Frank Satherwaite was a brilliant statistician who establish the theoretical underpinnings for Pre-control. Pre-control was further developed by the consulting company of Rath and Strong. The mechanics of Pre-control can be taught and less than 10 minutes as there are only four simple rules to follow as exemplified in the “Pre-Control Example” figure: [...]
Control Charts are the last of the elementary seven tools of QC. Because of its wide use and misuse, a good portion of this section will be devoted to it. In the minds of many, quality professionals and nonprofessionals alike, the control chart is synonymous with statistical process control. For a number of [...]
Although many companies have abandoned SPC tools for the more powerful DOE techniques, there are exceptions. Major exception is they have trained their entire direct labor force in elementary SPC tools so they can tackle low-grade quality problems. The result is instead having a few professionals tackle these problems, they now have a [...]
This section will briefly outline elementary statistical process control tools. There are three major techniques to achieve quality, the traditional approach, statistical process control, and the design of experiments. Traditional quality control consists of ineffective methods such as brute force inspection, management exhortation, delegation of quality responsibility to a detached quality control department, [...]
In every manufacturing operation there is variability. The variability becomes evident whenever a quality characteristic of the product is measured. There are two basically different reasons for variability, and it is very important to distinguish between them. Normal Distribution Variability Inherent in the Process occurs even when all adjustable factors known to affect [...]
HR training, assessment, and educational materials are increasingly available through educational institutions, professional societies, and corporations. The key for such programs is to make them available to all levels of the organization, just in time for whenever an individual wants or needs to obtain a skill, and in a variety of formats that [...]
Resources Guide for Training Technical Staff and Management Goal: “Able to identify, develop, test, explore and elaborate opportunities aligned within areas of declared strategic intent”. Role Type: DeveloperCompetency Level: Applied Learning Objectives:* Able to identify opportunities aligned within areas of declared strategic intent1. Find next-generation opportunities2. Confirm alignment with declared business unit strategic [...]
A group of R&D leaders working with Gina O’Connor found that there are generic ability areas needed for each of the role types that were defined in the above matrix. These ability areas were selected because of their importance to the organization as well as because many R&D personnel had gaps in these [...]
To have a technical staff capable of meeting the business needs for creating a sustainable advantage position in ongoing investment must be made in enhancing the technical and business skills in the technical staff. This practice companies have found that a comprehensive program for assessing and addressing the skill needs across the organization [...]
Because the NT temperament significantly outperforms the other temperaments a rainmaker Index is shown in the “MBTI-based Rainmaker Index Calculation” figure was used to improve the identification of individuals best suited for conducting early stage, high-risk, breakthrough projects. As shown in the “MBTI-based Rainmaker Index Effects” figure, those individuals in the upper third [...]
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