Why should statisticians pay attention to six sigma? An examination for their role in the six sigma methodology

Quality Progress

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 100-103

  Snee, Inj Ronald D ^a  

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References (18)

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3. Roger VV. Hoerl and Ronald D. Snee, "Redesigning the Introductory Statistics Course," a report for the University of Wisconsin Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, Report No. 130,1995.
4. Ronald D. Snee, "Statistical Thinking and Its Contribution to Total Quality," The American Statistician, Vol. 44,1990, pp. 116-121.
5. Gerald J. Hahn, William J. Hill, Roger W. Hoerl and Stephen A. Zinkgraf, "The Impact of Six Sigma Improvement: A Glimpse Into the Future of Statistics," The American Statistician, August 1999.
6. Ronald D. Snee, "Can Statisticians Meet the Challenge of Total Quality?" Quality Progress, January 1991, pp.60-64.
7. Ronald D. Snee, "Nonstatistical Skills That Can Help Statisticians Be More Effective," Total Quality Management Journal, Vol. 9,1998, pp. 711722.
8. Ronald D. Snee, K.H. Kelleher and Sue Reynard, "Improving Team Effectiveness," Quality Progress, May 1998, pp. 43-48.
9. Ronald D. Snee, "Creating Robust Work Processes," Quality Progress, February 1993, pp. 37-41.
10. Michael Brassard, The Memory Jogger (Methuen, MA: Goal/QPC, 1989).
11. Walter A Shewhart, "Statistical Methods From the Viewpoint of Quality Control," in a report to the Graduate School of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1939.
12. Hoerl and Snee, "Redesigning the Introductory Statistics Course" (see reference 3).
13. Mikel J. Harry, The Vision of Six Sigma: A Roadmap for Breakthrough (Phoenix: Sigma Publishing Co., 1994).
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15. Harry, Tl:e Vision of Six Sigma: A Roadmap for Breakthrough (see reference 12).
16. Harry, This Vision of Six Sigma: Tools and Methods for Breakthrough (see reference 13).
17. Hahn, et al., "The Impact of Six Sigma Improvement: A Glimpse into The Future of Statistics" (see reference 5).
18. Ibid.