special-cause variation and common-cause variation
Discussion questions/Homework
Discussion questions only need to be about 5-6 sentences long. The homework assignment 2 only needs to be about 1-3 pages long.
1.Compare and contrast the fundamental differences between special-cause variation and common-cause variation. Provide one (1) business process example of each variation to support your response. 150words
2.Use the Internet or Strayer Library to research a global business or an organization of your choice. Next, analyze the overall effect of global competition on the business or the organization that you researched. Suggest one (1) strategy that the business leader can use in order to improve business competition and efficiency. Provide a rationale for your response. 150words
Homework Assignment 2- 1.5pages
Answer the following questions in the space provided below:
Explain the importance of variation to health-care organizations and answer the following questions.
- What might be the key processes for health-care organizations?
- What are the potential common causes of variation that would have an impact on the key processes of health-care organizations?
- What special causes might be more important than the others?
- How might health-care organizations’ business environment be dynamic and change over time?
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- Compare and contrast the fundamental differences between special-cause variation and common-cause variation. Provide one (1) business process example of each variation to support your response
Variance refers to the measure of the difference between two pieces of data collected from two different situations in statistics. Common cause variation comes about as a result of natural phenomena in a system and can be quantified. Nobody has control over them for example weather which can lead to lateness for work. An example is, a group of employees who have been assigned a task and given three hours to complete the task are likely to take half an hour more. This is because other natural causes are likely to set in (Lei, MacKenzie, and Krejci, 2018). Special cause variation is in most cases new and unanticipated; caused by unpredictable issues in a system and unlike common cause variance,…
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