Short-Term Process Capability Studies

Short-term process capability studies are conducted to establish the performance entitlement of a process. This type of capability study...

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Finding Process Center in the Eye of the Data Storm

If you work in manufacturing, you probably see data every day. You may see it so often that you’ve become numb to it. For example,...

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The T-test & Tennis Balls

How to Use the Two Sample T-Test

Product manufacturing provides endless improvement opportunities. I thrived in my manufacturing career...

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Do you Know a Sue? A Dive into Supervisor Effectiveness

Sue has been with our company for many years. When she was a machine operator running machine line #25, she demonstrated daily excellence...

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How to Have Fun in Manufacturing

People don’t usually associate having fun with working in manufacturing. The typical perception of manufacturing is that...

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Assessing a Factory: The FINAL FOUR and More

Within an hour, you can assess the success level of a factory. If you are invited to a manufacturing plant for any reason, for example as...

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Exploring Our Industrial Heritage: Duluth Minnesota (Part I)

Situated on the north shore of Lake Superior at the westernmost point of the Great Lakes, Duluth MN is the largest U.S. city on the...

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