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Activity Number:
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98
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 3, 2009 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Quality and Productivity
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| Abstract - #303110 |
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Title:
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Statistics Groups in Industry: Rise, Decline, and Improvement
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Author(s):
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Lynne Hare*+ and Roger Hoerl*+ and William Kahn*+ and Charles Taylor*+ and Jose G. Ramirez*+
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Companies:
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Consultant and General Electric and Travelers Insurance and Procter & Gamble and W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc.
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Address:
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Formally Kraft, NIST, , , , , , , , , , , , 380 Starr Road, Landenberg, PA, 19350,
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Keywords:
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Industrial Statistics ; Consulting ; Quality Engineering ; Central Statistics Groups ; Communication ; Metrics for Success
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Abstract:
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Various companies (and other organizations) have formed statistics groups over the years to provide a centralized resource. This panel will consider such groups and address the following inter-related questions: What should be the role of a central statistics group? What are the advantages and limitations of such groups, versus individually dispersed statisticians, to the organization and the individuals involved? How should such a group be funded? Why have such groups declined in U.S. industry over recent years? What are the lessons learned from this decline, and what should/can we do about it? What are key pointers to success for managers and members of such groups? What are pitfalls? How can "success" be measured and communicated effectively to management?
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- The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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