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ISBN: 9780471727552
Year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 598
Description:
Masterworks in process improvement and quality technology-- by
George Box and friends
George Box has a unique ability to explain complex ideas simply and
eloquently. This revised edition of his masterworks since 1982
clearly demonstrates the range of his wit and intellect. These
fascinating readings represent the cornerstones in the theory and
application of process improvement, product design, and process
control. Readers will gain valuable insights into the fundamentals
and philosophy of scientific method using statistics and how it can
drive creativity and discovery.
The book is divided into five key parts:
* Part A, Some Thoughts on Quality Improvement, concerns the
democratization of the scientific method and, in such papers as
"When Murphy Speaks--Listen," advises managers to view operation of
their processes as ongoing opportunities for improvement.
* Part B, Design of Experiments for Process Improvement,
illustrates the enormous advantages offered by experimental design
in the pursuit of better products and processes.
* Part C, Sequential Investigation and Discovery, shows how
sequential assembly of designs allows the experimenter to match the
difficulty of the problem with the effort needed to solve it.
* Part D, Control, describes application of feedback control in the
Statistical Process Control (SPC) environment. A simple graphical
technique using Box-Jenkins charts is set forth to appropriately
adjust processes to target.
* Part E, Variance Reduction and Robustness, demonstrates how the
existence of more than one source of variation may be used to
achieve produc
ISBN: 9780471727552
Year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 598
Description:
Masterworks in process improvement and quality technology-- by
George Box and friends
George Box has a unique ability to explain complex ideas simply and
eloquently. This revised edition of his masterworks since 1982
clearly demonstrates the range of his wit and intellect. These
fascinating readings represent the cornerstones in the theory and
application of process improvement, product design, and process
control. Readers will gain valuable insights into the fundamentals
and philosophy of scientific method using statistics and how it can
drive creativity and discovery.
The book is divided into five key parts:
* Part A, Some Thoughts on Quality Improvement, concerns the
democratization of the scientific method and, in such papers as
"When Murphy Speaks--Listen," advises managers to view operation of
their processes as ongoing opportunities for improvement.
* Part B, Design of Experiments for Process Improvement,
illustrates the enormous advantages offered by experimental design
in the pursuit of better products and processes.
* Part C, Sequential Investigation and Discovery, shows how
sequential assembly of designs allows the experimenter to match the
difficulty of the problem with the effort needed to solve it.
* Part D, Control, describes application of feedback control in the
Statistical Process Control (SPC) environment. A simple graphical
technique using Box-Jenkins charts is set forth to appropriately
adjust processes to target.
* Part E, Variance Reduction and Robustness, demonstrates how the
existence of more than one source of variation may be used to
achieve produc