The Six Key Components of a Successful Operational Excellence Deployment

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A successful operational excellence deployment does not occur naturally. Instead, Executives that succeed understand that OpEx deployments must be designed with principle and managed with purpose. Even in the face of these facts, Executives often respond by saying “I understand what has worked for others in the past, but our company and industry are unique. The …

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10 Reasons Operational Excellence Deployments Fail

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What most people don’t realize is that a majority of operational excellence deployments are destined to fail before they even start. In fact, in our experience, we have determined that there are 10 reasons operational excellence deployments fail. Occasionally, deployments die quickly (being cancelled 12 to 18 months after starting), however, most programs languish for …

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EWMA Chart with Minitab

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What is an EWMA Chart? The EWMA chart (Exponentially-Weighted Moving Average Chart) is a control chart monitoring the exponentially-weighted average of previous and present subgroup means. The more recent data get more weight than older data. It detects the shift of the process mean from the process target over time. The underlying distribution of the …

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