Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods: Second Edition
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Overview
- Includes new and expanded coverage of Six Sigma infrastructure building and benchmarking.
- Provides plans, checklists, metrics, and pitfalls.
Synopsis
Written to aid organizations in laying the foundation for Six Sigma, this comprehensive and engaging guide provides the tools, strategies, and motivation to get all relevant players involved with improvement from upper management on down. At the heart of the book is a group of statistical tools that address FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis), QFD (Quality Functional Deployment), and DOE (Design of Experiment).
Rather than offering just a brief overview, Implementing Six Sigma devotes individual chapters to all of the tools, so as to provide an in-depth analysis of each. A large selection of diagrams and clarifying exercises demonstrate how to best utilize the tools to successfully minimize defects throughout the production process. To provide a deeper understanding, the book discusses the theories of Edward Deming and the history of the Six Sigma program. Steeped in real world application, it presents numerous examples, as well as copies of actual implementation guides used by Motorola.
Ramon V. Leon Associate Professor, Statistics Department of the University of Tennessee Associate editor, Six Sigma Forum magazine -
"No other book covers-at an adequate technical level-as many topics important to Six Sigma. An indispensable reference for the Six Sigma practitioner."
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewIf you are involved in achieving bottom-line benefits and improved customer relationships for your organization, you don't want to miss this second edition of Implementing Six Sigma. This edition of the book takes the reader well beyond the traditional Six Sigma approach (consisting of six levels: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation) with an enhanced version that integrates other performance improvement techniques. Forrest W. Breyfogle calls this new approach Smarter Six Sigma Solutions (S4) Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) or S4/IEE.
The book is divided into eight parts that cover S4/IEE, including measurement, analysis, implementation, control, integration, and management. For example, Part I describes the deployment of the S4/IEE implementation with a knowledge-centered activity (KCA) focus and the benefits. Parts II to V describe the measure-analyze-improve-control phases of define-measure-analyze-improve-control (DMAIC). Finally, parts VI to VIII describe other aspects for a successful S4/IEE implementation. Furthermore, this book is extremely thorough and well written, including an excellent set of exercises all along the way that provide a means of transforming information into virtual practical experience. John Vacca
John Vacca, the former computer security official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom), has written 38 books about advanced storage, computer security, and aerospace technology.
From the Publisher
"The book is process oriented rather than tool oriented. This makes it refreshing and useful. This is a book every reliability engineer should own." (Reliability Review; 12/08)
"An excellent reference book that should be on every individual involved in Six Sigma or even just quality assurance/quality improvement." (TQM Magazine)
"...a useful guide for both academia and organizations...useful source of reference for researchers...an excellent reference book..." (The TQM Magazine, Vol 15(6) 2003)
From The Critics
"No other book covers-at an adequate technical level-as many topics important to Six Sigma. An indispensable reference for the Six Sigma practitioner."—Ramon V. Leon Associate Professor, Statistics Department of the University of Tennessee Associate editor, Six Sigma Forum magazine
Publisher
"Implementing Six Sigma provides the most up-to-date material on the topic, complete with a project infrastructure roadmap and hundreds of real-life examples and exercises."—Frank Shines Project Manager, Pilgrim Software
John Wiley & Sons Publishing
A business initiative first espoused by Motorola in the early 1990s, the Six Sigma strategy has become a standard statistical technique for quality improvement. Breyfogle, founder and president of a quality consulting firm, explains the implementation of Six Sigma. The text is divided into five sections centered on using his "Smarter Six Sigma Solutions" -- deployment, measurement, analysis, improvement, and control -- and includes examples that describe the mechanics of implementation as well as application possibilities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
"I have seen many Six Sigma approaches, but Breyfogle's Implementing Six Sigma is the most comprehensive of them all." --Frank Shines, Principal, IBM Global Services, Measurement Methods Consulting
"The key to business success is doing the right thing faster and better and more efficiently than your competition. The Six Sigma approach aims at achieving this and Forrest Breyfogle has written the most systematic and comprehensive manual available on the subject." --Paul Tobias, Manager, Statistical Methods Group, SEMATECH
"[This book] illustrates how most organizations can become more competitive, reduce defect levels, and improve cycle times. It consolidates not only the traditional Six Sigma process measurements and improvement tools, but also many other useful methodologies into one easy-to-understand text." --Bill Wiggenhorn, Senior Vice President of Motorola Training and Education; President, Motorola University