Quality Dynamics Consultancy Sdn Bhd presents

Nov 22 - 23, 2010 (9am - 5pm) at Holiday Inn Glenmarie, Shah Alam

Effective Data Analysis for Better Decision Making

(by Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan )

objectives

At the end of this Training Programme, participants will be able to, among others:

     1. Able to construct and interpret common graphs & summary statistics
         for single variables, two or more variables.
     2. Able to apply appropriate numerical and graphical analysis,
         interpret results, make sound conclusion and prepare the report.

program content

Introduction to Statistics

     - Deterministic Vs. Probabilistic
     - How to solve Probabilistic Problem?
     -  What does statistics mean to you?
     -  Statistics is ….
     -  The Role of Statistics
     -  Statistical Methods
     -  Descriptive Statistics
     -  Inferential Statistics

Data Types and Sampling

     - About Data
     - Why We Need Data?
     - Data Sources
     - Data Types
     - Population vs Sample
     - The importance of Sampling
     -  Representative Samples

Distributions and Summary Statistics

     - Distribution Shapes
     - Normal Distribution
     - Binomial Distribution
     - Summary Statistics
     - Continuous Variables
     - Discrete Variable

Numerical and Graphical Analysis for Single Variable
 
     - Numerical analysis:
           -  Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, Variance Range, Quartiles,
               Inter Quartile Range (IQR), Coefficient of variation
     - Graphical analysis:
           -  Continuous data: Histogram, Box-Plot, Normal Quantile Plot
           -  Discrete data: Bar Graph, Pareto Chart

Numerical and Graphical Analysis for Two or More Variable
  
     - Relationship between variables
     - Numerical analysis:
            -  Coefficient of Correlation (r)
     - Graphical analysis:
            -  Continuous vs continuous: Scatter Plot, Run (Trend) Chart
            -  Continuous vs discrete: Side-by-side Box-Plot, Variability Chart
                Dot-Plot, Bar Graph, Pareto Chart
            -  Discrete vs discrete: Mosaic Plot

Principles of Graphing Practices

     - Principles of Graphical Excellence
     - Good Graphing Practices
     - Errors in Presenting Data

methodology

Power Point Presentation, Exercises, Group Discussions & Case Study

who must attend

Company or individuals who wish to apply fundamental statistical concepts to make data driven business decisions.

investment fee / early bird by 10/11/2010

Standard: RM 1,060.00 / RM 960.00 per participant

Group discount: RM 1,010.00 / RM 910.00 per participant for a minimum of 2 participants from the same company

(Fee inclusive of Refreshment, Buffet Lunch, Training Bag, Handouts, Writing Pad, Pen & Certificate of Completion)

registration & payment


PROGRAMS ARE CLAIMABLE UNDER SBL SCHEME

Please register online through www.qdc.com.my or call 03-78054587 / 03-78044196. Our phone line operation hours are from 8:30am to 6:00pm from Monday to Friday.

All registration MUST be accompanied with PAYMENT.

Completed registration form with CHEQUES should be made in favor of "Quality Dynamics Consultancy Sdn Bhd" and sent to:

(FEE PAID IS NOT REFUNDABLE but replacement may be made at no additional cost. Quality Dynamics Consultancy Sdn Bhd reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the above course and shall inform participants of the changes)

COURSE FACILITATOR - MR. S. GOPALAKRISHNAN

Mr. Gopalakrishnan has more than 20 years of working experience in various industries and organizations including reputable Japanese and American MNCs such as GE, Nidec-Copal, Aikawa, NCPC and others in different countries such as China, The Phillipines and Malaysia.

An experienced Six-Sigma Practitioner, Advisor and Trainer, Mr. Gopalakrishnan received his Six Sigma Black Belt training in USA and Singapore. Some of the companies benefited from his Six-Sigma training included Nidec Corporation situated in Dalian, China, NCPC and its customers, Exas and Aikawa, the Japanese MNCs in the Philippines and many others. He is also knowledgeable in other areas such as EHS, Ergonomics, FMEA, ISO 9001:2000. He owns the Chemical Management Framework while working in GE. He has been the Chairman of Health and Safety committee for 2 years.

Some of the positions held by Mr Gopal includes Technical Advisor and a Six Sigma Training Consultant to Exas Philippines in Cebu and Aikawa Philippines in Batangas, Philippines and NCPC, a Japanese MNC in the Philippines. He also trains NCPC’s customers on DOE application using Minitab Statistical Software and have also taught other customer like Vishay Semiconductor  in Philippines, Malaysia and in Shanghai, China.

Mr. Gopal’s experienced as a Materials & Customer Service Manager in GE Malaysia Appliance Components has helped to improve productivity of more than US$1,800,000.00 through Six-Sigma activities. Mr Gopal also worked with Nidec-Copal, a Japanese MNC and held the position of Production Manager.  He has led this company to achieved ISO9000 as a Management Representative. He has been trained as a Lead Assessor by QMS and Internal Quality Audit. Gopal was a Production Manager for eight years before joining GE.

A Mathematics graduate from University Malaya, Mr. Gopal ‘s wide working experiences and industrial exposure in different disciplines will bring tremendous benefits to his course participants.