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The QI Macros For Excel Lean Six Sigma

SPC Software

by Jay Arthur

http://www.qimacros.com/


People Evaluating SPC Software often ask:

Why does it feel like I need to be a statistician to use SPC Software? Why does it take 5 days to learn complex, expensive statistical software? Why can’t the software help me choose the right chart? Why do I have to import data into the software?



Are You Doing Charts Like Most People?

How

Manually Home grown Excel files Complex Software

Issue

Slow Inaccurate Too busy charting to improve

Hard to Use

Impact

Mistakes Rework Waste Higher Costs Wrong Problem Solved Bad Decisions



What does it cost?

How many days per month do you spend drawing charts?

What is your daily wage? Cost per month

25% Savings 50% Savings 75% Savings

____ Days $____/Day $_____ $_____ $_____ $_____

Example 10 $100 $1,000 $250 $500 $750



What Problems Aren’t You Solving?

How many improve-ment projects don’t get

done because you’re too busy charting?

What is the value of

each project? Total Project Loss

25% Savings 50% Savings 75% Savings

__ Projects $______/Project $______ $______ $______ $______

Example 2 Projects $25,000 $50,000 $12,500 $25,000 $37,500



These Costs Have Nothing to Do With:

Competence Intelligence Attention to Detail Skill Statistical Knowledge Computer Savvy

(But everything to do with your tools!)



What Can the QI Macros Save You? The QI Macros save our clients an estimated 75% of their documentation time and cost. Joe Farina - PerformTech I find the QI Macros a real time saver, allowing me to focus more on the problems than on reporting them. Frank Duke, Sagem I just recently purchased QI Macros and I think it's fantastic! It has saved me a great deal of time in preparing monthly reports. Marc Robinson, Emergency Medical Associates I've been using your QI Macros since 1997 and they have saved me tremendous amounts of time. Mark E. Anderson, Business Analyst, Fairview Lakes Regional Health Care



The Right Tools at the Right Price Can Accelerate Improvement

Action

Countermeasures

Matrix Fishbone

Pareto

Flowchart

Line Graph



The QI Macros are Easy to Use.



QI Macros Use Pull-down Menus to Get Charts, Templates and Statistics



The QI Macros Have Four Parts

Charts

Statistical Tools

Fill-in-the-Blanks Templates

Data Transformation Tools



Three Main Kinds of Charts

Bar

(Categories)

Line

(Time Series) Dot

(Various)



30+ Charts on the Pull Down Menu



Step 1: Click-and-Drag To Select Your Data



Step 2: Point and Click to Choose a Chart



Step 3: QI Macros Will Do the Math and Draw The Graph!



Struggling with Choosing Control Charts?

Attribute

(counted)

Defects People Events

Type of Data

Variable (measured)

XmR Individuals

XbarR

XandS

Sample Size

1

time/project

2-10

diameters, lengths

11-25

diameters, lengths

Time

Length

Weight

Money Averages

Individual



The Macros Control Chart Wizard Will Choose the Right Chart Automatically!



Wizard Chooses Based On Your Data

c Chart XmR Chart

XbarR Chart p Chart



The Macros Do All the Math Calculate UCL and LCL



The Macros Draw the Chart with 1, 2, & 3 sigma lines



The Macros Show Instability in Red



You Can Even Show Process Changes



And Stair Step Limits



You Can Do Capability Studies With The Histogram Macros and Templates!



Over 90 Fill-in-the-Blank Templates



Just Enter Your Data and Charts Grow Automatically!

Input fields are ivory in color



Fishbones and Flowcharts



Just Copy & Paste Boxes & Text



The QI Macros Templates Have Tools for MSA & DFSS Too!

Quality Function Deployment

Design of Experiments

MSA - Gage R&R



Simplifies Excel’s Statistical Tools



Step 1: Select Your Data



Step 2: Choose a Statistical Tool



Step 3: QI Macros Will Do the Rest



You Don’t Have to be a Statistician or Geek to Use the QI Macros.



Even Front Line Workers Can Use The QI Macros



Transform and Analyze Your Data



PivotTable Wizard Analyzes Data



You Don't Have to Spend a Fortune To Get The Tools You Need!

The QI Macros

are only $229

per license



QI Macros Licensing

One License Per Computer

It’s okay to put the QI Macros on your home, office and laptop computer (we consider you to be one user),

just not your neighbor’s computer.



Perpetual Use License



Network Installation (Citrix)

Buy one license per user. Load the QI Macros into a folder on the server. Have individual users point Excel to an Alternate Startup folder. qimacros.com/support/network/



Optional Annual Upgrade



Optional Quarterly Update



Quantity Discounts for 2+

QI Macros Discounted Price 2 - 9 $199

10 - 49 $179 50 - 99 $159 100+ $149



Train anyone in minutes



Will You Have The Tools to Make Improvement Successful?



Start Improving Immediately With The QI Macros!

Delay Defects Deviation

Profits &

Productivity



Get the QI Macros—an easy-to-use toolkit for Lean Six Sigma.

36 page User Guide CD with Free Lean Six Sigma ebooks

FREE Lessons on Line just email [email protected]



The QI Macros – Affordable Tools for the Statistically Challenged

KnowWare International Inc. dba LifeStar

303-756-9144 888-468-1537

www.qimacros.com

Testimonials: www.qimacros.com/clients-and-testimonials/


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