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Daily Management in a Six Sigma Environment
This paper addresses how Daily Management (how to manage and
improve your day-to-day activities) meshes and compliments an advanced
problem-solving initiative (such as Six Sigma).
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Total Asset Utilization (First in
Series)
This is a paper by Dr. Luftig on a method for measuring how
well assets are used to generate salable product/services. It is the first step
to understanding Customer / Product Rationalization.
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Customer / Product Rationalization (Second in
Series)
This is the second paper by Dr. Luftig, explaining how to use
Total Asset Utilization and a cost allocation scheme to understand the true
profitability of your products and/or services.
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Optimum Equipment Start-Ups
This paper proposes a methodology for starting up new
equipment (also applicable to new products) to minimize problems typically
associated with start-ups.
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Statistical Start-Ups
This paper by Dr. Luftig explains the concept of Statistical
Start-Ups by exploring a specific example where a production line was started
up without the techniques and contrasting it with the same line once the
techniques were applied.
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Process Performance Analysis
This paper explores traditional capability analysis vs.
Process Performance Analysis (PPA). Our experience has shown that traditional
capability analysis (Cp, Cpk, Cpm) is of little use in real life, where PPA can
be used to understand your process and prioritize your improvement activities
to maximize the impact.
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Process Performance Analysis Case
Study - Choosing a Mill Lubricant
This paper was published in the November issue of Tribology
& Lubrication Technology as their case study. The case study discusses how
Process Performance Analysis was used at Inland Steel to choose amongst a
number of potential rolling mill lubricant vendors. The analysis was shown to
have saved Inland $70 million.
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The Improvement Hierarchy
This paper proposes a hierarchy in business that implies that
businesses must address fundamental issues before goals such as control and
continuous improvement can be achieved and maintained.
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