Choose a concept and then find a current event related to it and write about it.

Choose a concept and then find a current event related to it and write about it

concept:
-Critical incident
– Pareto chart
-Cause and effect chart
– five whys analysis
-scatter chart
-histogram
– relations diagram
-matrix diagram
-Is-is not analysis
-Fault tree analysis
Examine fundamental issues or wastes (non-value added activities) often discovered in current processes.
Assess various tools used to analyze and evaluate current process performance.
Explore methods used to collect further information to better formulate future improvement ideas and plans.
Differentiate prevalent process improvement best practices and how to utilize them to eliminate or reduce waste.

Research a current event (i.e. newspaper article or other publication dated within the past 60 days, must be available publically online) that illustrates a concept from this week s lesson. Be sure to use credible sources for this current event.