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Our Placekicker Is Out of Control!

February 9, 2019February 9, 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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Use capability analysis to see if you are sleeping enough

August 27, 2016July 6, 2018 bizpi capability analysis, Cpk or Ppk, Cpk requirements, gage R&R, gage study, nonnormal, repeatability, reproducibility, sleep, variation

My wife says I don’t sleep enough, and she is right. I tried to argue with her for years, saying

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Cost savings from process improvements can be misleading

April 25, 2011July 9, 2016 bizpi bottom line, chart, completions, cycle time, event, excel, financials, improvement, lean, process, project, reductions, savings, Six Sigma, variation, waste, wip

I’ve been to many conferences, and have seen lots of companies claim cost savings and metric improvements that are very

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