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Q1. What fraction of the batteries is expected to survive beyond 1100 days? Q2. What fraction will survive fewer than 880 days?
One of the "rules," if you will," of strategic planning is that structure must follow strategy. What does that mean? Give an example to explain your rationale.
Research professional publications (HBR, Leadership Quarterly, Sloan, Mckinsey, etc) for global trends in strategy and change management.
Discuss examples of tools and techniques used to measure quality and customer satisfaction within your selected organization.
Mr. Harkins has asked you to provide an outline draft of the key strategies for the EQ program for the Central Engineering and Research Department.
How do you determine how often to collect and then analyze the data? Does this change in different industries?
I have an opportunity to become a Six Sigma Black Belt with my company. However this will require and commitment to stay with the company
Review the information in this chapter about Six Sigma principles and Six Sigma organizations.
Based on the five strategies, explain how you would adopt them in your selected organization to address the issues.
A. Calculate the (capability index) for this machine. B. Should C-Spec use this machine to produce this part? Why?
In Japan, a presidential assessment is a quality assessment conducted by an outside consultant.
What are the differences between Six Sigma and TRIZ? Six Sigma and Business Process Reengineering (BPR)?
The text describes 1960's zero-defect campaign. What were the issues with this program? How does this differ from a six-sigma approach?
Brainstorm ideas for a potential Six Sigma project that could improve quality on your campus, at your workplace, or in your community.
How is Six Sigma related to the Central Limit Theorem? How can Six Sigma be useful for improving business processes?
The risk-free rate is 5% and two stocks have the following expected returns and standard deviations:
How would you recommend that an organization overcome resistance to change when implementing a TQM system?
Assume you have been designated to lead an effort to apply to the Six-Sigma DMAIC cycle to improving the process.
After all your production planning analysis, you have been asked to prepare a Quality Management Planning Strategy for management and employees.
What are the differences between the following Six Sigma methods: DMAIC, DMADV, DMADDD, and DFSS?
Who the are the various stakeholders for Home Depot?
How do market rates and the company's perceived market risk influence its cost of capital, and how does company's debt to equity mix impact this cost of capital
Discuss the impact of process improvement in relation to a firm's strategic plan?
Discuss the role of the organization's leadership, communications, policies, and culture in implementing and sustaining a quality initiative.
Discuss three different models efforts (e.g. Six Sigma) in relation to the Tech Division.