Printing an iCT-M Report

Thanks to Information Communications Technology, ICT; many of these reports can be done on computers, edited, re-edited, previewed and eventually printed.

But, iCT-M does one better than that.

First of all, iCT-M reduces large problems to small bite-sized applets. With over 150 applets to choose from, most industrial problems can be reduced into simple tasks that are (forgive the English) do-able in a way that requires lesser expertise. For example, it may typically require a trained engineer with a good mathematics and statistics background to conduct a design of experiments using common commercial software (e.g. Minitab, Systat, etc.). However, with iCT-M, a diligent technician could very well conduct the same design of experiments. This technological simplification is an important element to devolve tasks so that they require less expertise to handle them.

Secondly, iCT-M recognizes that some form of standardization helps people in approaching similar problems in a similar way. This is nothing more than using a common language of communication. In fact, a common language allows more creativity because "intuition" is easily recognized, interpreted and distributed. In many academic works, captions to Tables are on top of the table but captions to figures are below the figure. Nevertheless, this is readily recognized, interpreted and distributed. In this regard, iCT-M has standardized (with options) on how data may best be presented without undue need to worry about how it should be presented. For example, a control chart is presented as shown.

Thirdly, a large problem reduced to bite-sized tasks will necessarily have several applets. Applets may be conducted in a particular order. When a report is compiled, the order of conducting the task may be different to that required in the report, perhaps for clarity of presentation. Thus, the applets may need to be re-arranged in a suitable way that best represents the continuity of the tasks carried out. When a print of a project consisting of several applets is needed, each applet can be printed in any sequence required (Arrange Application Order) as shown here and the print is available in pdf format. Once this is done, the full report is generated and saved in the database.

When a print of an entire project consisting of several applets is needed, the full report can be printed in any applet sequence required (Arrange Application Order) and exported to pdf format. Thus, all selected activity applications within a project can be arranged in a required sequence and then printed in one go without relying on the mercy of the project participants to send them in!

Lastly, iCT-M has a hierarchy of users so that a Project Manager can control the entire project. Specific applications within a project (i.e. applets) can be assigned to Team Leaders while the actual data collection etc. can be carried out by the Team Members. iCT-M controls access so the Project Manager, Project Leaders and Team Members can all work on the application task assigned to them according to the read or write access granted to them. In particular, the Project Leader can have write access to all project applets under his/her projects and thus have the full view of all applets without resorting to the Team Leaders. Coupled with the fact that with iCT-M a project leader can handle almost all steps from the Voice of Customer to the Control Plan means that the entire project scope can be managed and monitored by a single Project Manager anytime, anywhere. Of course, it goes without saying, the Project Manager can print his/her report in a foreign country while work on the project continues real-time in the home country.

Now that you believe iCT-M is something to reckon with, see some sample prints. Please click on any report below:

• Seven QC Tools
• Design of Experiments
• Advanced Product Quality Planning