Hertzler Systems Removes Six Sigma Data Shuffle

Released on: April 1, 2008, 8:07 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Hertzler Systems Removes Six Sigma Data Shuffle

Press Release Body: Some enterprises pursue data for data's sake, building elaborate
data collection systems that effectively protect the user from their customer, but
provide little or no additional value to the business.

According to Evan Miller, President & CEO of Hertzler Systems, "The Data Driven
Organization is in sharp contrast to most businesses. Many business leaders don't
realize that they can have it both ways: high value data at low cost. While there
may be an infinite number of ways companies fall short of being data driven, our
experience is that they fall into three broad camps."

Miller asserts that some organizations gain high value from their data, but pay way
too much for the knowledge. This is typical of many Six Sigma companies. Six Sigma
companies, for the most part, understand listening to the Voice of the Process
better than many other organizations. They apply proven, disciplined techniques of
project management and statistical problem solving to get to the bottom of chronic,
entrenched problems. Payback from these programs is huge.

However, many Six Sigma Black Belts spend an inordinate amount of time scrubbing and
massaging data in order to get something useful. Miller refers to this effort as the
Six Sigma Data Shuffle.


A third data nightmare has the worst of both worlds: they pay a high price for data,
but have almost nothing to show for their efforts. This is typical of mature
organizations with a long tradition of inspecting quality into a product. These
businesses may have enormous file cabinets full of hand-written data sheets. Data
are written on an inspection sheet and then filed away.

Hertzler Systems (www.hertzler.com) provides seamless, accurate data acquisition
solutions that drive business transformation. The company provides the leading
real-time data acquisition and analytics software, the GainSeeker Suite. This
powerful and flexible system is best used by lean and progressive companies.
Gainseeker Suite allows companies to connect with devices and other information
systems, collecting data and alarming key personnel when problems arise; this
technology allows organizations to analyze data for root cause problems, converting
data into knowledge.



Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical Process Control and Six Sigma for
over twenty years, and includes a diverse customer base in service, transactional
and manufacturing environments; clients include BAE Systems, Crown Audio, IDEX
Corporation, McCormick & Company, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Titleist &
Footjoy, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Worldwide. The company\'s software and services
enable clients to collect and analyze data; building a robust data infrastructure
for making data-driven decisions. These capabilities help clients to reduce costs,
cycle time and errors, and increase profitability.


Hertzler Systems Inc.
www.hertzler.com
Adrienne DePew
Communications Manager
info@hertzler.com
800.958.2709




Web Site: http://www.hertzler.com

Contact Details: Hertzler Systems
2312 Eisenhower Dr. N.
Goshen, IN 46526
800-958-2709

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