SPC – Business Performance Improvement (BPI)

Our Placekicker Is Out of Control!

February 9, 2019November 11, 2019 bizpi football, placekicker, sports, statistics, variation

The following article I wrote was published in Quality Progress (ASQ) in July 2005. One correction, the use of Pp

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Online statistics training from Minitab has great animation and examples

December 13, 2012April 14, 2021 bizpi ANOVA, charts, confidence, control, correlation, design, DOE, experiments, gage R&R, graphs, hypothesis, Minitab, MSA, quality, regression, Six Sigma, software, SPC, statistics, training

Minitab statistical software is one of the most powerful and popular programs around, especially for those in the Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

We share our takes and thoughts on a variety of topics related to process improvement (specifically Lean and Six Sigma methods), Bursts are rapid improvement activities, so this sounded like a good word to use for these short audio clips. We’ll try to keep them under 5 minutes each.

In this episode, I explain what a “single-stall production system” means, and why it is superior to the traditional single piece flow assembly line.

Single-stall is a method of work where one highly skilled worker is trained to perform all steps of the process by themselves (often in one stall to reduce floor space), instead of handing off the work to multiple workers in an assembly line.

It can take months or years to develop their skills so they can perform each step at high quality, but it can be the most efficient way to complete a process from beginning to completion.

I share a link to an article I wrote below, and in the episode I explain the videos in the article that better explain the difference between single-stalls and assembly lines.

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