Homework Assignment 4
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MAT 510 – Homework Assignment |
Homework Assignment 4
Due in Week 4 and worth 30 points
Discuss one (1) project where you used a problem-solving approach to address what turned out to be common-cause variation, or where you used a process improvement approach to deal with a special cause.
If you do not have a personal experience that echoes either of these situations, you may use Internet to search for a case that reflects either of these situations.
Examples:
· one’s personal investment strategy since 2008
· reducing waiting times at the local hospital or emergency room
· reducing difficulties trying to connect to a Wi-Fi Internet provider
Answer the following questions in the space provided below:
1. Describe the experience in the project.
2. What were the solutions used to address the problem?
3. Was the case you described a special-cause or common-cause?
4. Do you feel the solution or approach used appropriate for the cause?
5. What would you do if you could do it again?
6. What conclusions can you draw from the problem-solving or process-improvement techniques?
Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. In your original work, you may use aspects of existing processes from either your current or a former place of employment. However, you must remove any and all identifying information that would enable someone to discern the organization(s) that you have used.
Type your answers below and submit this file in Week 4 of the online course shell:
MAT 510
–
Homework Assignment
Homework A
ssignment
4
Due in
Week
4 and worth 30 points
Discuss
one (1)
project where you used a problem
-
solving approach to address what turned out to be
common
-
cause variation, or where you used a process improvement approach to deal with a special
cause.
If you do not have a personal experience that echoes either of these
situations, y
ou
may use Internet to
search for a case
that reflects either of these situations
.
Examples:
·
one’s
personal investment strategy since 2008
·
reducing waiting times at the local hospital or emergency room
·
reducing difficulties trying to conne
ct to a Wi
-
Fi Internet provider
Answer
the following
questions
in the space provided below
:
1.
Describe
the
experience in the project.
2.
What were
the
solutions used to address the problem?
3.
Was the case you described a special
-
cause or common
-
cause?
4.
Do you feel the solution or approach used appropriate for the cause?
5.
What would you do if you could do it again?
6.
What conclusions can you draw from the problem
-
solving or process
-
improvement
techniques?
Note
: You may create and / or make all necessary
assumptions needed for the completion of this
assignment. In your original work, you may use aspects of existing processes from either your current
or a former place of employment. However, you must remove any and all identifying information that
would ena
ble some
one to discern the organization(
s
)
that you have used.
Type your answers below and submit this file
in Week 4 of
the online course shell:
MAT 510 – Homework Assignment
Homework Assignment 4
Due in Week 4 and worth 30 points
Discuss one (1) project where you used a problem-solving approach to address what turned out to be
common-cause variation, or where you used a process improvement approach to deal with a special
cause.
If you do not have a personal experience that echoes either of these situations, you may use Internet to
search for a case that reflects either of these situations.
Examples:
one’s personal investment strategy since 2008
reducing waiting times at the local hospital or emergency room
reducing difficulties trying to connect to a Wi-Fi Internet provider
Answer the following questions in the space provided below:
1. Describe the experience in the project.
2. What were the solutions used to address the problem?
3. Was the case you described a special-cause or common-cause?
4. Do you feel the solution or approach used appropriate for the cause?
5. What would you do if you could do it again?
6. What conclusions can you draw from the problem-solving or process-improvement
techniques?
Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this
assignment. In your original work, you may use aspects of existing processes from either your current
or a former place of employment. However, you must remove any and all identifying information that
would enable someone to discern the organization(s) that you have used.
Type your answers below and submit this file in Week 4 of the online course shell: