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The pascal (symbol: Pa) is the SI derived unit of pressure used to quantify internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus and ultimate tensile strength. The unit, named after Blaise Pascal, is defined as one newton per square metre.

In the context of quality management, MPa refers to Megapascal, a unit of pressure commonly used to measure the strength, hardness, and mechanical properties of materials. MPa is an abbreviation for one million pascals, where a pascal is the SI unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter.

MRP --->Material Requirements Planning

Muda (Japanese: waste) describes Toyota's concept in the Toyota Production System (TPS) to improve profitability by waste reduction.