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What to Do When It's Not a Bell Curve DATES & TIMES
LENGTH One hour PRICE $199 SUMMARY Generally accepted practices for statistical process control (SPC) and process capability calculations rely on the assumption that the process follows the normal distribution. The bell curve is however far more common in textbooks than it is in the real world where data can follow the gamma, Weibull, or other non-normal distributions. A highly skewed distribution will no more obey the mathematical assumptions that apply to a bell curve than a square peg will fit a round hole. This means that control charts that rely on the normality assumption will have unknown and quite possibly unacceptable false alarm rates. In addition, reported process capability indices will not reflect accurately the process' nonconforming fraction; "Your Six Sigma process just delivered 200 (or even more) defects per million opportunities!" Commercial software packages such as StatGraphics and Minitab, however, offer the ability to customize the peg for the hole, i.e., fit a suitable non-normal distribution to the process data. Quality practitioners who are already familiar with the basics of SPC will learn how to recognize non-normal processes, along with techniques for developing suitable control charts that will perform with known false alarm rates on the factory floor. Participants will also learn how to calculate process performance indices that reflect accurately the nonconforming fraction (DPMO or whatever is required) in the processes in question. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:
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PRESENTER  William A. Levinson, P.E., is the principal of Levinson Productivity Systems, P.C. He is an ASQ Fellow, Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor, Quality Manager, Reliability Engineer, and Six Sigma Black Belt. He holds degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from Penn State and Cornell Universities, and degrees in business administration and applied statistics from Union College, and he has given presentations at the ASQ World Conference, TOC World 2004, and other national conferences on productivity and quality. Levinson is also the author of several books on quality, productivity, and management. Henry Ford's Lean Vision is a comprehensive overview of the lean manufacturing and organizational management methods that Ford employed to achieve unprecedented bottom line results, and Beyond the Theory of Constraints describes how Ford's elimination of variation from material transfer and processing times allowed him to come close to running a balanced factory at full capacity. Statistical Process Control for Real-World Applications shows what to do when the process doesn't conform to the traditional bell curve assumption. HOW DOES THIS ALL WORK? After you register for the Webinar, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. It will contain a Web link to access the visual portion of the event through your Web browser. It will also contain an a phone number and access code that you will use to hear the audio portion of the event. PRICING We are so confident that you will find this webinar valuable that we offer a 100% money back guarantee, making this a risk-free investment. If you are dissatisfied with the webinar, just let us know by phone or e-mail within 24 hours of the conclusion of the webinar, and we will issue you a full refund. PLEASE NOTE: Participation in this webinar is just $199 per site and allows access to one Internet connection and one phone line. Price: $199.00 |
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