The Story Getting Started The Story An online book retail company has three regional shipping centers that distribute orders to consumers.Each shipping center uses a different computer system to enter and process order information.To integrate all orders and use the most efficient method company wide,the company wants to use the same computer system at all three shipping centers. Throughout this book,you analyze data from the shipping centers as you learn to use MINTTAB.You create graphs and conduct statistical analyses to determine which computer system is the most efficient and results in the shortest delivery time. After you identify the most efficient computer system,you focus on the data from this center.First,you create control charts to see whether the center's shipping process is in control.Then,you conduct a capability analysis to see whether the process is operating within specification limits.Finally,you conduct a designed experiment to further improve the shipping center's processes. Additionally,you learn about session commands,generating a report,preparing a worksheet,and customizing MINTTAB. Starting MINITAB Before you begin your analysis,start MINTTAB and examine the layout of the windows. Start MINITAB 1 From the Windows Taskbar,choose Start Programs MINITAB 14> MINITAB 14. MINITAB opens with two main windows visible: The Session window displays the results of your analysis in text format.Also,in this window,you can enter commands instead of using MINTTAB's menus. The Data window contains an open worksheet,which is similar in appearance to a spreadsheet.You can open multiple worksheets-each in a different Data window. Meet MINITAB 1-3The Story Getting Started Meet MINITAB 1-3 The Story An online book retail company has three regional shipping centers that distribute orders to consumers. Each shipping center uses a different computer system to enter and process order information. To integrate all orders and use the most efficient method company wide, the company wants to use the same computer system at all three shipping centers. Throughout this book, you analyze data from the shipping centers as you learn to use MINITAB. You create graphs and conduct statistical analyses to determine which computer system is the most efficient and results in the shortest delivery time. After you identify the most efficient computer system, you focus on the data from this center. First, you create control charts to see whether the center’s shipping process is in control. Then, you conduct a capability analysis to see whether the process is operating within specification limits. Finally, you conduct a designed experiment to further improve the shipping center’s processes. Additionally, you learn about session commands, generating a report, preparing a worksheet, and customizing MINITAB. Starting MINITAB Before you begin your analysis, start MINITAB and examine the layout of the windows. Start MINITAB 1 From the Windows Taskbar, choose Start ➤ Programs ➤ MINITAB 14 ➤ MINITAB 14. MINITAB opens with two main windows visible: ■ The Session window displays the results of your analysis in text format. Also, in this window, you can enter commands instead of using MINITAB’s menus. ■ The Data window contains an open worksheet, which is similar in appearance to a spreadsheet. You can open multiple worksheets—each in a different Data window