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Implementing
Six Sigma, Smarter Solutions Using Statistical
Methods
Forrest W, Breyfogle III; John Wiley
& Sons
ISBN 0-471-29659-7
This text emphasizes the quantitative
aspects of six sigma including basic
statistical methods, SPC, MSA and DOE.
It provides comprehensive coverage of
the methods, although the coverage of
most areas is too brief for self study
by the novice. Its main use is as a
reference and to fill in gaps in one's
knowledge. It should certainly be on
the bookshelf of any Six Sigma Black
Belt.
Highly recommended,
particularly for trainers or candidates
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The
Six Sigma Handbook
Thomas Pyzdek; McGraw Hill
ISBN 0-07-141015-5
This text includes thorough coverage
of the DMAIC methodology and six sigma
deployment. It provides a balanced
coverage that is closely aligned to
the ASQ CSSBB syllabus. The answer
to most of the questions in the ASQ
CSSBB exam would be in the book somewhere,
and in a fairly specific form. A solid
book that should stand on your bookshelf
next to Breyfogle.
Highly recommended, particularly
for trainers or candidates for the
ASQ CSSBB
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The
Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook
Pande, Neuman, Cavanagh; McGraw Hill
ISBN 0-07-137314-4
The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook
is a good guide at the Green Belt
level. It does focus on team processes
and ways of presenting data graphically.
It does not include Black Belt level
statistical methods (e.g. DOE), but
it does discuss where, and how they
would be applied.
The book is well written and
practical, it deserves a place on
the Six Sigma practitioner's bookshelf,
and it would be a good idea to give
a copy to everybody on a process improvement
team.
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| Design
of Experiments (DOE) |
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Design
and Analysis of Experiments
Montgomery; Wiley
ISBN 0-471-48735-X
This is the most authoritative
text on the subject. It is extremely
thorough, but is aimed at a high level.
You will need a good grasp of mathematics
and statistics to follow it properly.
If you are serious about the design
of experiments then you need this book.
Obligatory for the serious professional.
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Understanding
Industrial Designed Experiments
Schmidt & Launsby; Air Academy Press
ISBN 1-880156-03-2
A very accessible book that
explains the Design of Experiments in
an understandable way. It places the
material in the context of process improvement,
rather than in an academic context.
About half the book is devoted to the
theory, and the rest to case studies.
Highly recommended, very relevant
to practitioners. |
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| Statistical
Process Control (SPC) |
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Introduction
to Statistical Quality Control
Montgomery; Wiley
This is probably the most respected
and authoritative text in the field.
It covers the same material as several
undergraduate textbooks. The focus is
on Control Charts, but it also covers
Designed Experiments and Reliability.
Montgomery has a clear and incisive
writing style. Although this is an excellent
work of reference, it is a fairly advanced
text.
An excellent reference,
obligatory for the serious professional.
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Fundamentals
of Quality Control and Improvement
Mitra; Prentice Hall
ISBN 0-13-645086-5
This is another respected undergraduate
text and covers much the same ground
as Montgomery. Mitra is not as incisive
or authoritative as Montgomery, but
the text is written at a slightly lower
level and is probably easier to understand.
The downside is that the text suffers
from poor proof-reading, particularly
in the examples, and this can be confusing.
Not as authoritative as Montgomery
but easier to understand. |
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Process Control (SPC) in Healthcare |
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Improving
Healthcare with Control Charts
Carey, Stake; ASQ
Carey's books are essential
for anybody involved in healthcare,
or any
related profession. They do not cover
the theory of SPC in any depth,
but focus on practical implementation.
They contain many case studies
and examples, and do an excellent job
of describing how to interpret
control charts. Carey is a clear writer
with an incisive mind.
Essential for practitioners
in healthcare. |
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Measuring
Quality Improvement in Healthcare
Carey; ASQ
There is considerable overlap
between this and Carey's later book
"Improving Healthcare with Control
Charts". The later book is more
comprehensive, and Carey seems to have
a surer knowledge of the subject
matter. I'd recommend both but if you
are only buying one then Improving
Healthcare with Control Charts is better.
Excellent, but Improving Healthcare
with Control Charts is better. |
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| Statistics |
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Probability
and Statistics for Engineering and
the Sciences
Devore; Brooks/Cole
ISBN 0-53-437281-3
This book is designed as
a text book to be used in a typical
college course, and covers much the
same material as many other similar
texts. I find that this one is clearly
written and rather more practical
than most, and the examples are relevant
and varied. One of the problems with
many statistics texts is that, because
the notation and approach is built
up throughout the book, it is difficult
to understand an isolated topic. Although
this book does not avoid that completely,
it is not as frustrating as many.
A good choice for practitioners.
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Basic
Statistics, Tools for Continuous Improvement
Kiemele, Schmidt, Berdine;
Air Academy Press
ISBN 1-880156-06-7
An excellent book. It is clearly
written and written from a practical
perspective. It is unusual, and valuable,
in that it aimed at the practitioner,
rather than the undergraduate. Despite
the title the focus is on the tools
for continuous improvement, rather than
on statistics. It includes the Design
of Experiments, Statistical Process
Control, Reliability and Quality Function
Deployment. It contains extensive case
studies.
Highly recommended,
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