The Six Sigma Handbook is
designed for the manager or quality professional who is already familiar with Six Sigma
and wants a comprehensive, 700-page guide to the quality tools and statistics that are the
foundation for Six Sigma. In addition to providing an overview of the management goals,
training issues involved in a Six Sigma implementation, and the underlying philosophy, the
book explains in detail (700 pages) the problem-solving techniques and statistical tools
most often used in Six Sigma.
The management information
and statistical tools you need to successfully implement Six Sigma
Six Sigma has helped
organizations of all types and sizes improve the quality of processes and products while
simultaneously increasing customer satisfaction and saving billions of dollars. The Six
Sigma Handbook covers the management systems and statistical tools that are the foundation
for this revolutionary new approach to management.
Thomas Pyzdek offers a
comprehensive guide to using Six Sigma to retain customers and enhance bottom-line
performance while cutting costs dramatically. He explains exactly how to make Six Sigma
work, including organizing for Six Sigma, the various levels of technical proficiency
required, criteria for selecting personnel for training, using customer requirements to
drive strategy and operations, successful project management, and much more.
For the manager or quality
professional charged with implementing or supporting Six Sigma-no matter the
industry-this timely guide will help any organization achieve the goal of becoming a
world-class operation. This significantly revised and expanded edition covers:
- How to use DMAIC to
dramatically improve existing products and processes
- How to use Design for Six
Sigma (DFSS) and Lean to create new, world-class products and processes
- Complete coverage of all
major problem-solving and statistical tools and techniques from basis to advanced tools
such as DOE and logistic regression
- How to use MINITAB and
Microsoft Excel to perform statistical analyses
- How to avid common traps and
pitfalls during implementation.
820 pages