April 2007

STATISTICS

Building a Better Fantasy Baseball Team (PDF, 153 KB)
Instead of just scouring box scores, batting averages or ERAs, use these statistical analysis techniques to find the right Major Leaguers for your fantasy baseball team.
I. Elaine Allen, associate professor of statistics and entrepreneurship, Babson College, Babson Park, MA
Kirill Kustov, undergraduate student, Babson College
George Recck, director of math resource center, Babson College

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

NFL Teams Huddle Up Around Quality (PDF, 240 KB)
Looking for ways to gain—or prevent—that extra yard, quality control coaches have become fixtures on NFL sidelines, helping their teams prepare for games, analyze opponents and predict the unpredictable.
Mark Edmund, associate editor

MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD

Quality Focus Good for Business (PDF, 82 KB)
National recognition for Premier was the result of employee involvement, strong leadership and the healthcare alliance’s own five-step system to manage and improve quality.
Dave Nelsen, assistant editor

CASE STUDY

Its in the Genes at Cummins (PDF, 132 KB)
Leveraging Six Sigma methods and tools, the Indiana based diesel maker successfully completed an HR project involving a labor union.
Susan E. Daniels, editor at large

EDUCATION

Quality Goes to College (PDF, 124 KB)
There are encouraging signs that more higher learning institutions have embraced quality principles and methods. But so much more can be done to uplift this largely grass-roots effort.
John Dew, director of continuous quality improvement, University of Alabama

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