Understanding the Taguchi Loss Function
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Most quality practitioners are familiar with the Taguchi loss function, which contends that the cost of any deviation from the nominal follows a quadratic model.
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Most quality practitioners are familiar with the Taguchi loss function, which contends that the cost of any deviation from the nominal follows a quadratic model.
Learning to effectively deal with headhunters and how to use social media more effectively can have a strong positive impact on your career growth. Photo by Immo Wegmann on Unsplash
Susan Strayer, a friend of mine, posed a question on social media the other day: “Can you sum up your expertise in 140 characters or less?” Great question. A few people took her up on the challenge. Being an overachiever, I did it in three words.
The Americans With Disabilities Act requires accommodations for employees with disabilities, including mental health or neurodevelopmental disorders. Image: “ADHD and Brain Mapping.” Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).
As businesses navigate the complexities of remote and hybrid work policies, leaders often face questions regarding the perceived fairness of these arrangements.
The objective of all improvement projects should be to improve the overall process. Everything else should be secondary to this objective.
In the highly competitive automotive industry, quality control is paramount to ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of vehicles.
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Maria took a moment to reflect on how much had changed in just over a year since she first explored ChatGPT with her informal innovation group.
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Recently, I wrote about the process capability index and tolerance interval.
Treat everyone like a person and an equal first and foremost. The work sorts itself out in the end. Photo by Louis Hansel on Unsplash
I hate the use of the word just in front of anyone’s title, as in, “He’s just an analyst,” or, “She’s just a cafeteria worker,” or, “I’m just an administrative assistant.”
We stand on the brink of a new world powered by AI technologies.
For the last 30 years, the JPEG image format has been a staple for the internet’s billions of users. While the technologies used to display images have evolved tremendously during the past few decades, the JPEG format is still used everywhere.
In today’s complex and fast-paced environment, the ability to effectively collaborate across boundaries is more critical than ever. Photo by Vlad Hilitanu on Unsplash
In the complex, uncertain, and fast-changing world we live in, success and even survival require intensive collaboration among individuals, organizations, and countries.
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