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Dr. Sophronia Ward

Dr. Sophronia Ward

Dr. Sophronia Ward, a PhD statistician and continual improvement specialist, has extensive experience in manufacturing, service and health CARE. swward@pinnaclepartnersinc.com, www.pinnaclepartnersinc.com, or (865) 310-2973.

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Capability Analysis

This first column will focus on this technique.
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Dr. Sophronia Ward
June 25, 2020
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All quality professionals, regardless of educational background and/or experience, will at times find a need to consult their network of resources to get answers to questions, determine how best to collect and analyze data, or resolve different interpretations of a given analysis. Recognizing this need, Quality is launching a new column entitled “Ask the Expert: An Interactive Q&A Section” with topics that come from readers.


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Brain Teasers: Improvement Challenges

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Dr. Sophronia Ward
February 9, 2010
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Congratulations to Bob Fischnich, manager, corporate compliance and quality development at The Schnipke Engraving Co. Inc. (Ottoville, OH) on solving the final Brain Teaser and winning the Kindle.
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Brain Teasers: Can You Solve the Final Brain Teaser?

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Dr. Sophronia Ward
December 1, 2009
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Congratulations to Bob Fischnich, manager, corporate compliance and quality development at The Schnipke Engraving Co. Inc. (Ottoville, OH) on solving the final Brain Teaser and winning the Kindle.

Thank you to all those who participated.

Answers to the final Brain Teaser will follow later this week.
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Brain Teasers: Leaky Valves

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Dr. Sophronia Ward
October 28, 2009
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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.
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Brain Teasers: First Pass Yield Confusion

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Dr. Sophronia Ward
September 2, 2009
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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.
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Brain Teasers: Cpk for a Predictable Process

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Dr. Sophronia Ward
June 30, 2009
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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.
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Brain Teasers: Are Sales Decreasing?

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Dr. Sophronia Ward
April 29, 2009
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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.
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Brain Teasers: Correctly Investigating Causes of Failures

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Dr. Sophronia Ward
March 2, 2009
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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.
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Brain Teasers: How Thin Can We Go?

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Dr. Sophronia Ward
January 28, 2009
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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.
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Brain Teasers: Are Your Answers the Same as Mine?

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Dr. Sophronia Ward
December 30, 2008
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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.
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