.: Demos & Teaching Guides :.

Free Instructor Guides & Demos

• Quincunx Demonstration Techniques - This is a partial list of the demonstrations techniques that can be performed with the quincunx. These as well as others are described in the QT-5 audio cassette tape, "Quincunx Demonstration Techniques"

• The Deming Red Bead Experiment Script -   This is the complete script for the Deming Red Bead Experiment. It even tells you how to improve the demonstration with the addition of different colored beads.

• Attribute Sampling Demonstrations - This article contains four different attribute demonstrations that can be conducted with a sampling device to include sampling plans, attribute control charts, and pareto charts.

• Catapult Exercises - This is a series of experiments that can be done with the Catapult. The exercises lend themselves to several of the Six Sigma steps in the Six Sigma DMAIC Process. 

• Catapult Demonstration - This is an example of how the catapult can be used to demonstrate fractional factorial experiments. 

• The Quincunx as an Educational Tool The purpose of this article is to give you an appreciation of the Quincunx as an educational tool for teaching some of the theory behind the tools and concepts of so-called modern quality management.

Consultants and Trainers

• SPC Press - Dr Don Wheeler and SPC have been long time friends of Lighting Calculator. Dr. Wheeler was at the University of Tennessee when Dr. Deming transferred his profound knowledge to the university. Since then Dr. Wheeler has gone on to author several books and become one of the "profound authorities" on Dr. Deming and his philosophy. SPC provides excellent classes, consulting, and a variety of books. If you talk to Dr. Wheeler ask him about the giant Quincunx board we made special for him. It is over five feet tall.
• Sloan Consulting - Daniel Sloan is another long time friend of Lightning Calculator. It started back when Dan was using one of our catapults and DOE to help reduce hospital healthcare costs. He as been fairly successful and over the past 10 years has helped manufacturers, multi-million and multi-billion dollar companies, hospitals, health care systems, and governmental agencies around the USA and world improve their productivity.