Comparison of EngineRoom (6.0) with Minitab (16) and Quality Companion (3) What is EngineRoom? •
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A Microsoft® Excel® add‐in A suite of powerful, simple‐to‐use Lean and Six Sigma data analysis tools Built for Lean Six Sigma professionals at all expertise (belt) levels All the most commonly used tools, templates, tests and charts, presented in the DMAIC order in which you work. Software that achieves the balance between Usability and Affordability Why Is EngineRoom the Right Choice? 1. Cuts the Cost of Calculation Deployments are switching to EngineRoom to help realize significant cost savings. •
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An EngineRoom license starts at $295 for a single license, with progressive discounts beginning at the purchase of 2 licenses. EngineRoom licenses and upgrades are about 10% of the cost of Minitab. To get all the features in EngineRoom, you would need both Minitab (16) and Quality Companion (3) for a total cost of $2,290 per license. 2. Delivers the Tools You Use Most EngineRoom provides all of the tools used by Green Belts and most Black Belts in 95% of projects. •
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Over 55 Lean and Six Sigma tools, templates, tests and charts Includes Lean and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) tools not found in comparable software. Organized in the DMAIC order in which you work, from project planning to completion. 3. Takes Advantage of Excel As an Excel‐based program, EngineRoom is instantly familiar. •
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Almost everyone owns and uses Excel, so EngineRoom requires no special training ‐ the learning curve is greatly shortened. Anyone with Excel can view the results and output, irrespective of whether or not they have EngineRoom. EngineRoom appears as a menu or ribbon in Excel, providing the tools you need with a click of a mouse. Copyright 2011 MoreSteam.com, LLC 1 4. Designed for Ease of Use Your focus should be on the data, not on how to use the tools. •
The tools are simplified, contain step‐by‐step instructions and color coding, and provide easy‐to‐
interpret, annotated output. Patented EngineRoom wizards (Hypothesis testing and DOE) guide novices to the appropriate test/design, while experienced users can bypass them. Many tools flow naturally into others, such as Affinity Diagrams > CTQ Trees > QFD/Cause & Effect Matrix > Input Screening Report > Control Plan. •
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5. Supports the Training Process EngineRoom resource materials are configured to help Belts in training. •
EngineRoom is closely connected to the online MoreSteam course content through tutorials and practice exercises. Help files contained within EngineRoom include screenshots, definitions, and instructions. Online Resource Center is a growing central portal for all things EngineRoom, including news, updates, and helpful links. •
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Tool Comparison Table Tools Single license Upgrades Order Six Sigma Specific Tools 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Project Charter Process Map Balanced Scorecard Analysis Project Prioritizer Affinity Diagram Gantt Chart CTQC Tree QFD Sigma Level Calculator SIPOC Value Stream Map Copyright 2011 MoreSteam.com, LLC Minitab Quality Companion 3 $895 $375 Minitab 16 $1,395 $595 Minitab Quality Companion 3 Minitab 16 X X ‐ X X X X X (House of Quality) X X X 2 EngineRoom 6.0 $295 $95 EngineRoom 6.0 X X X X X X X X X X X 12 Check Sheet 13 Input Screening Data Measurement/Collection 14 Plan 15 Pugh Matrix 16 Corrective Action Matrix 17 Fishbone (C&E) Diagram 18 Cause & Effect Matrix 19 Monte Carlo Analysis 20 Solution Selection 21 Control Plan 22 Project Closeout template 23 FMEA 24 Flowchart 25 Financial Analysis 26 Project tracking capability Lean Tools 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Little's Law 5 Why Value Stream Analysis Process Load Balance A‐3 Template 5S (CHECK) checklist OEE form Standard Work Data Manipulation X ‐ X X X X ‐ X X ‐ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X (Gantt chart) Minitab Quality Companion 3 ‐ ‐ X ‐ ‐ X ‐ ‐ Graphical 1 2 3 4 5 Minitab Quality Companion 3 Minitab Quality Companion 3 Pareto Chart Dotplot Histogram Box Plots Scatter plot/Matrix plot Trend/Run Chart/Time Series 6 Plot 7 MultiVari Charts 8 Capability Analysis Copyright 2011 MoreSteam.com, LLC EngineRoom 6.0 X X X X X X X X Descriptive Statistics Pivot Table Minitab 16 3 Minitab 16 EngineRoom 6.0 X X X ‐ Minitab 16 EngineRoom 6.0 X X X X X X X X X X X (includes Test of randomness) X X X ‐ X Measurement System Analysis Minitab Quality Companion 3 1 Gage R&R (Xbar‐R) 2 Gage R&R (ANOVA) 3 Attribute MSA Minitab Quality Companion 3 Minitab 16 EngineRoom 6.0 X X X X X X Minitab 16 EngineRoom Statistical Process Control Variable XmR/ ImR Xbar‐R Xbar‐S CUSUM EWMA X X X X X X X X X X Attribute X X X X X X X X Minitab 16 EngineRoom X X X X Minitab Quality Companion 3 Minitab 16 EngineRoom 6.0 X X X X X ‐ X X X ‐ Minitab 16 EngineRoom 6.0 X X X X X X X X 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 p np c u Process Capability Analysis Process Capability Analysis ‐ 1 Short Process Capability Analysis ‐ 2 Complete Correlation and Regression Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 Correlation Matrix Simple Regression Multiple Regression Logistic (Binary) Regression Ordinal Regression Hypothesis Tests Parametric 1 Proportion Z 2 Proportions Z Multiple Proportions Chi‐Square 1 Mean Z 1 2 3 4 Minitab Quality Companion 3 Copyright 2011 MoreSteam.com, LLC Minitab Quality Companion 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 2 Means Z 1 Mean t 2 Means (paired) t 2 Means (pooled) t 2 Means (independent) t One‐way ANOVA Two‐way ANOVA One Variance Chi‐Square Two Variances F Multiple Variances F (homogeneity) ChiSquare Test of Independence Non‐Parametric 1 Sample Sign 1 Sample Wilcoxon 3 Paired Sample Sign 4 5 6 7 8 Paired Sample Wilcoxon 2 Sample Mann‐Whitney Mood's Median Kruskal Wallis Friedman Confidence Intervals 1 2 3 4 Minitab Quality Companion 3 Minitab Quality Companion 3 Normality Test Normal Probability Plot Power and Sample Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 Minitab Quality Companion 3 Estimate 1 Proportion Estimate 1 Mean 1 Mean t test 2 Means t test One way ANOVA Design of Experiments (DOE) Copyright 2011 MoreSteam.com, LLC X X X X X X ‐ X X X X X X X (use 1‐sample test) X (use 1‐sample test) X X X X X ‐ X X Mean Std Dev Proportion Cp, Cpk Normality X X X X X X X X X 5 X X X ‐ X X Minitab 16 EngineRoom 6.0 X X X X X X X X Minitab 16 EngineRoom 6.0 X X X X Minitab 16 EngineRoom 6.0 X X X X X X X X X X X X Design of Experiments Minitab Quality Companion 3 1 Two‐level Full Factorials 2 Two‐level Fractional Factorials 3 4 5 6 7 General Factorials Plackett‐Burman Designs Response Surface Methods Mixture Designs Taguchi Designs Copyright 2011 MoreSteam.com, LLC 6 Minitab 16 EngineRoom 6.0 X (2‐15 factors) X (2‐15 factors) X (2‐6 factors) X (3‐8 factors) X (2‐15 factors) X (2‐47 factors) X (2‐10 factors) X (2‐10 factors) X X (2‐5 factors, <=5 levels each) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐