino” transplant.» —by Hannah Mcgee Quality of Life...
P4P n.— «Of the 53 percent who aren’t yet involved in pay-for-performance—or P4P, as it’s known—nearly 60 percent are considering it.» —“Should Doctors Get Bonus Money for Quality Care?” in Tampa, Fla. Yahoo! News Nov. 1, 2005. (source: Double...
dibby-dibby adj. worthless; especially of a woman, of low morals; generally, bad or of low quality. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
muda n.— «The Japanese word for waste is muda. In Japan, muda refers to any activity that is not value-adding. Taiichi Ohno, who introduced the just-in-time (JIT) production system at Toyota Motor Company, was the first person to recognize the...
vertical silo other.— «Integrating related functions to break down artificial department walls and overcome the “vertical silo” syndrome.» —“Motorola’s Long March To The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award” by Keki R. Bhote National...
shearography n.— «In shearography, the part being tested is illuminated by an expanding laser beam, and its image is taken with an image-shearing camera.…Two images are taken. One image is made of the part in the undeformed state, and a second...