Selected Bibliography

Albright, S. C.,W. L. Winston,C. J. Zappe, and P. Kolesar. Managerial Statistics. Pacific Grove, CA: Duxbury, 2000.

Anderson, N. A. "6 Sigma Producibility Measurement, Thoughts from a Hands-On Engineer," Alliant Techsystems (March 1991).

Anderson, V. L., and R. A. McLean. Design of Experiments. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1974.

Ayyub, B. Elicitation of Expert Opinions for Uncertainty and Risks. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2001.

Ayyub, B., and R. H. McCuen. Probability, Statistics and Reliability for Engineers and Scientists. 2nd ed.. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2002.

Bhote, K. R. (1991). World Class Quality: Using Design of Experiments to Make it Happen. New York: AMACOM, 1991.

Boothroyd, G.,C. Poli, and L. Murch. Automatic Assembly. New York: Marcel Decker, 1982.

Bothe, D. R. Measuring Process Capability. New York: MacGraw-Hill, 1997.

Box, George E. P.,W. G. Hunter, and J. S. Hunter. Statistics for Experimenters: An Introduction to Design, Data Analysis and Model Building. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1978.

Box, G. E. P.,W. G. Hunter, and J. S. Hunter. Statistics for Experimenters. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1978.

Brassard, M., and D. Ritter. The Memory Jogger. Salem MA: GOAL/QPC, 1994.

Breyfogle, F. W. Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999.

Broom, M. F. The Infinite Organization. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black Publishing, 2002.

Burr, I. Engineering Statistics and Quality Control. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1953).

Caldwell, K. "Six Sigma Brings Control to the Shop Floor." Quality (August 2002), pp. 28–31.

Carroll, B. J. Lean Performance ERP Project Management: Implementing the Virtual Supply Chain. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2002.

Castrup, H. "Analyzing Uncertainty for Risk Management," Proc. ASQC 49th Annual Qual. Congress, Cincinnati, OH (May 1995).

Castrup, H. "Uncertainty Analysis for Risk Management," Proc. Meas. Sci. Conf., Anaheim, CA (January 1995).

Chandra, M. J. Statistical Quality Control. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001.

Charbonneau, H. C., and G. L. Webster. Industrial Quality Control. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1978.

Chowdhury, S. The Power of Six Sigma. Chicago: Dearborn Trade, 2001.

Cochran, W., and G. Cox. Experimental Designs. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1957.

Coffman, C. "Make Me A Match: Getting Design and Manufacturing Together-Simultaneously." Automotive Industries 167, No. 12 (December 1987), pp 62–64.

Creveling, C. M. Tolerance Design: A Handbook for Developing Optimal Specifications. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1997.

Creveling, C. M.,J. L. Slutsky,D. Antis, and J. Slutsky. Design for Six Sigma in Technology and Product Development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002.

Crowe, D., and A. Feinberg. (2001). Design for Reliability. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001.

Daniel, C. Applications of Statistics to Industrial Experimentation. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1976.

Deming, W. E. Quality Productivity and Competitive Position. Boston: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Engineering Study, 1982.

Desatnick, R. L. Managing to Keep the Customer. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1987

Dhillon, B. S. Design Reliability: Fundamentals and Applications. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1999.

Dhillon, B. S. Medical Device Reliability and Associated Areas. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2000.

Donalson, D. P. On Leadership. Quality Progress (August 2002), pp. 24–25.

Duncan, A. J. Quality Control and Industrial Statistics, 3rd ed. Chicago: Richard D. Irwin, 1965.

Draper, N. R., and H. Smith. Applied Regression Analysis. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1981.

Eagle, A. "A Method for Handling Errors in Testing and Measuring." Industrial Quality Control (March 1954), pp. 10–15.

Eckes, G. Making Six Sigma Last. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001.

Ehrlich, B. H. (2002). Transactional Six Sigma and Lean Servicing. Boca Raton FL: St. Lucie Press, 2002.

Evans, David H. "Statistical Tolerancing: The State of the Art, Part III: Shifts and Drifts." Journal of Quality and Technology 7, No. 2 (1975), pp. 72–76.

Feld, W. M. Lean Manufacturing. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001

Ferling, J. "The Role of Accuracy Ratios in Test and Measurement Processes." Proc. Meas. Sci. Conf., Long Beach, CA (January 1984), pp 83–102.

Ferling, J. "Uncertainty Analysis of Test and Measurement Processes," Proc. Meas. Sci. Conf., Anaheim, CA (January 1995).

Fisher, K. Leading Self-Directed Work Teams: A Guide to Developing New Team Leadership Skills. New York: McGraw Hill, 1993.

Fontenot, G.,R. Behara, and A. Gresham "Six Sigma in Customer Satisfaction." Quality Progress (December 1994), pp. 73–76.

Frame, J. D. The New Project Management. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1994.

Franceschini, F. Advanced Quality Function Deployment. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2002.

Garber, P. R. 10 Natural Forces for Business Success. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black Publishing, 2002.

Garber, P. R. Turbulent Change. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black Publishing, 2002.

Gardiner, P., and R. Rothwell. "Tough Customers: Good Designs." Design Studies 6, No. 1. (January 1985), pp. 7–17.

Gitlow, H.,S. Gitlow,A. Oppenheim, and R. Oppenheim. Tools and Methods for the Improvement of Quality. Homewood, IL: Irwin, 1989.

Grubbs, F., and H. Coon. "On Setting Test Limits Relative to Specification Limits." Industrial Quality Control (March 1954), pp. 15–20.

Gunter, B. H. "The Use and Abuse of Cpk, Part 1." Quality Progress (January 1989), pp. 72–73.

Gunter, B. H. "The Use and Abuse of Cpk, Part 2." Quality Progress (March 1989), pp. 108–109.

Gunter, B. H. "The Use and Abuse of Cpk, Part 3." Quality Progress (May 1989), pp. 79–80.

Gunter, B. H. "The Use and Abuse of Cpk, Part 4." Quality Progress (July 1989), pp. 86–87.

Hair, J. E.,R. E. Anderson,R. L. Tatham, and W. C. Black. Multivariate Data Analysis. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998.

Harry, M. J. "Six Sigma: A Breakthrough Strategy for Profitability." Quality Progress 31, No. 5 (May 1998), pp. 60–64

Harry, M., and R. Stewart. Six Sigma Mechanical Design Tolerancing. Schaumburg, IL: Motorola, Inc. Motorola University, 1988.

Harry, M., and R. Schroeder. Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing the World's Top Corporations. New York: Currency, 2000.

Harry, M. J. Electrical Engineering Application of the Taguchi Design Philosophy, Schaumburg, IL: Government Electronics Group, Motorola, Inc., Motorola University, 1987.

Harry, M. J., and Lawson. J.R. Six Sigma Producibility Analysis and Process Characterization. Schaumburg, IL: Motorola University, 1990.

Harry, M. J. The Nature of Six Sigma Quality. Schaumburg, IL: Government Electronics Group, Motorola, Inc., Motorola University, 1987.

Hays, R. H., and S. C. Wheelwright. Restoring our Competitive Edge: Competing through Manufacturing. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1984.

Hays, W. L. Statistics. 3rd ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981.

Heath, H. H. "Statistical Tolerancing of Engineering Components: Is It Worth It?" Precision Engineering 1, No. 3 (1979), pp. 153–156.

Heldt, J. J. Quality Sampling and Reliability. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1998.

Hicks, C. R. Fundamental Concepts in the Design of Experiments. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964.

Hunter, J. S. "Statistical Design Applied to Product Design." Quality Technology 17, No. 4 (October 1985), pp. 210–221.

Johnson, W. C. Designing and Delivering Superior Customer Value. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1999.

Juran, J. M., and F. M. Gryna, Jr. Quality Planning and Analysis. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970.

Kackar, R. N. "Off Line Quality Control. Parameter Design, and the Taguchi Method." Journal of Quality Technology 17 No. 4 (1985), pp. 176–188.

Kerzner, H. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling. 5th ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.

Kliem, R. L., and H. B. Anderson. The Organizational Engineering Approach to Project Management. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2002.

Latino, K. C., and R. J. Latino. Root Cause Analysis. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2002.

Levison, W. A. Lean Enterprise: A Systematic Approach to Minimizing Waste. Milwaukee, WI: Quality Press, 2002.

Lippit, M. B. The Leadership Spectrum. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black Publishing, 2002.

Maier, M. W., and E. Rechtin. The Art of Systems Architecting. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2000.

McCormick, N. J. Reliability and Risk Analysis. New York: Academic Press, 1981.

McFadden, F. R. "Six-Sigma Quality Programs." Quality Progress (June 1993), pp. 37–42.

Miller, E. J., and C. Casavant. "Continuous Improvement Through Defect Management: A Powerful Technique for Increasing Customer Satisfaction." Proceedings of ASQC 48th Annual Quality Congress 1994, pp. 210–217.

Modarres, M.,M. Kaminskiy, and V. Krivtsov. Reliability Engineering and Risk Analysis: A Practical Guide. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999.

Montgomery, D. C. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1985.

Montgomery, D. C. Design and Analysis of Experiments. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1976.

Mood, A. M.,F. A. Graybill, and D. C. Boes. Introduction to the Theory of Statistics. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1974.

Munro, R. Six Sigma for the Shop Floor: A Pocket Guide. Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality Press, 2002.

Naumann, E., and S.H. Hoisington. Customer Centered Six Sigma: Linking Customers, Process Improvement and Financial Results. Milwaukee, WI: American Society for Quality, 2000.

Neder, J.,W. Wasserman, and M H. Kunter. Applied Linear Statistical Models. 2nd ed. Homewood IL: R. D. Irwin, 1985. [Excellent source for studying sample size and power calculations.]

Neuman, R. P., and R. Neuman The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook: An Implementation Guide for Project Improvement Teams. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Noguera, J., and T. Nielsen. "Implementing Six Sigma for Interconnect Technology." 1992 ASQC Quality Congress Transactions, Nashville, pp. 538–544.

Otto, K., and K. Wood. Product Design: Techniques in Reverse Engineering and New Product Development. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.

Pande, P. S.,R. P. Neuman, and R. R. Cavanagh. The Six Sigma Way. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000.

Pande, P. S.,R. R., Cavanagh,R. P. Neuman, and R. Neuman. The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook: An Implementation Guide for Project Improvement Teams. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Park, R. Value Engineering. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1999.

Peace, G. S. Taguchi Methods: A Hands-on Approach. Asian edition. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1993.

Pecht, M. Product Reliability, Maintainability and Supportability Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1995.

Pearson, E. S., and H.O. Hartley (eds). Biometrica Tables for Statisticians. Vol II. Biometrica Trust. London: Biometrica Trust, 1976. [Excellent source for studying power curves (v₁ = 1).]

Pena, E. "Motorola's Secret to Total Quality Control." Quality Progress (October 1990), pp. 43–45.

Pyzdek, T. The Six Sigma Handbook: A Complete Guide for Green Belts, Black Belts and Managers at all Levels. New York: MacGraw-Hill, 2001 and Tucson: Quality Publishing, 2001.

Rantanen, K. Simplified TRIZ. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002.

Rath and Strong. Rath and Strong's Six Sigma Pocket Guide. Lexington, MA: Rath and Strong Management Consultants, 2002.

Roy, R. K. Design of Experiments Using the Taguchi Approach. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001.

Savransky, S. D. Engineering of Creativity: Introduction to TRIZ Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2001.

Schonberger, R. J. World Class Manufacturing: The Lessons of Simplicity Applied. New York: The Free Press, 1986.

Schragenheim, E., and H. W. Dettmer. Manufacturing at Warp Speed: Optimizing Supply Chain Financial Performance. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2001.

Shillito, M. L. Acquiring, Processing and Deploying Voice of the Customer. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2001.

Shingo, S. Zero Quality Control: Source Inspection and the Poka-yoke System. Cambridge, MA: Productivity Press, 1986

Stamatis, D. H. Six Sigma and Beyond: Problem Solving and Basic Mathematics. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2002.

Stamatis, D. H. Six Sigma and Beyond: Statistics and Probability. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2003.

Stamatis, D. H. Six Sigma and Beyond: Design for Six Sigma. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2003.

Stamatis, D. H. Six Sigma and Beyond: Design of Experiments. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2003.

Stamatis, D. H. Six Sigma and Beyond: Foundations of Excellence. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2002.

Stamatis, D. H. Six Sigma and Beyond: Statistical Process Control. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2003.

Stamatis, D. H. Six Sigma and Beyond: The Implementation Process. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2003.

Starinsky, R.W. Maximizing Business Performance Through Software Packaging. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002.

Suh, N. P. The Principles of Design. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.

Tadikamalla, P. R. "The Confusion over Six-Sigma Quality." Quality Progress (November 1994), pp. 83–85.

Taguchi, G. System of Experimental Design. Vols. 1 and 2. White Plains, NY: UNIPUB/Kraus International Publications, 1987.

Taguchi, G.,S. Chowdhury, and Y. Wu. The Mahalanobis-Taguchi System. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Taylor, G. D., and English, J. R. "A Benchmarking Framework for Quality Improvement." Quality Engineering 6, No.1 (1993), pp. 57–69.

Turmel, J., and Gartz, L. "Designing in Quality Improvement: A Systematic Approach to Designing for Six Sigma." Proceedings of ASQC 51st Annual Quality Congress (1996), pp. 391–398.

Walpole, R. E., and R. H. Myers. Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1978.

Wheelwright, S. C. and R. H. Haayes. Restoring our Competitive Edge. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1984.

Wolstenholme, L. C. Reliability Modelling. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1999.

Womack, J. P., and D. T. Jones. Lean Thinking. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996.

Web sites:

Six Sigma—What is Six Sigma? http://www.isixsigma.com/sixsigma/sixsigma.asp

Optimizing Existing Processes to Achieve Six Sigma Capabilities, http://www.controleng.com/archives/1999/ctIO301.99/03e3Ol.html

Managing Risk Improves Production, http://www.controlen2.com/archives/I999/ct11201.99/991200wl.html

Patient Safety, Six Sigma & ISO 9000 Quality Management, http://www.gualitydigest.com/novOO/html/Patient.html

Design for Six Sigma Capability, http://www.controleng.com/archives/1999/ctIO101.99/OlaIO3.html

Environmental Protection Agency Risk Management Plan 3165 Indiana, Executive Summary 1-June -1999, http://db.rtknet.org/E29420T1092

Managing Risk: Don't Fall Flat, http://www.controleng.com/archives/1999/ctl12Ol.99/991200.html