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Saving time with SPC Software

Recently I had a conversation with a client about his experience using another SPC software system. “It was so frustrating,” he said. “To really get to the data I needed, I had to extract it from several files into a big spreadsheet. It literally took two days to find the data, export it, and then combine it into a format that I could use. It was a huge drain of my time.” Anytime my client needed to drill into a problem, he was staring into a one or two-day data extraction and scrubbing project. With all the other pressures bearing down on him, he didn’t have two-day blocks he could readily give up. It wasn’t that he was lazy, afraid of hard work, or incapable or incompetent. He is highly competent and very bright. And that was the root of his frustration. He knew what to do, but he just had too much on his plate to be able to execute effectively.

By |2024-12-04T05:55:50-05:00October 25, 2017|DataHeads Blogs, Easy to Use, GainSeeker Suite|Comments Off on Saving time with SPC Software

Tech Tip: A Performance Chart grouped by a Traceability – Yes you can!

A Performance Chart helps define process capability by grouping data by a traceability value in a Box and Whisker format. This allows for quick visual comparison of data groups by mean and variation. Why don't you follow along with me and lets produce this chart together. In fact, I will show you two ways to produce this chart grouped by Traceability.

By |2024-11-01T06:35:33-04:00October 18, 2017|DataHeads Blogs, Easy SPC, Easy to Use, GainSeeker Suite, Tech Tips|Comments Off on Tech Tip: A Performance Chart grouped by a Traceability – Yes you can!

Tech Tip: A hidden gem we call Chart Skins

A few versions back we added an enhancement to GainSeeker SPC Software called Chart Skins. As a trainer, I made sure to demonstrate this feature to the GainSeeker users I trained. It has come to my attention I should probably "arm-wave" this topic a bit more so everyone knows what it is and that it IS available! A Chart Skin is a collection of saved setting preferences. It remembers everything about chart settings including background colors, logos, line colors, number of data points to date ranges. It truly is anything and everything from the settings tab in the GainSeeker Charts Module.

By |2024-12-04T05:59:16-05:00August 10, 2017|DataHeads Blogs, Easy to Use, Tech Tips|Comments Off on Tech Tip: A hidden gem we call Chart Skins

Tech Tip: GainSeeker 8.7 is out on the loose!! Have you seen it?

About four Tech Tips ago I wrote about one of the cool factors of GainSeeker 8.7: a new feature that sends you an alert if an inspection is overdue. This is such a cool new feature that I couldn't wait to share it, and it might be enough to get you to download the new release. I now feel I cannot let all the other new features hide in the darkness. While I cannot mention all the awesomeness in the new version, I can point out some major wow factors and also direct you to the link that explains all the new awesomeness in GainSeeker 8.7.

By |2024-12-02T03:22:58-05:00May 9, 2017|DataHeads Blogs, Easy to Use, GainSeeker Suite, Tech Tips|Comments Off on Tech Tip: GainSeeker 8.7 is out on the loose!! Have you seen it?

Tech Tip: The Variation Wizard for SPC – The Untold Story

Unless one of our technicians provided training to you and your staff, it is very possible you are unaware of the GainSeeker Variation Wizard. The Variation Wizard is just one of the many analysis tools incorporated into our GainSeeker Charts. The Variation Wizard finds the greatest source of variation within a few simple clicks of the mouse.

By |2023-09-27T06:49:37-04:00February 14, 2017|Tech Tips, DataHeads Blogs, Easy to Use, GainSeeker Suite|Comments Off on Tech Tip: The Variation Wizard for SPC – The Untold Story

“We Gotta Get Off Paper…”

“We gotta get off paper.” That theme ran through our early conversations with Dave Frey, Quality Assurance Manager at boat manufacturer Smoker Craft. A surprising number of conversations with prospective clients start with, “We gotta get off paper.” In many cases, they’ve invested heavily in information infrastructure. But in spite of that investment they still lack timely, accurate, actionable information. The good news is that they may not be as far behind as they think they are. These problems can be solved. What it takes is a little bit of technology, and the will to say, “Business as usual isn’t going to be acceptable anymore.”

By |2024-11-06T03:48:03-05:00November 23, 2016|Easy to Start, Easy to Use, Easy to Win|Comments Off on “We Gotta Get Off Paper…”

Overcoming “The Cringe” with a Standardized Defect System

Our latest GainSeeker Suite Case Study tells about a client who dealt with a cringe-worthy situation with a standardized defect system. For our customer, the cringe-worthy situation was chronic customer complaints about products. His company was on a mission to harmonize production capacity. This would help them improve customer responsiveness and operating efficiencies. Their goal was to deliver any product to any customer from any plant in the supply chain. It is a classic supply chain optimization story.

By |2024-02-20T09:07:22-05:00November 2, 2016|Easy SPC, Easy to Start, Easy to Use, Easy to Win, GainSeeker Suite|Comments Off on Overcoming “The Cringe” with a Standardized Defect System
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