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SPC and Global Warming Part I
In the world of work, people have a natural tendency to become emotionally involved in their jobs. This is vital if they are to take pride in their accomplishments and do quality work. However, this...
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To many quality engineers and managers, process capability is a jumbled confusion of ideas expressed in jargon that only the anointed can understand. Imagine the following scene. The boss rushes into...
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What is a Black Belt?
Who are they and what do they do? I‘m often asked about the term “black belt” as it relates to six sigma. What, precisely, is a black belt? Where did the term originate? For that matter, where did the...
View ArticleStatistical Engineering
In the movie “The Graduate,” the new graduate is told by a would-be mentor to remember only one word as he heads out into the world: Plastics. Times have changed. Hal Varian, the chief economist at...
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Free E-handbook of Statistical Methods
Click here to access the NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods. NIST is an agency of the US Department of commerce, so this work was undertaken at public expense. It covers literally every...
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Where Do Those Six Sigma Statistics Come From?
A student of mine had numerous questions about the various statistics used in Six Sigma. Here is my response to him in an open email: The questions you are asking regarding “Where do these statistics...
View ArticleYes, process improvement is vital to business success
Recently, the Marietta Daily Journal posted an opinion piece from Six Sigma black belt, Bill Bailey, in which he discussed how process improvement is vital to business success. Here are a few take-away...
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