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Six sigma for students : a problem-solving methodology / Fatma Pakdil

By: Pakdil, Fatma [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: xxvii, 492 pages : illustrations 25 cms.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783030407087 (paperback).Subject(s): Six sigma (Quality control standard) | Computer software -- Quality control | Continuous improvement processDDC classification: 658.4013 PAK
Contents:
I Organization of Six Sigma -- 1. Overview of Quality and Six Sigma -- 2. Organization for Six Sigma -- 3. Cultural Considerations for Effective Six Sigma Teams -- II Six Sigma Process: DMAIC -- 4. Define Phase: D Is for Define -- 5. Measure Phase: M Is for Measure -- 6. Measurement System Analysis: Gage R&R Analysis -- 7. Analyze Phase: A Is for Analyze -- 8. Analyze Phase: Other Data Analysis Tools -- 9. Control Charts -- 10. Improve Phase: I Is for Improve -- 11. Control Phase: C Is for Control
Summary: This textbook covers the fundamental mechanisms of the Six Sigma philosophy, while showing how this approach is used in solving problems that affect the variability and quality of processes and outcomes in business settings. Further, it teaches readers how to integrate a statistical perspective into problem solving and decision-making processes. Part I provides foundational background and introduces the Six Sigma methodology while Part II focuses on the details of DMAIC process and tools used in each phase of DMAIC. The student-centered approach based on learning objectives, solved examples, practice and discussion questions is ideal for those studying Six Sigma
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2 hour loan MTU Kerry North Campus Library Desk Loan 658.4013 PAK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Kerry Module QUAL71010 - Essential reading. 38888000956783
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This textbook covers the fundamental mechanisms of the Six Sigma philosophy, while showing how this approach is used in solving problems that affect the variability and quality of processes and outcomes in business settings. Further, it teaches readers how to integrate a statistical perspective into problem solving and decision-making processes. Part I provides foundational background and introduces the Six Sigma methodology while Part II focuses on the details of DMAIC process and tools used in each phase of DMAIC. The student-centered approach based on learning objectives, solved examples, practice and discussion questions is ideal for those studying Six Sigma.

"DMAIC [Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control]"--Page 1 of cover

Includes bibliographical references and index

I Organization of Six Sigma -- 1. Overview of Quality and Six Sigma -- 2. Organization for Six Sigma -- 3. Cultural Considerations for Effective Six Sigma Teams -- II Six Sigma Process: DMAIC -- 4. Define Phase: D Is for Define -- 5. Measure Phase: M Is for Measure -- 6. Measurement System Analysis: Gage R&R Analysis -- 7. Analyze Phase: A Is for Analyze -- 8. Analyze Phase: Other Data Analysis Tools -- 9. Control Charts -- 10. Improve Phase: I Is for Improve -- 11. Control Phase: C Is for Control

This textbook covers the fundamental mechanisms of the Six Sigma philosophy, while showing how this approach is used in solving problems that affect the variability and quality of processes and outcomes in business settings. Further, it teaches readers how to integrate a statistical perspective into problem solving and decision-making processes. Part I provides foundational background and introduces the Six Sigma methodology while Part II focuses on the details of DMAIC process and tools used in each phase of DMAIC. The student-centered approach based on learning objectives, solved examples, practice and discussion questions is ideal for those studying Six Sigma

MTU Kerry Module QUAL71010 - Essential reading.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Fatma Pakdil is Professor of Management at Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU), USA. She specializes in organization theory, service quality, quality engineering, total quality management, lean management, and Six Sigma. Dr. Pakdil was previously a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Baskent University, Turkey. Dr. Pakdil was employed for 6 years as the Quality Director in a hospital where she led continuous quality improvement projects. She also worked as a Visiting Professor at Auburn University for Academy of Aerospace Quality (AAQ) Project in 2014 and 2015. Dr. Pakdil was awarded several national scholarships and grants, the most recent one being the CSU-AAUP Research Award awarded to her in 2018 while working at ECSU.