Selecting Statistical Software for Six Sigma…
Dr. Neil Polhemus, CTO at StatPoint Technologies (and publisher of [...]
Real-time OEE Dashboards focus on cost & reduction
Corporate had mandated that they get this information out to the workforce, and they were manually updating white boards with markers at the end of each shift. It was a time consuming, error-ridden process. Here is a picture we took from inside the plant showing the shop floor data collection station, with the large flat panel display suspended from the ceiling. . . .
Why use SPC Software when the economy is crashing all around you…
A couple weeks ago I published an audio interview with [...]
Inside Crown Audio’s Lean & Quality Journey
Recently Larry Coburn, the Sr. VP of Operations at Crown [...]
Using SPC software to close the loop and reduce material costs… part 2
In my last post I described an interesting conversation with [...]
Using SPC software to close the loop and reduce material costs… part 1
"As we talked it became clear that material costs were going through the roof, and the company needed to find ways to control and reduce those costs. .. Eventually we went back to the QM's office and her computer where we spent about 10 minutes digging into the data that they were already collecting. We used GainSeeker's Analysis Wizard to find underlying causes. What I found surprised all three of us. . . . "
Explorers or Settlers – Is Six Sigma DMAIC Linear or Cyclical?
Data is a wild river that holds some great fish that you can eat, but essentially it is blocking you from your next destination. . . . If you're an Act II Settler, that same data river is something that can help drive subsequent cycles of the DMAIC process. In Settler terms you can use it to water your crops, drive a new sawmill, and (once you've invented them) power electric lights and a toaster. . .
Creative ROI vrs. the best lean six sigma book…
Recently a colleague forwarded this email from a friend of [...]
