@ivan99 – while not specifically a lean book on transactional processes, I always encourage folks to read “The Goal” by Eli Goldratt. Every process has constraints, you need an approach to logically place that […]

@msalaheldin – my guess is that Vinod is in an engineering curriculum and six sigma is a module they are studying. The instructor probably asked them to write a paper on SS in manufacturing and he is looking for […]

Baskaran: You have a typical attribute study. You need to find who is the “gold standard” or the expert who determines the “correct” state. Then you need to get the samples to your operators. They should do […]

Muiz: I think that you’ll find that queue’s at a bank and at a supermarket are very similar. There really is only one optimal solution, and doesn’t require conducting a BB project, but good luck to you […]

@marks – So, what’s the problem statement?

@martinkh – LOL!!! I thought Texans were smarter than that.

@marks – seems that your management should have had some preparation before embarking on this endeavor.
Conducting a cycle count program is implementing a solution before defining the problem. Your GB training […]

@sergaguilar – so long as the hole diameters have been properly sized so that at MM condition you still have sufficient material for the application, then yes, you can.

@Mike-Carnell – ah, but the customer won’t like you not having a QA dpt, nor that you don’t inspect the parts (even though you can prove with data that you have made nothing out of tolerance). Even those that […]

@cseider – really, Chris? Don’t you have more important things to do with your time?

@vinod059 – why not?

You get the right requirements. You get the wrong requirements.

Your question indicates that you are interested in solving a queuing issue. While statistics can prove helpful in quantifying the wait times, arrival times, etc. you really are looking at a discrete event […]

John: It would seem that you are trying to sense how the variation is changing through time. This is understandable, however, generally (and statistically) you would want to be able to attribute a change in the […]

@timfran87 – you’ve just described the multiple variables that you need to evaluate (and ultimately either control or render innocuous). A good DOE will include these different variables and show you main effects […]

@timfran87 – Tim: How do you evaluate whether a cut is acceptable or not? I’m guessing that you have some continuous variable that you are using to judge acceptability. You can use this instead of the number of […]

@KatieBarry – you spoil sport. Flame gun was out and aimed, then doused by your reply.

@cognition – I would suggest either making the individual panels larger so that you can put a sufficient amount of coating on each panel, or (if I understand correctly) you could put multiple panels in the saline […]

@Andy-U – yes, that is a new term that has been applied to static friction (resistance).
Not sure exactly what you are calling breakdown torque (could this be “break-away” torque? If so, then it should be higher […]