To complete the Assignment, compose a cohesive document that addresses the following:

Compare the types of variation present in the scenario: common cause or special (assignable)

cause variation. Explain what factors led to this conclusion.

Analyze the strategies the manager used to improve the output from the process. Explain why

these strategies did not work. Outline your recommendations to improve performance in the Red

Bead Company.

Compare the situation in the Red Bead Experiment to the situation in the example in Chapter 12

of Wheeler (2003), “Avoiding Man-Made Chaos.”