
Six Sigma 343
Acommon term is “garbage in” to a model and you get “garbage out.” If a more complex model was
utilized, software other than Excel would be needed, as well as consultants.
It was difcult to reach agreement between divisions on what part of the cost data can be incor-
porated as reduced costs. For example, the portion of overall utility costs can be equated to ware-
house space versus the other uses of the buildings today, and the percent of value can be used for
holding cost because the city does not pay taxes and does not invest excess monies.
33.4.6 ImpLIcAtIons foR the engIneeRIng mAnAgeR
An engineering manager can utilize th ...