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T.C. Analysis

4 August, 2012 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

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The Big Sell Possibly the most important process improvement tool of our age, T.C. Analysis allows you to: Capture process defects in the moment Identify critical improvement opportunities Perform simultaneous analyses of cause and effect Observe worker / manager interactions Capture customer feedback Undertake instantaneous trials Rapidly develop alternatives to test mechanisms that are sub-optimal Develop […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis Tagged With: trend analysis, visual management

Obvious With Hindsight

12 November, 2011 by James Lawther 1 Comment

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A rather unhelpful phrase It implies that you are pointing out the obvious But sometimes the obvious is really worth pointing out Sometimes the obvious is only obvious once it has been pointed out Here is an example for you… The graph shows the number of Google searches for the term “bread” A dip in […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis Tagged With: data presentation, six sigma, time series plot, trend analysis, visual management

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