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Home » Authors » Dr. Sophronia Ward

Articles by Dr. Sophronia Ward

Brain Teasers: How Thin Can We Go?

Sophronia Ward Ask the Expert
Dr. Sophronia Ward
January 28, 2009
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?

Sophronia Ward Ask the Expert
Dr. Sophronia Ward
December 30, 2008
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: Matching Components

Sophronia Ward Ask the Expert
Dr. Sophronia Ward
November 24, 2008
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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Selecting Successful Six Sigma Projects

Paul Clipp Sheila R. Poling
Sophronia Ward Ask the Expert
Dr. Sophronia Ward
October 1, 2008
Management invests time and money in Six Sigma to get better results. Projects are the key to organization improvement in Six Sigma; they also are the most visible and quantifiable part of this effort. Too often, organizations do not do the basics of good project selection and project management well.
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Brain Teasers: Cut Down the Middle

Sophronia Ward Ask the Expert
Dr. Sophronia Ward
July 31, 2008
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: Holes Too Tight

Sophronia Ward Ask the Expert
Dr. Sophronia Ward
June 27, 2008
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%

Sophronia Ward Ask the Expert
Dr. Sophronia Ward
February 22, 2008
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

Sophronia Ward Ask the Expert
Dr. Sophronia Ward
November 21, 2007
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?

Sophronia Ward Ask the Expert
Dr. Sophronia Ward
October 29, 2007
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

Sophronia Ward Ask the Expert
Dr. Sophronia Ward
September 28, 2007
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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