Operations Discussion 1

Select an event in your life, which will repeat everyday for the next 30 weekdays; for example, driving to work, wherein the data measured is the travel time. Discuss at least 5 potential special causes of variation in the data to be measured.

Then, select a manufacturing or service process and the data to be measured for that process; for example, the dimensions of the product, or the transaction times. Discuss at least 5 potential special causes of variation in the data.