Vic Uzumeri

Vic Uzumeri

The Magic of Special Cases

In a previous post, I showed a way to extract detailed operational data from a video clip of human-paced operations. As I did the tagging, I saw some situations where the operator deviated from the normal pattern. They happened when the…

Analyzing Customer Behavior from Video

A lot of customer service functions involve complex interactions between employees and customers. Studying and analyzing these interactions is complicated and time consuming. In the retail world, however, there is often a steady source of high quality video of those…

Using Video to Measure Process Variation

In a previous post, I described a novel way to use video to capture visual evidence of process variation and make it far more evident to potential stakeholders. The technique used the Dartfish Analyzer video blending feature from the Dartfish…

Using Video to See Process Variation

A lot of process variation occurs over extended periods of time. You can see that something may be happening, but the quantity and nature of the variation is not obvious. The following clip (from our friends at Hartybake) shows a conveyor…

Video Speaks Every Language

You have a critical procedure that must be followed across your global operation. You have vendors in China, plants in Portland and Valdosta, offices in Seoul, Stuttgart and Cairo. You relied on emails and memos, but there are differences in…