The Importance of the Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle
The plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle plays a central role in fostering improvement by facilitating a structured and ongoing approach to problem-solving.
<em>Quality Digest</em> Talks Quality With QIMA
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QIMA, previously called AsiaIns
Shewhart’s Great Discovery
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May 16, 2024, marks the 100th anniversary of Walter A. Shewhart’s wonderful discovery.
Walter A. Shewhart is lauded as the Father of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and is perhaps best remembered for the SPC control chart.
Analyzing Major League Baseball’s ‘Tommy John’ Surgeries
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I’ve seen a rash of articles about major league baseball pitchers who are now out for the season because they’ve hurt their elbow and need
How to Track Success Remotely
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As the modern work environment continues its march toward remote settings, managers are increasingly turning to agile metrics to keep their teams trackable and transparent. But what’s all the fuss about? Why are these tools not just beneficial but essential?
Profit Isn’t Everything, But It’s the Final Score
The famous football coach Vince Lombardi purportedly said, “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” (According to Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, in a 1962 interview Lombardi said, “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.”)
The Relationship Between Capability Index and Tolerance Intervals
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In this article, I’m looking at the relationship between capability index (Cpk or Ppk) and tolerance intervals.
One Technique, Many Uses
One hundred years ago this month, Walter Shewhart wrote a memo that contained the first process behavior chart. In recognition of this centennial, this column reviews four different applications of the techniques that grew out of that memo.
Enhancing Last-Mile Logistics With Machine Learning
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With newer technology and more individualized and nuanced data, researchers can develop models with better routing options. But they also need to balance the computational cost of running them. Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels
Across the country, hundreds of thousands of drivers deliver packages and parcels to customers and companies each day, with many click-to-door times averaging only a few days.
Strategy Digi-Deployment
Deming Prize recipient Ryuji Fukuda introduced a document to my company in 1989 referred to as the “X-Type Matrix for Objective Management.” Relatively unknown at the time, it’s since become a popular format for strategy deployment.