olemus
ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:
kvantitatiivselt hallatav protsess, mida täiustatakse tuginedes talle omaste hälvete tavaliste põhjuste tundmsele; optimeerimisprotsessi keskendub protsessi tulemuslikkuse pidevale tõstmine nii järkjärguliste kui ka uuenduslike täiustustega
= quantitatively managed process that is improved based on an understanding of the common causes of variation inherent in the process.
Note. The focus of an optimizing process is on continually improving the range of process performance through both incremental and innovative improvements.