Harvey Balls: Some of the Best-Presenting Visual Comparisons You Might Not Have Even Heard Of
Harvey balls visualize qualitative information like product features. Learn about the Harvey balls matrix in Minitab Workspace and Companion by Minitab.
Bullwhip on the Brain? 5 Ideas to Improve Efficiency and Counteract Supply Chain Effects on Your Business
Counteract the bullwhip effect COVID-19 has put on supply chains by improving efficiency in your business. See the five simple ways to find efficiency.
Maintaining Food Safety with FMEA
The abbreviation FMEA is short for Failure Modes and Effects Analysis. It's a tool that helps you look very carefully and systematically at exactly how and why things can go wrong, so you can do your best to prevent that from happening.
The 4 Simple Steps for Creating a Monte Carlo Simulation with Engage or Workspace
Learn the 4 simple steps to creating a Monte Carlo Simulation with Minitab Engage or Workspace.
My Favorite Visual Tool: Process Mapping
My Favorite Quality Tool: Process Mapping
Discovering Four Types of Fishbone Diagrams
Discovering Four Types of Fishbone Diagrams
Let Me Count the Ways: Brainstorming Why I Love Dogs with a Fishbone Diagram
This Valentine's Day, I'm using a Fishbone Diagram in Minitab Workspace to brainstorm all the reasons why I love dogs. Read to see if I missed any!
For Want of an FMEA, the Empire Fell
Rebels in Star Wars, Episode IV managed to destroy the Death Star. That loss could have been prevented with a FMEA during the design phase. Discover more!
FMEA: A Good Way to Save Yourself Some Grief
The FMEA is a great tool to use early on in a quality improvement project, because it collects and organize data about a process that can help you identify and scope a process improvement project. It's also good for identifying and screening potential vital X's as you complete a project. And at the end of a project, you can use the FMEA to document status, reference reaction plans, and note any further improvements the process may require over time.