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| January 2, 2003
| Andrew Swinton
Posted on 01/03/2003 1:37:28 PM PST by Bush2000
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To: Bush2000
I got Deitel C#/.net
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To: mitchbert
Six Sigma provides a road map for this. Not every problem needs to have a master statistician overseeing its' analysis. In a transactional environment, it's amazing how much can be gained by simply applying the fundamental principles and simply adjusting your SOP's. By the way, are any of you familiar with the Stat-A-Pult? You mean the Air Force launcher used to show variation. I played with that in a classs a couple of years ago. Six Sigma has its value and place but like any problem solving process it can be oversold. I think GE has cooled on Six Sigma since Welch left, am I right?
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01/03/2003 4:12:01 PM PST
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doosee
To: Bush2000
Marked for a second coming
To: doosee
I haven't heard that it cooled since Jack left but from what I know it is now so ingrained into the culture of the company that it doesn't matter. Ultimately, that's the true measure of success. Six Sigma is really about establishing a default way of thinking and organizing processes that is based on verifiable data, simply presented. My problem as the Six Sigma Manager for ____ of Canada is that if I do my job properly in about 3 years I will have made myself redundant. No one will need me or anyone else standing over them saying "Show Me The Data!", it will just be the way things are done.
I have had the most significant success by applying the simplest fundamentals of the methodolgy on intitiatives that were going to be undertaken anyway. It allows one to drive to a particular redesign and prove (or if necessary refute) the validity of the decisions. It ain't rocket science and it doesn't need to be presented that way. People who do that are trying to puff themselves up.
It's real simple:
How do we do this today and how often do we get things right?
What are the things about the way we do things today that could cause us to fail in our mission?
How well are we doing in relation to our targets and our customers' expectations?
How can we reduce the variability in the process and get things right the first time on purpose?
How will we evaluate whether our efforts are improving the process?
How much time or money or both are we saving the company by redesigning the process?
There of course is the hidden questions surrounding risk of change, what happens if we do nothing, etc. But the main point is as a way of approaching a problem or challenge Six Sigma offers some very interesting approaches.
To: doosee
Oh, sorry. I got carried away. Yeah, the guy that taught me to use the Stat-A-Pult was a former math and stats instructor for the USAF. Best d*mned trainer I ever experienced in my life, and as someone who is considered (all modesty aside) not so bad at it himself I mean that as a big compliment
To: mitchbert
I gotta run and go eat but the biggest complaint we get is that workers can only focus on a limited number of process improvements. This relates to the theory of observed processes that will improve just because people know they are being measured. So, when we start new initiatives, the prior intiatives tend to slack off which loses the expected productivity etc. How do you beat that situation?
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01/03/2003 4:32:51 PM PST
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doosee
To: Bush2000
Unfortunately, all the jobs will be in India.
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01/03/2003 4:36:24 PM PST
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Ed_in_NJ
To: Ed_in_NJ
Unfortunately, all the jobs will be in India.
That's the free market, Ed. Did you honestly expect job protection? Even the unions can't hold jobs here anymore. Look at Boeing.
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01/03/2003 5:21:22 PM PST
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Bush2000
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To: MySteadySystematicDecline
And by allowing them to export the majority of our high paying jobs they'll make us into a society of lower class workers where no matter how skilled you are you can't get a decent job outside the USDoD...
There's nothing you can do about it, dude, unless you want to boost import/export tariffs on goods and services from the relevant nations (ie. India, Pakistan, etc). But that won't cut it because companies are very creative: They will set up shop in the Bahamas and route all financial transactions through there instead of with India.
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01/03/2003 5:42:33 PM PST
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Bush2000
To: Bush2000
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To: MySteadySystematicDecline
Then threaten them with a corporate death penalty if they try to cheap the system to that extreme extent.
You're advocating unenforceable laws.
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01/03/2003 6:25:52 PM PST
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Bush2000
To: mitchbert
By the way, are any of you familiar with the Stat-A-Pult? Sounds like one of those new-fangled toys.
I'm afraid I'm an old fart, got my degree in the year 1 B.C. (Before Calculators)
Still had all the same statistics courses,
Just had to learn it all using pencil, paper, slide rule and assorted reference tables.
Pain in the butt, but it sinks in deep and you don't forget.
To: doosee
Great question and I want to answer it. Please re-ask on Monday or whatever as it's Friday night and, well umm, maybe I won't give the best answer right now.
Cheers, eh!
To: Bush2000
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01/03/2003 6:55:54 PM PST
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VOA
To: Willie Green
I remember my dad bringing home an HP35? calculator that actually had SIN & COS functions back in 72 or 73. They cost about $400 back then IIRC.
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