Sat 17 Sep 2011

Good move – Baby Jet

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Indeed I am quite surprised that many are not supporting Asamoah Gyan in his surprise move to Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. Many soccer pundits argue that he is young and could have still made waves in Europe where the hottest soccer action is.

My take is that,  had a very good offer, an offer that he may never get in the European league. Why pass it by? He was in Sunderland not because he loves Sunderland so much but because he had to make money. All his colleagues from Ghana, Muntari and John Mensah, had just been dropped from the Sunderland team. He was on special training because the coach felt he had to sharpen Asamoah’s skills. All well and good. The question is why does he shine for Ghana and not so much for Sunderland? Well I do not think Baby Jet was very happy in the team. Indeed we hear also that quite a few players left Sunderland in quite strange circumstances as well. (more…)

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Mon 12 Sep 2011

WikkiLeaks – Way Forward for Ghana

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After all the hullabaloo that ensued after the leakages, I believe all those involved have really regretted the dropping of their guard. The question I ask is; what is the way forward? In my opinion there are five (5) steps we have to embark on;

1. I must congratulate the United States of America for their efficiency in information gathering. This is something we should learn from them as Ghanaians. As a state, how much information do we gather both internally and externally through our ambassadors and other arms of government. How do we manage this information if indeed we are gathering them? Do we have reporting systems such as we have experienced from these leaks? Information gathering should be taken much more seriously. Its only unfortunate this was leaked otherwise, like it or not, the US government has done a good job of actively updating themselves on all the latest information and even gossip in town. (more…)

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Sat 3 Sep 2011

Psalm 52:9

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I will praise you forever, O God,
for what you have done.
I will wait for your mercies
in the presence of your people.

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Sat 3 Sep 2011

My rating of the Stars (Ghana 2 – Swaziland 0)

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Although happy that Ghana won two – nil, I was disappointed in the fact that the Black Stars did not score more goals yesterday. Asamoah Gyan was good on the day making very good runs for the ball and almost always beating his markers to create good chances. His combination with Adiyiah, Muntari and Dede was quite pleasing to behold. His goal was just a matter of cause. I will rate the entire team at = 6: I found it difficult identifying the coaches pattern on the field (which is probably a good thing) however I felt players were getting into each others way – did I see right? The use of the wings was good but yielded little in the second half . I thought we should have had some more creativity in the middle of the field and be more direct on goal.

My rating of the players; (more…)

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Sat 27 Aug 2011

Why reduce variation in your business?

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Isn’t it interesting that traditionally organisations focus only on product or service levels. Of cause that is what they are contractually bound to so why not? Within this mindset anything that falls within service level is thought of as good.

However any time a product or service varies from a defined target there is loss. This loss comes from;

1. Increased wear or decreased performance from parts that don’t fit together precisely;

2. Increased service calls for repairs;

3. Increased calls for information;

4. Increased need to deliver a service;

5. Loss from excess inventory or waiting time.

Six Sigma processes help in reducing variation in business processes. The less the variation the more customers become confident in your product or service, and the more opportunity you have to delight your customers.

Variation can be sporadic which leads to statistical instability. This is due to a Special Cause Variation. Where the variation seems always to be there and its effect is seen after every change in its cause, it is due to a Common Cause. Common cause is always present to some degree in every process.

There are different strategies applied in minimizing special and common causes. This will God willing be treated in my next post. Stay healthy till then :)

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