1. Choose one of the Total Quality Management Gurus. Find a journal article or magazine article written by or about that individual. Write a Journal Article Critique for the article you selected. Be prepared to summarize the contents of the Critique in class on Tuesday.

IDM355F08_Lecture_QualityHistoryDemingPrinciples

Choose two of Deming's Fourteen Points. Discuss how your school does and does not adhere to those principles. (word-processed, minimum ½ page)

Use the data from problem 9 on page 347 to conduct a paired sample t test. State null and alternate hypotheses.  Make a decision about the null hypothesis. Draw a conclusion about the prices.

Use the data from the Ch. 8 appendix (page 358) to conduct a two sample t test assuming equal variances. State null and alternate hypotheses.  Make a decision about the null hypothesis. Draw a conclusion about the mean at 160 degrees vs. the mean at 140 degrees.

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IDM355F08 HypothesisTest Homework and Quiz

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Dec 11, 2008

12 noon

Project:  Write a 4-5 page paper (12 point Times Roman double-spaced) on one of the following topics:

"The Use of Basic Quality Tools in _______________"

"The Application of Six Sigma in _________________"

"Achieving the ISO 9000 Standard in _______________"

(healthcare, automotive industry, government, aerospace industry, banking, Indian healthcare, hotel services, fast food industry, textile manufacturing, education, etc)

Include a minimum of five references in your paper .

E-mail me for approval of your topic. I will not approve duplicate topics.

Dec 11, 2008

12 noon

Healthcare Six Sigma

ISO9000 Article

Lean Six Sigma