At one point someone asked me to write down some of the questions I ask people when I do a plant tour. I came across one of the sheets I prepared lately and thought I would share it. What data do you collect? Who collects the data? How is it recorded? What kind of data [...]
A number of persons in discussing the auto bailout and woes of Detroit have indicated that the gap between Japanese and American automakers is a perceptual one. In association with some research I have done, I produced the following graphic to show that the gap is very real and has been in existence for decades. [...]
I’m not sure where I picked this up. But, with all the talk about salaries/bonuses, etc., I thought it appropos. I didn’t write it (wish I was that clever) and that’s all I know. I would attribute it if I were able to. Dilbert’s “Salary Theorem” states that engineers and scientists can never earn as [...]
Designed Experiments (DOX) is a set of techiques that have been around for decades. DOX consists of both methodological approaches and statistical techniques. Any time an organization is trying to develop new products or methods, the use of designed experiments, or an understanding of the thinking behind it, makes a lot of sense. This approach [...]
