Raising the Bar for Employee Skills is Not Optional
The skills to understand and work with data — and make educated decisions based on it — are in demand and they are not going away anytime soon. Look at some new directions in the workforce over the last few years and how executives are treating upskilling their teams as a top priority.
2019 Valentine’s Day: More Money, Fewer Gift-givers
How do you plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Maybe buying a gift for your sweetheart, or perhaps a special dinner out? Well you might find it easier to get a table at a nice restaurant. According to this survey, fewer consumers are celebrating but those who do are planning to spend more.
Punxsutawney Phil and His 2-Sample T-test
Although a polar vortex hit most of the northern United States last week, thousands of visitors did converge on Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to see if Punxsutawney Phil would see his shadow. Let’s look at a 2-sample t-test to see if Phil can be Punxsutawney’s chief advisor on how quickly winter ends.
How Molex Unlocked 10x Improvements in 12 Months: Secrets Shared at Minitab Insights Event in Dublin, Ireland
Deirdre Hynes, Master Black Belt in Six Sigma for Molex, is excited to share details of her company’s transformation program which achieved ten times the improvements in 12 months. Deirdre shared the secrets of Molex’s success for the first time at the Minitab Insights Europe event in Dublin in November 2018.
7 Top Talks from the Minitab Insights Conference
See what goes into a great Minitab Insights Conference presentation. Great stories others want to hear. Discovering new tools in Minitab software. Engaging walkthroughs of finding insights in your data, and recommendations on how to act on them. All packed into a few days of learning and fun.
Besides Traditional Designs, Definitive Screening Designs can help Process & Product Optimization
Optimize your products and processes with Definitive Screening Designs (DSDs). Learn how to use DSDs in Minitab Statistical Software.
Five Guidelines You Need to Follow to Create an Effective Value Stream Map
Value stream mapping is a cornerstone of the Lean process improvement methodology, and also is a recognized tool used in Six Sigma. A value stream map illustrates the flow of materials and information as a product or service moves through a process. Creating a “current state” value stream map can help you identify waste and also makes it easier to envision an improved state for process in the future.
Taking Machine Learning from Myths to Business Reality
You now see “Machine Learning” appearing along with “Big Data”, “AI” or “Internet of Things” as part of the digital transformation of business. Yet this new hype is creating a series of myths, which can obscure the role of data-driven professionals in this transformation. Watch our webinar today.