Minitab Introduces Statistical Mentoring for Quality Improvement

January 9, 2006

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Successful quality improvement initiatives such as Six Sigma are based on the accurate analysis of performance data. But most companies lack the advanced statistical expertise it takes to extract as much useful information as possible from their data.

Now companies challenged by the complexities of data analysis can turn for help to Minitab Inc., developers of the leading statistical software used for quality and process improvement.

Minitab now offers direct assistance to businesses through its Mentoring service. This new service lets companies hire a Minitab statistical trainer to provide the data analysis expertise they need to help their quality improvement efforts succeed.

Minitab’s Mentoring helps customers:

• Save time by using an expert in both statistics and Minitab to analyze data efficiently
• Maximize the usefulness of information they extract from their data
• Save money by employing a statistician only when necessary
• Learn new statistical tools and Minitab features by working one-on-one with an expert
• Customize Minitab to emphasize the best statistical techniques for their current and future data analyses.

A variety of clients are already benefiting from the service. Mentoring helped a major utility company analyze customer satisfaction, helped a large medical facility examine data on payment rates for various surgeries, and helped another business predict the time and expense of customized printing jobs to make their bids as accurate as possible.

Minitab’s Mentoring team consists of statisticians and engineers with a wide range of experience and expertise in using statistical tools to solve real world problems. They also have developed excellent communication skills as statistical trainers, ensuring that they can present their results in easily understandable terms.

Minitab offers a free initial consultation to determine whether Mentoring can address a client’s situation. The service is sold in 10- and 100-hour blocks of support time. Customers can receive Mentoring remotely, via phone and e-mail, or have a mentor come on-site for an additional fee.

For more information about Mentoring contact Holly Dean, training coordinator, at 814-238-3280 ext. 301.

About Minitab

Minitab Inc. is one of the world’s leading developers of statistical analysis and process improvement software for academic and commercial users. Minitab’s flagship product, Minitab Statistical Software, has been used to implement virtually every major Six Sigma quality improvement initiative around the world.

Minitab is used in more than 80 countries by thousands of distinguished companies, including Ford Motor Company, Toshiba, 3M, Honeywell International, DuPont, Samsung and leading Six Sigma consultants. It’s also the leading software for teaching statistics, used in more than 4,000 colleges and universities worldwide.

Minitab Inc. is headquartered in State College, Pa., U.S., and also has offices in the United Kingdom and France and additional representatives throughout the world.

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EDITORS: For more information contact Eston Martz in Minitab’s Marketing Department: PublicRelations@minitab.com

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