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Variance Inflation Factors
Variance inflation is a problem frequently encountered by Six Sigma Black Belts who are performing regression analysis. It can lead to serious problems with the analysis, such as regression coefficients with the wrong sign. Listen to this podcast to learn about variance inflation factors, a metric that quantifies variance inflation, and the causes of and […]
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Quality, Integrity and Six Sigma
Can we really use Six Sigma to improve the integrity of the organization? You bet! Listen to this episode to find out how. 4:58.
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QFD the Old and the New
Quality Function Deployment, abbreviated as QFD, has been around since 1966. It proved valuable enough to become a standard part of Six Sigma. But much about QFD has changed in recent years. Listen to discover how to supercharge your Six Sigma activities with the new and improved QFD! 6:54.
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Quality Vampires
We’ve all heard of the creatures from Transylvania that suck the life’s blood out of their victims. Like vampires, there are a number of approaches to quality improvement and control that can suck the life out of your Six Sigma results. 13:44.
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Six Sigma Black Belt How To Guide II
In Part II Tom discusses an approach to problem solving that has served him well for 40 years. 20:51.
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Six Sigma Black Belt How To Guide I
What does it take to be an effective Six Sigma Black Belt? This two-part podcast tackles this question. In Part I Tom discusses the role of the Black Belt, motivating others, working with teams as a Black Belt, management’s responsibilities to teams, proper team structure, how to get the voice of the process, and problem […]
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Six Sigma and Global Warming
Can the Six Sigma approach help us approach the issue of global warming? What would one do in the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control phases of a hypothetical Six Sigma project on global warming? 16:04.
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Quality 2.0: The Evolution of Quality Assurance in Modern Business
And need we anyone, Phaedrus, tell us that which is good from that which is not good? Plato, The Phaedrus Dialogues, circa 370 BC Quality has been around as long as mankind. Humans seem to have an innate sense of when something is done right. We can look at a thing that we’ve never seen […]
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Six Sigma in Small Business
Six Sigma has done well for large companies, but can it work for small businesses too? And if so, what adjustments should be made? This is the topic of an interview in the Business Under Fire interview series with Tom Pyzdek by Carol Dickson-Carr of Power Ed Solutions and Managing Personal Resources and Bea Fields […]
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What Control Charts Tell You
Control charts are an important tool commonly used in Six Sigma. But what do control charts tell you? How can we determine what to plot on the control chart? How should we determine the sample size and sampling frequency? What do control limits mean? How do we use control charts? These questions and more are […]