Six Sigma Quality Improvement with Minitab - Couverture rigide

Henderson, G. Robin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0470741759 ISBN 13 : 9780470741757

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Book by Henderson G Robin

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

As Six Sigma evolves, it continues to be used worldwide to identifyand remove causes of nonconformance and to reduce variability inmanufacturing, business and healthcare processes. It is appliedthrough a structured, project–based approach that places emphasison the use of statistical methods. This new edition of Six SigmaQuality Improvement with Minitab enables readers to understandand implement data displays and statistical methods fundamental toSix Sigma via the highly popular, widely available and easy to usestatistical software Minitab (Release 16).

Key Features:

• Provides an introduction to key statistical methods for SixSigma and quality improvement and their application viaMinitab.
• No prior knowledge of statistics or Minitab is assumed andtheory is kept to an absolute minimum.
• Explanations are detailed, carefully worded and supported bynumerous screen captures.
• Explores additional topics, including Pareto charts,cause–and–effect diagrams, time–weighted control charts,multivariate control charts and logistics regression.
• Uses random data generation facilities in Minitab, toillustrate key statistical results and concepts.
• Presents informative follow–up exercises from a wide variety ofscenarios, on each topic.
• Supported by a website providing data sets for download andcomprehensive notes and answers to the follow–up exercises.
• Includes information on the comprehensive help facilitiesavailable to Minitab users such as the new Assistant.

This book will be of great value to Six Sigma Green and BlackBelts and to quality improvement practitioners generally. Inaddition, students and anyone with an interest in qualityimprovement, data analysis, statistics methods and theirimplementation via Minitab, will also find this book of value.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Robin Henderson studied Mathematics in Professor Alexander Aitken s department at the University of Edinburgh. Professor Aitken developed the matrix formulation of linear regression models that is employed in statistical software packages such as MINITAB1. Following graduation, the author trained as a secondary school teacher and began his career in education at Boroughmuir School, Edinburgh.
Since 2001, Robin has been operating as a sole consultant, trading as Halcro Consultancy, Loanhead, providing training and consultancy in statistics for quality improvement and Six Sigma. He has assisted Colin Barr Associates with the training of three groups of Six Sigma Black Belts, some participants being from nonmanufacturing organizations. With the Scottish Advanced Manufacturing Centre he has provided training and consultancy in statistical methods for quality improvement to two major companies.
He is also currently employed as Coordinator at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for the Scottish National Stroke Audit. On this project he has introduced the use of Shewhart control charts for monitoring aspects of the process of stroke care. Membership of the Committee of the Quality Improvement Section of the Royal Statistical Society, of which he is a Fellow, is a role that the author finds stimulating and enjoyable. He is also a member of ENBIS, the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470741759
• ISBN 13: 9780470741757
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 528