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Brain Teasers
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 | Brain Teasers: Holes Too Tight
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Product Qualification Studies
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Product or Process?
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Reducing PPM
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Improve Productivity by 5%
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Pumping Leaks
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Through Thick or Thin
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Managers Under Pressure
Xavier has just been promoted to quality manager at a glass container manufacturing plant. In this capacity, he reports values for key characteristics of the glass containers during production meetings. Based on the reported values, those in attendance will determine what required actions need to be taken on the process.
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 | Brain Teasers: Is the Customer Always Right?
Darlene is the marketing director for a company that makes vision inspection equipment. One customer makes disks that are soft and subject to distortion with mechanical inspection of the disk diameter. This customer has complained that the visual inspection equipment is not performing as well as it did in the past.
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 | Brain Teasers: Conveying the Right Messages
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Short-Run Capability: How Much Data Is Needed?
Lidia, a process engineer, has been assigned to set up short-run capability studies to test critical characteristics of new product designs. Current practice is to make a production run of nine, 18 or 30 units to test. Because time and cost are concerns, most of the process engineers conduct the short-run capability studies with nine units. However, Lidia is interested in finding out how many units she really needs to test in order to detect a shift in the average of each characteristic of a new design.
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Brain Teasers: Too Much Data?
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers need answered for continual improvement. Recommended solutions follow in the next issue and on the Web at Quality Online (www.qualitymag.com).
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Brain Teasers: Cost of Tightened Specifications
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers need answered for continual improvement. Recommended solutions follow in the next issue and on the Web at Quality Online (www.qualitymag.com).
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Brain Teasers: Toy Problems
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers need answered for continual improvement.
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Brain Teasers: Specifications vs. Variation
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers need answered for continual improvement. Recommended solutions follow in the next issue.
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 | Brain Teasers: Frozen Shipments
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Measurement Study Confusion
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: How Six Sigma Helps a Lean Project
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers need answered for continual improvement.
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Brain Teasers: Can Design Processes be Improved?
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Shipping Woes
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments.
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 | Brain Teasers: Freezing Over
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers need answered for continual improvement.
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Brain Teasers: Monitoring the Fat
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers need answered for continual improvement. Recommended solutions follow in the next issue and on the Web at Quality Online (www.qualitymag.com).
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Brain Teasers: Leaky Seals
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers need answered for continual improvement. Recommended solutions follow in the next issue and on the Web at Quality Online (www.qualitymag.com).
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Where Rubber Meets the Road
Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations that are encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers want answered for continual improvement. Recommended solutions follow in the next issue and on the Web at Quality Online (www.qualitymag.com).
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 | Diagnostic Reliability
Everyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve the problem by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser.
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Entrances and Exits
Everyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve the problem by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations that are encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers want answered for continual improvement.
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How Much Data Is Needed?
Traditionally, brain teasers are thought of as puzzles to solve using logical thought processes in a sequential manner. Everyone who is faced with using the current data available in their organization can relate to this notion of a brain teaser.
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Electrical Problems
Everyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve the problem by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser.
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A Six Sigma Challenge
Everyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve the problem by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser.
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Digging for Root Causes
Everyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve the problem by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser.
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Elasticity of Polyester Fiber
Everyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve the problem by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser.
Dr. Sophronia Ward
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A Layering Process
Traditionally, brain teasers are thought of as puzzles to solve using logical thought processes in a sequential manner.
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A Sticky Situation
Everyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve the problem by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser.
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An Operator's Dilemma
Everyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve the problem by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser.
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Scoring Appearance
Everyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve the problem by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser.
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Defects or Defective Units
Everyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve the problem by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations that are encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. The brain teasers have three parts: (1) the situation, (2) available data or other supporting information and (3) questions that various workers want answered for continual improvement. Recommended solutions follow in the next issue and on the Web at Quality Online (www.qualitymag.com).
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