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Creator:: Leavengood, Scott A. and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Many woods are impossible to tell apart without using a microscope. Sometimes, a great deal of knowledge and expensive laboratory equipment is needed to identify a wood species. On the other hand, you don’t have to be an expert or have specialized equipment to identify many species. In fact, an...
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Full Text:: . �� Scott A. Leavengood, Extension wood products agent, Klamath County, Oregon State University. Simply

Creator:: Reeb, J. E. (James Edmund), 1951-, Leavengood, Scott A., and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: According to the Operations Research Society of America, “Operations research is concerned with scientifically deciding how to best design and operate man-machine systems, usually under conditions requiring the allocation of scarce resources.” This publication is the first in a series describing operations research (OR) techniques that can help forest products...
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Full Text:: Probability Concepts James E. Reeb, Extension forest products manufac- turing specialist; and Scott

Creator:: Leavengood, Scott A., Reeb, J. E. (James Edmund), 1951-, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: The goal for Part 2 is to build management understanding and confidence in SPC as a profit-making tool. It is unreasonable to expect managers to commit to and support SPC training and implementation if they do not understand what SPC is and how and why it works. This publication discusses...
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Full Text:: Works and How It Works Scott Leavengood, Extension agent, Klamath County; and James E. Reeb, Extension

Creator:: Reeb, J. E. (James Edmund), 1951-, Leavengood, Scott A., and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: A key problem faced by managers is how to allocate scarce resources among activities or projects. Linear programming, or LP, is a method of allocating resources in an optimal way. It is one of the most widely used operations research (OR) tools. It has been used successfully as a decisionmaking...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: products manufacturing specialist; and Scott Leavengood, Extension agent, Klamath County; Oregon State

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Leavengood, Scott A., and Reeb, J. E. (James Edmund), 1951-
Abstract:: Part 1 in this series introduced the reader to Statistical Process Control, and Part 2 provided an overview of how and why SPC works. Part 3 begins the step-by-step process of building the practical skills necessary for hands-on implementation of SPC. This report discusses Pareto analysis, a tool we can...
Full Text:: Scott Leavengood, Extension wood products, Washington County; and James E. Reeb, Extension forest

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Leavengood, Scott A., and Reeb, J. E. (James Edmund), 1951-
Abstract:: Part 1 in this series introduced the reader to Statistical Process Control, and Part 2 provided an overview of how and why SPC works. Part 3 begins the step-by-step process of building the practical skills necessary for hands-on implementation of SPC. This report discusses Pareto analysis, a tool we can...
Full Text:: Scott Leavengood, Extension wood products, Washington County; and James E. Reeb, Extension forest

Creator:: Reeb, J. E. (James Edmund), 1951-, Leavengood, Scott A., and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: This publication introduces the reader to a process called lean manufacturing, sometimes called the Toyota Production System. The intended audience is manufacturers of forest products, although manufacturers of other types of products will also find this publication useful.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: create value and eliminate muda. Brookline, MA: The Lean Enterprise Institute. Scott, R. E. 2010

Creator:: Leavengood, Scott A., Reeb, J. E. (James Edmund), 1951-, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: The objective of this series is to help improve the competitiveness of Oregon’s wood products manufacturers. This can be achieved by fostering a companywide focus on and dedication to continuous quality improvement. W. Edwards Deming (1982) described the “chain reaction of quality.” 1. Quality is improved. 2. Costs decrease due...
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Full Text:: Process Control EM 8726 • June 1999 $2.50 g a . ls . us s- e ve r PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE IN THE

Creator:: Leavengood, Scott A., Reeb, J. E. (James Edmund), 1951-, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: This publication focuses on how design of experiments can help companies solve problems in manufacturing. Part of the Performance Excellence in the Wood Products Industry series.
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Full Text:: : Design of Experiments Scott Leavengood and James E. Reeb Our focus for the first five publications in

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Reeb, J. E. (James Edmund), 1951-, and Leavengood, Scott A.
Abstract:: Published June 1997. Reprinted October 1997. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Full Text:: black cotton- wood, eastern cottonwood, quaking Scott Leavengood, Extension agent, south-central

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