Foods Case Study
What to cover
Executive summary
Define Phase
Measure Phase
Analyze phase
Improve phase
Control Phase
Conclusion
1. Executive Summary
In December 2008, the company began to receive heavy surcharge from local authorities because of their poor water quality, mainly due to an excess of biological waste entering the sewer system.
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) The amount of oxygen needed by bacteria to decompose all the solid wastes in wastewater. Accounted for 74% of the resulting fees. The total bill for poor water quality reached $204,000 in 2009.
A six-sigma team was tasked to extremely reduce the BOD, after 6 months they reached 70% with a goal of 95%.
2. Define Phase
Project Charter
Project NameBOD Reduction at Kahiki FoodsCommencement DateSep, 2009Project SponsorKahiki FoodsCompletion DateDec, 2010Expected Hard Cost Reduction$195,000Expected % Reduction95%
Project Mission
The main objectives are:
Intense reduction in solid waste entering floor drains.
Increase output at different plant processes.
Green initiative for the organization.
$195,000 hard cost reduction.
Problem Statement
Per local authorities BOD levels shouldn’t exceed 250mg/L
Kahiki had BOD waste levels of 3864mg/L, 1546% higher than upper spec limit
The source of the waste was obviously originating from inefficient floor drain management
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Goal Statement
At least a 50% BOD reduction in 6 months and establishing a sustainable system able of reaching the goal of 95% reduction.
Process map
SIPOC map
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3. Measure Phase
The waste removal system doesn't meet the spec.
Process Capability Charts
Measurement Plan
Demand Analysis
Metrics Used To Determine Water Quality
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)
BOD Process Capability Charts
TSS Process Capability Charts
Measurement Plan
N/B In any area of concern, should there be a negative response on any unit, the unit is rendered incomplete and therefore a defect.
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Data Collection Challenges
System changed in 2007.
Standard sampling schedule 3 site visits/year moved to monthly.
Data collection visibility most critical points came from cleanup shift.
The above assessment was done by five individuals who were, one hired external expert, two quality assurance officers at the state government, while two are community professionals. MSA is an experimental process and require more views from different quotas of different levels of understanding to make independent judgments on quality (McCarty, 2005).
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4. Analyze Phase
5 Why Analysis.
FMEA.
Gap analysis.
Fishbone diagram.
Hotspot heat map.
Regression Analysis.
Benchmarking.
5 Why Analysis
Plant Floor Drain Hotspot Heat Map
5. Improve phase
Improved Solid/Liquid Separation.
Reducing Waste Creation.
Employee Training.
Best Practice Identification.
WAP Committee: A "Waste Awareness Program“.
Error Proofing: Adding visual S ...
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Six Sigma Report
HammettSix Sigma DMAIC Project Report Template
Comments
· The following template provides guidelines for preparing a Six Sigma written certification project report. Subheadings and length of each section will obviously vary based on your findings and writing style. For a complete sample report using the template, see “Sample Project Report”.
· The information in your report should follow the Six-Sigma Problem Solving Methodology DMAIC. This includes a description of the project, key points in the problem-solving process, and detailed support for your conclusions and any recommendations. Reports should be approximately 10-12 double-spaced pages (excluding appendices), including tables and figures.
· Some general guidelines for grammar and format are provided for your reference at the end.
· Some information contained in this template is repetitive across sections. However, since different audiences will read your report to various degrees of depth, we believe that it is essential to repeat certain information. Ultimately, you should produce a high quality, professionally-presented report that has sufficient detail to help other Six Sigma practitioners utilize and build upon your project findings.
Title of Report
Submitted to:
Name, Title
Department/Organization
Address (optional)
Prepared by:
Name, Title
Department/Organization
Address (optional)
Date Submitted
Note: Do not put a page number on your title page. Begin numbering the pages with the Executive Summary.
Executive Summary
The Executive Summary presents the major information contained in the report. Its readers are typically managers who need a broad understanding of the project and how it fits into a coherent whole. These readers do not need or want a detailed understanding of the various steps taken to complete your project. Therefore, the Executive Summary allows readers to learn the gist of the report without reading the entire document, to determine whether the report is relevant to their needs, or to get an overview before focusing on the details. We consider writing a concise (typically one-page) and comprehensive executive summary a critical element of a Six Sigma project report. TheExecutive Summary should NOT include terms, abbreviations, or symbols unfamiliar to the reader. Readers should understand the content of the Executive Summary without reading the rest of the report.
The Executive Summary should include a problem statement, summary of approach used, and major project findings and recommendations.
· Problem Statement / Description
· Concisely describe the problem (few sentences).
· Identify the time period of the problem
· Quantify the degree of the problem and its impact on the business (if possible).
Example: During the past year, the average # of incoming calls with complaints per card-year has increased by 20%. These additional calls have resulted in additional staffing and facility costs of ~$100K per year. This proj.
Managers currently regard large, multi-site, multi-year Supply Chain Management
(SCM) implementations as too risky. Indeed, such projects require
extremely skilled project management. BP Chemicals implemented Aspentech’s
MIMI supply chain management solution across 17 businesses. It
was a huge, highly successful project, largely because of excellent project
management.
Asset finance system project initiation 101. “Selecting and implementing a new asset finance system? In the second of three articles, we go back to basics to take a look at what you need to consider at the start of your project to give yourself the best chance of success.” This has necessarily been a brief look at Project Initiation. We welcome comments and would be happy to help you get your project off to a good start.
Six Sigma ReportHammettSix Sigma DMAIC Project Report Templa.docxwhitneyleman54422
Six Sigma Report
HammettSix Sigma DMAIC Project Report Template
Comments
· The following template provides guidelines for preparing a Six Sigma written certification project report. Subheadings and length of each section will obviously vary based on your findings and writing style. For a complete sample report using the template, see “Sample Project Report”.
· The information in your report should follow the Six-Sigma Problem Solving Methodology DMAIC. This includes a description of the project, key points in the problem-solving process, and detailed support for your conclusions and any recommendations. Reports should be approximately 10-12 double-spaced pages (excluding appendices), including tables and figures.
· Some general guidelines for grammar and format are provided for your reference at the end.
· Some information contained in this template is repetitive across sections. However, since different audiences will read your report to various degrees of depth, we believe that it is essential to repeat certain information. Ultimately, you should produce a high quality, professionally-presented report that has sufficient detail to help other Six Sigma practitioners utilize and build upon your project findings.
Title of Report
Submitted to:
Name, Title
Department/Organization
Address (optional)
Prepared by:
Name, Title
Department/Organization
Address (optional)
Date Submitted
Note: Do not put a page number on your title page. Begin numbering the pages with the Executive Summary.
Executive Summary
The Executive Summary presents the major information contained in the report. Its readers are typically managers who need a broad understanding of the project and how it fits into a coherent whole. These readers do not need or want a detailed understanding of the various steps taken to complete your project. Therefore, the Executive Summary allows readers to learn the gist of the report without reading the entire document, to determine whether the report is relevant to their needs, or to get an overview before focusing on the details. We consider writing a concise (typically one-page) and comprehensive executive summary a critical element of a Six Sigma project report. TheExecutive Summary should NOT include terms, abbreviations, or symbols unfamiliar to the reader. Readers should understand the content of the Executive Summary without reading the rest of the report.
The Executive Summary should include a problem statement, summary of approach used, and major project findings and recommendations.
· Problem Statement / Description
· Concisely describe the problem (few sentences).
· Identify the time period of the problem
· Quantify the degree of the problem and its impact on the business (if possible).
Example: During the past year, the average # of incoming calls with complaints per card-year has increased by 20%. These additional calls have resulted in additional staffing and facility costs of ~$100K per year. This proj.
Managers currently regard large, multi-site, multi-year Supply Chain Management
(SCM) implementations as too risky. Indeed, such projects require
extremely skilled project management. BP Chemicals implemented Aspentech’s
MIMI supply chain management solution across 17 businesses. It
was a huge, highly successful project, largely because of excellent project
management.
Asset finance system project initiation 101. “Selecting and implementing a new asset finance system? In the second of three articles, we go back to basics to take a look at what you need to consider at the start of your project to give yourself the best chance of success.” This has necessarily been a brief look at Project Initiation. We welcome comments and would be happy to help you get your project off to a good start.
“Selecting and implementing a new asset finance system? In the second of three articles, we go back to basics to take a look at what you need to consider at the start of your project to give yourself the best chance of success.”
This has necessarily been a brief look at Project Initiation. We welcome comments and would be happy to help you get your project off to a good start.
Here is the next slides of six sigma training presented by Skillogic Knowledge Solutions India. If you are looking for Six sigma or Lean + Six sigma training in Bangalore visit Skillogic for training.
Skillogic is offering certification along with six sigma training course.
Problem Statement:
Lower than expected billability, also described as Excessive Bench Capacity, results in chargeability variances and negatively impacts services margins by approximately $100,000,000 per year.
Goal Statement:
Improve billability from current 60% to 70% while maintaining planned fee adjustment. Corrective action plan will be prepared by June 200X, implemented by July 200X. Benefits will be evaluated 6 and 12 months following implementation.
Presenting this set of slides with name - Initial Project Meeting Agenda Powerpoint Presentation Slides. Keep your audience glued to their seats with professionally designed PPT slides. This deck comprises of total of twenty seven slides. It has PPT templates with creative visuals and well researched content. Not just this, our PowerPoint professionals have crafted this deck with appropriate diagrams, layouts, icons, graphs, charts and more. This content ready presentation deck is fully editable. Just click the DOWNLOAD button below. Change the colour, text and font size. You can also modify the content as per your need. Get access to this well crafted complete deck presentation and leave your audience stunned.
Making the Case for QualityProcess Management Approach R.docxcroysierkathey
Making the Case for Quality
Process Management Approach
Reduces Scrap, Saves Alcoa Millions
• A team at Alcoa Power
and Propulsion sought
to improve product
quality, reduce waste and
inefficiency, and cut costs.
• To achieve these goals,
the team developed
and implemented a
structured process
management approach
across the business unit.
• By defining and then
standardizing key
processes, the unit
minimized variation,
shared best practices, and
sustained improvements.
• The project improved
customer satisfaction,
reduced costs of poor
quality, and saved
millions of dollars.
• The team was named
a finalist in ASQ’s
2015 International
Team Excellence
Awards competition.
At a Glance . . .
As Alcoa Power and Propulsion sought to minimize manufacturing process waste,
inefficiency, and related expenses, two key findings caught the attention of the
business unit’s executive leadership team. Customer satisfaction surveys revealed
60 percent of respondents held an unfavorable or neutral opinion of the unit, while
at the same time, internal quality measures revealed the business unit recorded the
highest levels of scrap in the organization for the year. The findings represented
a significant opportunity, but improvement would require rapid deployment in a
methodical, deliberate, and sustainable manner.
About Alcoa Power and Propulsion
Alcoa Power and Propulsion (APP), a unit of New York City-based Alcoa Inc., is divided into three
segments: structural castings and special products, industrial gas turbine airfoils, and aerospace airfoils.
This business unit serves the defense, energy, aerospace, and industrial markets, where its products
are used in military and commercial aircraft engines as well as power-generation turbines. Additional
products and services include molds, hot isostatic pressings, specialty coatings and tools, as well as
machinery. APP operates 25 production facilities around the world, employing more than 9,000 people.
Working to Improve Processes
The APP leadership team discovered scrap and rework issues were resulting in high customer claims
and delivery issues, therefore they sought solutions for significant reductions to scrap levels to improve
delivery, rework, and customer satisfaction. In the past, substantial scrap level decreases were thought
to be unattainable because casting is a particularly complex process (see the sidebar, The Investment
Casting Process, for more details) with many sources of variation.
In late 2011, APP’s quality focus shifted toward sustainable and continuous process improvement,
particularly at nine of the unit’s super alloy foundries (five in the United States, three in Western
Europe, and one in Japan). While these foundries were the starting point for the initiative because
they recorded the highest levels of scrap, the ultimate goal for APP was to create a sustainable solu-
tion for deployment at the plant level by mid-2012. The rig ...
Nonclassified DataIn order to maintain transparency and et.docxhallettfaustina
Nonclassified Data
In order to maintain transparency and ethical standards of research, researchers may file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to obtain all nonclassified data on a subject. Why is this legislation important? Do you think it is working? Why or why not.
Crime Mapping
Crime mapping has been used for
intelligence-led policing
: using data, analysis, and criminal theory to guide police allocation and decision making. Give some examples of ways this is used in your community. Explain if it is working. What are some other ways that you think it should be used in your Community? Give examples and how it would be effective in policing.
Importance of Reviewing Communications
Describe a situation when you may have sent something electronically (email) or turned something in when the lack of review or proofreading was brought to your attention by yourself or others. Discuss any repercussions you faced due to the communication not being reviewed. Explain the importance of reviewing any form of communication prior to disseminating it.
Who Reviews Your Work?
In our everyday life (school, work, or home) we use some form of communication. Who reviews your communication before it is sent, or do you review the communication of others and your own? Describe how you would ensure the communication is “good to go” or ready to disseminate to others.
.
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This has necessarily been a brief look at Project Initiation. We welcome comments and would be happy to help you get your project off to a good start.
Here is the next slides of six sigma training presented by Skillogic Knowledge Solutions India. If you are looking for Six sigma or Lean + Six sigma training in Bangalore visit Skillogic for training.
Skillogic is offering certification along with six sigma training course.
Problem Statement:
Lower than expected billability, also described as Excessive Bench Capacity, results in chargeability variances and negatively impacts services margins by approximately $100,000,000 per year.
Goal Statement:
Improve billability from current 60% to 70% while maintaining planned fee adjustment. Corrective action plan will be prepared by June 200X, implemented by July 200X. Benefits will be evaluated 6 and 12 months following implementation.
Presenting this set of slides with name - Initial Project Meeting Agenda Powerpoint Presentation Slides. Keep your audience glued to their seats with professionally designed PPT slides. This deck comprises of total of twenty seven slides. It has PPT templates with creative visuals and well researched content. Not just this, our PowerPoint professionals have crafted this deck with appropriate diagrams, layouts, icons, graphs, charts and more. This content ready presentation deck is fully editable. Just click the DOWNLOAD button below. Change the colour, text and font size. You can also modify the content as per your need. Get access to this well crafted complete deck presentation and leave your audience stunned.
Making the Case for QualityProcess Management Approach R.docxcroysierkathey
Making the Case for Quality
Process Management Approach
Reduces Scrap, Saves Alcoa Millions
• A team at Alcoa Power
and Propulsion sought
to improve product
quality, reduce waste and
inefficiency, and cut costs.
• To achieve these goals,
the team developed
and implemented a
structured process
management approach
across the business unit.
• By defining and then
standardizing key
processes, the unit
minimized variation,
shared best practices, and
sustained improvements.
• The project improved
customer satisfaction,
reduced costs of poor
quality, and saved
millions of dollars.
• The team was named
a finalist in ASQ’s
2015 International
Team Excellence
Awards competition.
At a Glance . . .
As Alcoa Power and Propulsion sought to minimize manufacturing process waste,
inefficiency, and related expenses, two key findings caught the attention of the
business unit’s executive leadership team. Customer satisfaction surveys revealed
60 percent of respondents held an unfavorable or neutral opinion of the unit, while
at the same time, internal quality measures revealed the business unit recorded the
highest levels of scrap in the organization for the year. The findings represented
a significant opportunity, but improvement would require rapid deployment in a
methodical, deliberate, and sustainable manner.
About Alcoa Power and Propulsion
Alcoa Power and Propulsion (APP), a unit of New York City-based Alcoa Inc., is divided into three
segments: structural castings and special products, industrial gas turbine airfoils, and aerospace airfoils.
This business unit serves the defense, energy, aerospace, and industrial markets, where its products
are used in military and commercial aircraft engines as well as power-generation turbines. Additional
products and services include molds, hot isostatic pressings, specialty coatings and tools, as well as
machinery. APP operates 25 production facilities around the world, employing more than 9,000 people.
Working to Improve Processes
The APP leadership team discovered scrap and rework issues were resulting in high customer claims
and delivery issues, therefore they sought solutions for significant reductions to scrap levels to improve
delivery, rework, and customer satisfaction. In the past, substantial scrap level decreases were thought
to be unattainable because casting is a particularly complex process (see the sidebar, The Investment
Casting Process, for more details) with many sources of variation.
In late 2011, APP’s quality focus shifted toward sustainable and continuous process improvement,
particularly at nine of the unit’s super alloy foundries (five in the United States, three in Western
Europe, and one in Japan). While these foundries were the starting point for the initiative because
they recorded the highest levels of scrap, the ultimate goal for APP was to create a sustainable solu-
tion for deployment at the plant level by mid-2012. The rig ...
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Nonclassified Data
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Importance of Reviewing Communications
Describe a situation when you may have sent something electronically (email) or turned something in when the lack of review or proofreading was brought to your attention by yourself or others. Discuss any repercussions you faced due to the communication not being reviewed. Explain the importance of reviewing any form of communication prior to disseminating it.
Who Reviews Your Work?
In our everyday life (school, work, or home) we use some form of communication. Who reviews your communication before it is sent, or do you review the communication of others and your own? Describe how you would ensure the communication is “good to go” or ready to disseminate to others.
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"Four Horsemen" describes the ways in which our world is slowly folding on itself. It categorizes the four horsemen as a wrongful banking system, escalating violence, an abundance of poverty, and deletion of the world's resources. All these topics are the signs that we have truly doomed ourselves as a nation and as a planet. The underlying kingpin here is money. Everyone, including the government, lives, and works to earn and spend money. There are a variety of different paths to obtain that currency and the banks are at the heart, banks that create this money out of thin air. The film starts by speaking of empires and power. Nations want to be in positions to be on top as a means of security and credibility. Top nations control our world and those who are not, strive to become one. From historic times to now, people and groups want to become the most powerful, and when they do, they obtain all the resources they can do benefit their empires and the leaders become wealthy and untouchable. There is usually one common factor within one's rise to power, and that is money. It earns resources and credibility which makes others become submissive to you. We are supposed to be living within a free market system where everyone has a fair piece of the pie, but that is rarely true today. The way the banks function and government spending only amasses debt that will in turn be paid by the American people. Some of these people live in poverty, meaning they cannot even live anymore. People are expected to pay more for items as the price level rises while many incomes are not following suit. This system leaves those who are poor behind making it nearly impossible for them to catch up. As stated before, government spending can leave a budget deficit that needs to be repaid. Most of these expenditures, however, are on war and violence. International affairs, terrorism, and national crime are all credible threats, and a lot of money goes into limiting it. The resources used to support these organization makes them more powerful and it has transitioned peacekeeping into utter force and violence. Here at home and abroad, war rages daily. From small to large scale conflict is being solved in horrific ways and many innocent people are dying along the way. At the root of all of it, is money and power. A lot of this is also politically inclined. We live in a society in which people are paid just to influence politicians to pass acts that will in turn create more money for people who already have a lot of it. Wealth drives our nation, without it, one is just swept under the carpet. People have worked way too hard to obtain wealth while those in control can create it like none other. This exponential growth has depleted Earth's resources and we are running out fast. With no resources, what is there to gain anymore. The Four Horsemen are the warning signs that our systems are heavily flawed and need to be chan.
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4-6 slides (excluding Title and Reference slides) with notes that are a minimum of 150 words per slide.
Leaders face many hurdles when leading in multiple countries. There are several examples of disastrous public relations fallout that have occurred when companies have outsourced work to other nations. When determining where to move offshore as a company, the leaders of the organization must make several decisions.
Using course theories and current multinational organizations that have locations in several countries, convey your own thoughts on the subject and address the following:
What leadership considerations must an organization weigh in selecting another country to open a location such as a manufacturing plant?
How might leaders need to change leadership styles to manage multinational locations?
What public relations issues might arise from such a decision?
How would you recommend such a company to demonstrate their social responsibility to their headquarters country as well as any offshore locations?
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North American Philosophical Publications
Prejudice in Jest: When Racial and Gender Humor Harms
Author(s): David Benatar
Source: Public Affairs Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr., 1999), pp. 191-203
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Public Affairs Quarterly
Volume 13, Number 2, April 1999
PREJUDICE IN JEST: WHEN RACIAL AND
GENDER HUMOR HARMS
David Benatar
central questions in the sparse literature on the ethics of humor
are: 1) What makes a piece of humor racist or sexist? 2) Are jokes
that embody negative racial and gender stereotypes necessarily racist
and sexist? Because these issues have tended to be discussed separately
it has not been noted that some answers to the first question render the
second question moot. My answer to the first question does not have this
effect. It will draw on an account of humor ethics that I provide and
defend against rival views of racist (and sexist) humor. I shall then
proceed to answering the second question.
An Account of Humor Ethics
How can humor be immoral? Briefly, the answer is that it is immoral
where it is intended to harm people or where there are good grounds for
expecting it to harm people, and where the harm in question is wrong-
fully inflicted. Following Joel Feinberg, I understand harm in terms of
negative effects on people's interests. However, my understanding of
harm is, in two ways, broader than the one for which he opts in his work
about the moral limits of the criminal law.1 Firstly, because in the cur-
rent context I have a more expansive interpretation of what interests
are, my understanding of harm includes what he calls hurts, offenses
and other disliked states which are insufficiently severe to warrant be-
ing termed harms for his purposes. Because I am concerned with the
morality of humor rather than with the moral limits of legally restrict-
ing it, the inclusion of less severe though nonetheless disliked states is
more appropriate. Secondly, for Professor Feinberg, a harm is some-
thing that is wrongfully inflicted. That definition is th.
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Resident of unstable regions through out the world, are without food, shelter, and medical care due to the preoccupation with control, whether through the government, military, or religious factions. The unstable governments within these regions are either unwilling or unable to care for the needs of their citizens or have taken away their ability to care for themselves. NGO's have the ability to provide for the needs of the people and help them sustain, if allowed.
In general, what is the impact of political and social instability on non-government organizations?
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COLLAPSE
Describe a scenario in which a person's nonverbal language says something quite different from the same person's verbal language. In doing so, be sure to address how non-verbal communication differs from verbal communication. Describe how the speaker's message differs depending on the following elements of delivery: voice, volume, pitch, rate, pauses, variety, pronunciation, articulation, and dialect.
When replying to peers in this forum, comment on their ideas, and offer additional suggestions for consideration using your assigned readings.
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Remember that your discussion response must include the following:
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A thorough example/discussion to support your reflection.
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Research paper should contains following content
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2) Introduction- provide context and rationale for the study
3)Materials- Describe the experimental design so it is reproducible
4) Methods -Describe the experimental procedures
5) Results-summarize the findings without interpretation
6)Discussion- interpret the findings of the study
7)Summary- summarize the findings
8)Acknowledge- give credits to those
9) References- list all scientific papers books and website that you cited
Paper should be in API Style
Requirements: 20 pages
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Write 650 words (Questions NOT included in word count) answering the following questions in the case study. please format APA style.
3 SCHOLARLY REFERENCES.
Shell Oil in Nigeria
1. What are some of the factors explaining why corrup- tion and bribery are so high in Nigeria?
2. Was Shell involved in the execution of the poet Ken Saro-Wiwa?Whatimpactdidthepoet’sdeathhave CASE CREDIT
on Shell?
3. Was Shell taking advantage of weak local regulation?
4. What can a company do to ensure that it operates
ethically in societies with weak institutions?
case study is provided below
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In a few short paragraphs, explain which cloud services you use (Google, Amazon, iCloud, Verizon, Microsoft One, Dropbox, etc) and what type of information you store (docs, photos, music, other files?). How much space do you have and what does this cost per month?
Need in word document with apa format with citations
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Do you feel the benefits of cloud computing are worth the threats and vulnerabilities? Have we arrived at a point where we can trust external agencies to secure our most precious data? Please explain your answer.
Need responses to reply my teamates discusions
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5-CEHv9 Module 03 Scanning Networks.pdf
Select one network scanning software tool (there is a list in your required reading slides) and explain in detail how it works and how detects network vulnerabilities. Provide the site where you obtained your information and include that in your assignment write-up. (in word document).
Need citations
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Need responses to my teamates discussions
question:Social engineering is the art of manipulating people so they give up confidential information. The types of information these criminals are seeking can vary, but when individuals are targeted the criminals are usually trying to trick you into giving them your passwords or bank information, or access your computer to secretly install malicious software - that will give them access to your passwords and bank information as well as giving them control over your computer.
Explain a scenario where you or someone you know may have unknowingly given too much personal information to a stranger. How could this situation been avoided?
Reference Article Link:
https://www.webroot.com/us/en/resources/tips-articles/what-is-social-engineering
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No More Backstabbing... A Faithful Scheduling Policy for Multi.docxhallettfaustina
No More Backstabbing... A Faithful Scheduling Policy for Multithreaded Programs
Kishore Kumar Pusukuri, Rajiv Gupta, Laxmi N. Bhuyan
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, USA 92521
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Abstract—Efficient contention management is the key to
achieving scalable performance for multithreaded applications
running on multicore systems. However, contention manage-
ment policies provided by modern operating systems increase
context-switches and lead to performance degradation for
multithreaded applications under high loads. Moreover, this
problem is exacerbated by the interaction between contention
management policies and OS scheduling polices. Time Share
(TS) is the default scheduling policy in a modern OS such as
OpenSolaris and with TS policy, priorities of threads change
very frequently for balancing load and providing fairness in
scheduling. Due to the frequent ping-ponging of priorities,
threads of an application are often preempted by the threads
of the same application. This increases the frequency of
involuntary context-switches as wells as lock-holder thread
preemptions and leads to poor performance. This problem
becomes very serious under high loads.
To alleviate this problem, in this paper, we present a
scheduling policy called Faithful Scheduling (FF), which dra-
matically reduces context-switches as well as lock-holder thread
preemptions. We implemented FF on a 24-core Dell PowerEdge
R905 server running OpenSolaris.2009.06 and evaluated it
using 22 programs including the TATP database application,
SPECjbb2005, programs from PARSEC, SPEC OMP, and
some microbenchmarks. The experimental results show that FF
policy achieves high performance for both lightly and heavily
loaded systems. Moreover it does not require any changes to
the application source code or the OS kernel.
Keywords-Scheduling; priorities; contention; context-
switches
I. INTRODUCTION
The advent of multicore architectures provides an attractive
opportunity for achieving high performance for a wide
variety of multithreaded applications. However, exploiting
the system density, and the parallelism they offer, to improve
performance of multithreaded applications is a challenging
task. This is because multithreaded application performance is
sensitive to the implementations of synchronization primitives
and contention management policies. Therefore the key
to achieving high performance for multithreaded applica-
tions running on multicore systems is to use appropriate
synchronization primitives along with efficient contention
management policies. Contention management policies are
either based on spinning, or blocking, or a combination
of both. Spinning resolves contention by busy waiting,
therefore waiting threads respond to lock handoffs very
quickly. However, spinning threads can wastes CPU resources
and prevent the lock-holder thread from runnin.
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There are many mobile platform vulnerabilities listed in the readings from this week (slides 8, 9, and 10). Which do you feel is the greatest threat to users? Do you agree that people generally are not aware of the threats to their mobile devices?
Need responses to reply my teamattes and need references for all of them
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No more than 10 slides, including title slide, providing executive summary of emergency response plan, actions taken prior to, during and post event.
This presentation is intended for high level executives of the company and should be brief but comprehensive.
See attachment for more information.
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Write 3 pages of descriptive essay about why you should visit and spend time in Denali National Park which is located in Alaska, USA.
Outline
1. Introduction
2. Reason 1 and explain, example
3. Reason 2 and explain, example
4. Reason 3 and explain, example
5. Reason 4 and explain, example
6. Reason 5 and explain, example
7. Conclusion
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Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
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Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
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Foods Case StudyWhat to coverExecuti.docx
1. Foods Case Study
What to cover
Executive summary
Define Phase
Measure Phase
Analyze phase
Improve phase
Control Phase
Conclusion
1. Executive Summary
In December 2008, the company began to receive heavy
surcharge from local authorities because of their poor water
quality, mainly due to an excess of biological waste entering the
sewer system.
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) The amount of oxygen
needed by bacteria to decompose all the solid wastes in
wastewater. Accounted for 74% of the resulting fees. The total
bill for poor water quality reached $204,000 in 2009.
A six-sigma team was tasked to extremely reduce the BOD,
after 6 months they reached 70% with a goal of 95%.
2. 2. Define Phase
Project Charter
Project NameBOD Reduction at Kahiki FoodsCommencement
DateSep, 2009Project SponsorKahiki FoodsCompletion
DateDec, 2010Expected Hard Cost Reduction$195,000Expected
% Reduction95%
Project Mission
The main objectives are:
Intense reduction in solid waste entering floor drains.
Increase output at different plant processes.
Green initiative for the organization.
$195,000 hard cost reduction.
Problem Statement
Per local authorities BOD levels shouldn’t exceed 250mg/L
Kahiki had BOD waste levels of 3864mg/L, 1546% higher than
upper spec limit
The source of the waste was obviously originating from
inefficient floor drain management
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3. Goal Statement
At least a 50% BOD reduction in 6 months and establishing a
sustainable system able of reaching the goal of 95% reduction.
Process map
SIPOC map
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3. Measure Phase
The waste removal system doesn't meet the spec.
Process Capability Charts
Measurement Plan
Demand Analysis
Metrics Used To Determine Water Quality
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)
BOD Process Capability Charts
4. TSS Process Capability Charts
Measurement Plan
N/B In any area of concern, should there be a
negative response on any unit, the unit is rendered incomplete
and therefore a defect.
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Data Collection Challenges
System changed in 2007.
Standard sampling schedule 3 site visits/year moved to monthly.
Data collection visibility most critical points came from cleanup
shift.
The above assessment was done by five individuals who were,
one hired external expert, two quality assurance officers at the
state government, while two are community professionals. MSA
is an experimental process and require more views from
different quotas of different levels of understanding to make
independent judgments on quality (McCarty, 2005).
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4. Analyze Phase
5 Why Analysis.
5. FMEA.
Gap analysis.
Fishbone diagram.
Hotspot heat map.
Regression Analysis.
Benchmarking.
5 Why Analysis
Plant Floor Drain Hotspot Heat Map
5. Improve phase
Improved Solid/Liquid Separation.
Reducing Waste Creation.
Employee Training.
Best Practice Identification.
WAP Committee: A "Waste Awareness Program“.
Error Proofing: Adding visual SOP's, closing off drains and
posting metrics.
5. Improve phase
6. Control Phase
Post Improvement Results:
BOD(3/15/10): 1375 mg/L=70% Reduction, actually it’s =
6. 64.41%
TSS(3/15/10): 790 mg/L= 61% Reduction
Expected Hard Cost Reduction 2010 = $178,365
Control Plan Element 1: Continued employee training
Control Plan Element 2: Sustainability hinges on employees
active in the solution process.
Control Plan Element 3: Error proofing
Control Plan Element 4: Accountability is paramount
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7. Conclusion
The case yield good results and reached its goal of 50%
reduction in BOD waste level after 6 months, but the diagrams
and various analysis methods mentioned throughout the study
are not presented which can be misleading.
The study is much simpler to execute than presented to be.
Thank you
Any Questions
Six Sigma Report
HammettSix Sigma DMAIC Project Report Template
7. Comments
· The following template provides guidelines for preparing a Six
Sigma written certification project report. Subheadings and
length of each section will obviously vary based on your
findings and writing style. For a complete sample report using
the template, see “Sample Project Report”.
· The information in your report should follow the Six-Sigma
Problem Solving Methodology DMAIC. This includes a
description of the project, key points in the problem-solving
process, and detailed support for your conclusions and any
recommendations. Reports should be approximately 10-12
double-spaced pages (excluding appendices), including tables
and figures.
· Some general guidelines for grammar and format are provided
for your reference at the end.
· References Cite all the references used. References must be
from peer-reviewed articles published in scientific journals,
books, and reliable online sources. 7-10 scholarly resources is
required.
· Some information contained in this template is repetitive
across sections. However, since different audiences will read
your report to various degrees of depth, we believe that it is
essential to repeat certain information. Ultimately, you should
produce a high quality, professionally-presented report that has
sufficient detail to help other Six Sigma practitioners utilize
and build upon your project findings.
Title of Report
Submitted to:
Name, Title
Department/Organization
Address (optional)
8. Prepared by:
Name, Title
Department/Organization
Address (optional)
Date Submitted
Note: Do not put a page number on your title page. Begin
numbering the pages with the Executive Summary.
Executive Summary
The Executive Summary presents the major information
contained in the report. Its readers are typically managers who
need a broad understanding of the project and how it fits into a
coherent whole. These readers do not need or want a detailed
understanding of the various steps taken to complete your
project. Therefore, the Executive Summary allows readers to
learn the gist of the report without reading the entire document,
to determine whether the report is relevant to their needs, or to
get an overview before focusing on the details. We consider
writing a concise (typically one-page) and comprehensive
executive summary a critical element of a Six Sigma project
report. TheExecutive Summary should NOT include terms,
abbreviations, or symbols unfamiliar to the reader. Readers
should understand the content of the Executive Summary
without reading the rest of the report.
The Executive Summary should include a problem statement,
summary of approach used, and major project findings and
recommendations.
· Problem Statement / Description
· Concisely describe the problem (few sentences).
9. · Identify the time period of the problem
· Quantify the degree of the problem and its impact on the
business (if possible).
Example: During the past year, the average # of incoming calls
with complaints per card-year has increased by 20%. These
additional calls have resulted in additional staffing and facility
costs of ~$100K per year. This project identifies several reasons
for this increase in calls and provides solutions to reduce them.
· Summary of Problem-Solving Approach (methods used to
solve problem)
· Example: We formed a cross-functional problem solving team
from the following departments. This team used the Six Sigma
DMAIC problem solving process to identify opportunities for
improvement. First, we conducted a qualitative process analysis
to identify potential causes for the number of complaint calls.
Next, we set up a data collection plan at two call centers. Here,
we conducted an observational study over a two-month period
of various key input variables versus the number of complaint
calls to determine the major causes of our increase in calls.
From this study, we were able to identify several
recommendations for our call centers.
· Major project results or findings and recommendations --
should include KEY information.
Example: A major finding of our project is that the majority of
our increases in complaint calls (about 70%) are the result of
either confusion with using our new ATM screen menus or
delays in providing customers new ATM cards in the case of
lost or stolen cards. Our analysis resulted in several
recommendations to our ATM format menus. In addition, this
project has lead to the implementation of a new internal
procedure to send customers new ATM cards to replace lost or
stolen cards. In an initial verification study of these new
procedures, we have been able to significantly reduce complaint
calls resulting in a projected savings of $50,000 for reduction in
10. call center staff resources.
1.0 Improvement Opportunity: Define Phase
Discuss the problem you examined. Explain how you identified
your specific Six Sigma project. You might possibly integrate
visuals and data summaries using tools such as a Pareto chart or
a summary report of current performance for either a
manufacturing or transactional process.
Some topics that should be included in this section are:
1.1 Discussion of the process being examined and problem
addressed
· Include a written description of the process and the potential
performance issues. This is a good place for a process map,
flow chart, or perhaps a SIPOC diagram.
· See problem statement discussed in executive summary for
suggestions on writing an effective problem statement. Note:
this section likely will repeat information from executive
summary.
1.2 Identification of key measures used to evaluate the success
of your project
· Examples: DPM, DPMO, costs, quality yield, error rates,
processing or order-filling time or % conformance, machine
cycle time, # complaints, etc.
1.3 Discussion of project scope
· Note: include discussion of scope if you chose to limit your
project to a particular part of a larger problem statement or due
to timing constraints or span of influence.
2.0 Current State of the Process: Measure Phase
2.1 Current Performance Level
Summarize current performance levels. Note: you typically need
11. to describe the data set used to summarize performance by
discussing how the data were collected, what was the sample
size, the period of data collection, whether the data were
measured, and if there were any measurement system issues).
Integrate visuals such as tables and figures to summarize
performance. Some metrics and analysis tools that might be
used here:
· Quantify Current State of Key Y Variable(s) [i.e., Project
Metrics], summarize performance using one or more of the
following:
· quality yields (% conformance or % defective)
· process capability summary (either as DPM/DPMO measure,
or using process capability indices),
· descriptive statistics summary tables, (note: if project
examines a Y variable that involves continuous data (e.g.,
length, time, etc.) to specification limits, you may want to
discuss if your problem appears related to a mean off target
and/or a variation issue.)
· Note: Do not present long, bulky data set tables in the main
report, place them in appendices to the report.)
· Distribution/Data Patterns of Key Outputs (identify
distribution of performance and/or discuss any data patterns in
the current state data). Some tools to use here are:
· histograms,
· Pareto charts,
· Statistical process control charts and/or run (time trend)
charts.
· If possible, identify if problem is a chronic and/or a sporadic
problem.
· Measurement System Analysis (Optional)
· Discuss the validity of your measurement data either
12. qualitatively (in words) or quantitatively using tools such as a
Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility Study, Repeated
Measurement Analysis Results, and/or Gage Accuracy Study. If
appropriate, discuss the strengths and limitations of your data
collection method.
2.2 Identification of Key Variables.
· Identify Key Product/Process Output Variables (KPOV’s)
examined and/or list potential Key Product Input Variables
(KPIV’s).
· Sample Tools that might be used here include P-Diagram or a
Cause-Effect Diagram. Or, simply include a summary paragraph
or list of potential variables.
2.3 Identification of Target Performance Levels or Project
Goals.
· Target Performance Levels (Required) - identify the desired
performance levels or improvement amounts of your
performance metric (e.g., Reduce DPM level from 35,000 to
1000 DPM, or reduce reject rate from 10% to “<1%”, or reduce
time-to-delivery by 50%, or reduce process costs by XX%).
Examples of Current and Target Performance Level
Assessments:
· Our current process requires 15 days to complete a special
order and we wish to reduce this time to less than 7 days. Or,
· We currently are operating at 20,000 DPMs and we wish to
reduce this level to less than 1000 DPMs.
3.0 Analysis and Findings: The Analyze Phase
Analyze gaps between current performance and target
performance levels, explaining possible sources of variation.
13. Include subtopics and subheadings that reflect your case.
Include visuals, supporting analysis from various methods
discussed in the course including cause-and-effect diagrams,
stratification analysis, scatter plot analysis, correlation analysis,
etc.
In this section, you should discuss the relationships between
your KPIVs and KPOVs. For example, you should discuss those
variables that have a direct cause-and-effect relationship or
those input variable settings (or range of settings) in which your
KPOV(s) are robust.
For most reports, your analysis will include both a qualitative
and quantitative assessment. For a qualitative assessment, you
might include a cause-and-effect diagram summarizing results, a
process map, or simply a discussion of the results from
brainstorming sessions or interviews with affected employees.
For your quantitative analysis, you should provide some data
analysis that demonstrates a more systematic and
comprehensive assessment of your key output variable and/or
the main causes for lack of performance. Please recognize that
the purpose of the project is to solve a problem and not
necessarily to use a specific quality analysis tool or method.
Thus, try to use the tool/method that is appropriate to solving
the problem even if the tool used is fairly simple analytically.
In many cases, reports also should include analysis and results
for insignificant or unimportant variables. For many projects,
identifying variables or (variable settings) that do not affect
your key Y variables provide additional opportunities for cost
savings. For example, a project may discover that a certain part
feature or process step may actually allow for a wider tolerance
and still meet next-process customer requirements. Here,
widening the tolerance for might yield an overall cost saving.
Information that must be included in this section include:
14. · You must demonstrate your understanding of course concepts
and tools by showing evidence of the use of at least one data
analysis tool/ method discussed in this course. You should
support this requirement by including at least one table, graph,
or diagram within the main body of the text. (e.g., you might
include a Pareto chart, stratification analysis table, cause-and-
effect diagram, scatter plot, correlation analysis, process control
charts, experimental results, value stream map, value-add
analysis, measurement systems analysis if your report involves
improving a measurement system (Note: these tables and figures
must be integrated into the main body of your report; additional
background material may be included in the appendix).
· Note: We encourage the use of additional data analysis tools
and may request re-submittal of a project to include additional
analysis if appropriate.
Note: Some of the analysis tools used in the Analyze Phase
may also apply in the Improve Phase. Feel free to include Six
Sigma problem solving and analysis tools in either the Analyze
Phase or the Improve Phase as appropriate to present your
argument.
4.0 Recommendations: The Improve Phase
Identify alternative ways to improve performance. Try to
evaluate how well alternatives will be able to meet target
performance goals. Specify criteria for choosing a course of
action. Present conclusions regarding alternatives and identify
recommended solution. Consider presenting the material in the
following subtopics with appropriate second-level headings.
· Alternative