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Can Simulations Model Chaos?

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Six Sigma and Simulation: Part 2

By Jeff Joines (Associate Professor In Textile Engineering at NCSU) This is the second of the three part series on Six Sigma, Lean Sigma, and Simulation. The first part explained the Six Sigma methodologies. Recall...

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