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Common technical problems are of types:

difficulties resolving your critical production and manufacturing issues
undesirable variations, rework, and rejects
unsatisfactory results from formulations/recipes
unacceptable first time capability (in assembly operations)

Such chronic problems are like leaky water faucets. Longer you postpone, more it hurts your bottom line. While many problems may be resolved by common problem solving disciplines, there are a few that require special techniques. Fortunately, the solution to most such engineering problems lies in the collective experience and skill of your technical professionals. So, why aren’t such problems solved?
Many such problems do not have a single source. The solution, often, is obtainable by properly adjusting many factors together that influence the outcome. To determine the solution, your project team needs to follow a proven structure of thought process and be guided by an experienced facilitator. The way to solve these problems permanently is to apply the statistical technique known as DESIGN of EXPERIMENT (Learn more at www.Nutek-us.com/wp-sps.html ) Recognize and accept that there is no easy and inexpensive solution to costly problems. To solve, you must implement tools that works. Follow these steps:

Gain supplication skills (www.nutek-us.com/wp-s4d.html ) or hire consultants (www.nutek-us.com )
Form project team and work as a group
Follow practical and consensus decisions
Arrive at conclusions supported by data
Go for solution that quantum improvement rather than marginal gains
Accept solution only upon running confirmatory tests

Benefits:By following this structured and statistically valid technique, you will obtain the following information:- Determine best solution from among all possible combinations of factor levels included in the study.- Learn about influences of different factors- Know about the effects of adjusting individual factors- Identify factors that produce the largest gains- Predict performance with confidence interval and have options to confirm predicted results.

- RKR 10/24/07

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Guide to Investigating Technical Problems

How to Study Problems with Manufacturing Processes, Product Designs, or Recipe Formulations (Intended for quality, and scientific professionals)