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Tech tip: Comparative Analysis – Drawing Box Plots in Excel
Microsoft Excel 2016 offers a wide range of statistical analysis tools. Click on the video below to view this 2 minute video on how to create box plots for comparative analysis.
The 4 Types of Project Manager
Project management guru, Fergus O’Connell, reckons there are 4 distinct types of project manager. Which one are you? To read more, please click here.
AIAG Global Supply Chain Survey 2025
In early 2020, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), in partnership with Thomson Reuters, launched the third and final report in the Supply Chain 2025 survey initiative! Top trends analyzed in this final report include…
Tech tip: Free Green Belt Exam Questions
Over the coming months we will be developing a database of online lean six sigma examination questions. Click here for a taster of what’s to come.
ISO 13053-1 Quantitative Methods in Process Improvement – Six Sigma
In case you missed it when first published back in 2011, this ISO standard provides an invaluable baseline for organisations launching six sigma or managing a mature six sigma programme. It provides a standard guide…
DMAIC Project Success Factors
When you hear about projects that save Fortune 500 companies millions, you might think operational excellence and continuous improvement programs guarantee success. Experienced practitioners tell a different story. The folks at Minitab surveyed nearly 200…
Tech tip: Design of Experiments in the kitchen
Believe DOE is just for engineers? Think again! Here’s how to bake that perfect biscuit. This is one you can run with your children or housemates. Be sure to let us know how you get on. Click…
The Role of Toyota Kata in Business Recovery
Kata is a Japanese word used in martial arts and it describes a series or precise choreographed movements that are practiced alone or in groups during training. Recovering from a business set-back is a key…
Design of Experiments Online Course: Starting 12th May 2020
Want to learn how to shave 6 weeks off your product development time? This is what one of our clients succeeded in doing following a Design of Experiments (DOE) workshop. First Polymer Training Skillnet are…
eLearning is the new normal
· Keen to learn but day-long workshops don’t suit? · Our online courses are easy to join, easy to follow, and contain a variety of learning materials to suit all learning styles. Courses are facilitated…