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Dangerous Steps and Statistical Process Control

19 November, 2011 by James Lawther 4 Comments

six sigma normal distribution curve

I wrote about process noise and variation, about the way random noise in a system can make it look as if results have changed, when the truth is that the system hasn’t altered at all. This is all very clever, it is interesting to know that the system hasn’t changed but it doesn’t answer the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis, Tools & Techniques Tagged With: process control, process noise, six sigma, statistical process control

Process Noise and Coffee Sticks

8 October, 2011 by James Lawther 6 Comments

I would like you to do something for me, next time you are in Starbucks go and steal twenty of those sticks that they have for stirring coffee.  Go on I dare you, be a little dangerous. Next I want you to snap them all in half using your two bare hands. Finally I want […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis, Tools & Techniques Tagged With: key performance indicators, process control, process noise, six sigma, statistical process control

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