Practitioner's Guide to Statistics and Lean Six Sigma for Process Improvements
- ISBN-10
- 1118210212
- ISBN-13
- 9781118210215
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 832
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-09-20
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- Prem S. Mann, Ofelia C. De Hodgins, Richard L. Hulbert
Description
This hands-on book presents a complete understanding of SixSigma and Lean Six Sigma through data analysis and statisticalconcepts In today's business world, Six Sigma, or Lean Six Sigma, is acrucial tool utilized by companies to improve customersatisfaction, increase profitability, and enhance productivity.Practitioner's Guide to Statistics and Lean Six Sigma forProcess Improvements provides a balanced approach toquantitative and qualitative statistics using Six Sigma and LeanSix Sigma methodologies. Emphasizing applications and the implementation of data analysesas they relate to this strategy for business management, this bookintroduces readers to the concepts and techniques for solvingproblems and improving managerial processes using Six Sigma andLean Six Sigma. Written by knowledgeable professionals working inthe field today, the book offers thorough coverage of thestatistical topics related to effective Six Sigma and Lean SixSigma practices, including: Discrete random variables and continuous random variables Sampling distributions Estimation and hypothesis tests Chi-square tests Analysis of variance Linear and multiple regression Measurement analysis Survey methods and sampling techniques The authors provide numerous opportunities for readers to testtheir understanding of the presented material, as the real datasets, which are incorporated into the treatment of each topic, canbe easily worked with using Microsoft Office Excel, Minitab,MindPro, or Oracle's Crystal Ball software packages. Examples ofsuccessful, complete Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma projects aresupplied in many chapters along with extensive exercises that rangein level of complexity. The book is accompanied by an extensive FTPsite that features manuals for working with the discussed softwarepackages along with additional exercises and data sets. Inaddition, numerous screenshots and figures guide readers throughthe functional and visual methods of learning Six Sigma and LeanSix Sigma. Practitioner's Guide to Statistics and Lean Six Sigma forProcess Improvements is an excellent book for courses on SixSigma and statistical quality control at the upper-undergraduateand graduate levels. It is also a valuable reference forprofessionals in the fields of engineering, business, physics,management, and finance.
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