by Vishwadeep Khatri | Sep 24, 2015 | Problem Solving
Design for Six Sigma is a methodology that commonly uses DMADV roadmap. Here is a DMADV sequence that led to a spectacular failure. D – Define – In the US, car fuel economy standards and car fuel emission norms present a design contradiction. If a car maker is...
by Parag Mehta | Aug 12, 2015 | Experiments and Simulation, Problem Solving
For decades Popeye has been the favorite cartoon for children around the world. Over the years, Popeye has appeared in comic books, television cartoons, arcade and video games. In 2002, TV Guide ranked Popeye #20 on its “50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All...
by Parag Mehta | May 26, 2015 | Problem Solving
It was 17 min past 3 in the afternoon when an Airbus A320-232 departed Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, California, carrying 140 passengers and six crew members. It was scheduled to fly 2,465 miles (3,967 km) to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. The problems,...
by Vishwadeep Khatri | Jul 15, 2014 | Problem Solving
Let us examine this sentence as a stand alone statement – “The root cause is missing”. There is certainly a problem in this statement. It just does not seem okay. We, as excellence enthusiasts will like to say – If there is a problem in it,...
by Vishwadeep Khatri | Jun 4, 2014 | Problem Solving
To have a look at my response to the question in the last week’s blog post, please click here -https://benchmarksixsigma.com/blog/how-to-find-if-a-data-set-is-genuine-part-2/ This week’s debate is about selecting a suitable approach for business improvement training...
by Vishwadeep Khatri | Jun 3, 2014 | Problem Solving
This post carries my response to the question posed last week in the first part of a story which is here – https://benchmarksixsigma.com/blog/how-to-find-if-a-data-set-is-genuine/. Kindly go through part 1 of the story before reading this section. As visible in...
