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Advance Praise for Managing Six Sigma "This book is a unique blend of practical knowledge and cultural change, revolution and evolution strategies. I recommend that serious managers buy the book, spend some serious time reading, and then go out and use its lessons to make a name for themselves."-William Baker, Benchmarking/Knowledge Transfer Office, Raytheon Corporation "I believe Managing Six Sigma will be the new reference standard for the quality movement in coming years."-Robert T. Hunter, Executive Vice President, Rehnborg Center for Nutrition and Wellness "[The authors'] step-by-step process for integrating the tools of Six Sigma takes the mystery out of this methodology and, by itself...
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In order to survive in a modern and competitive environment, organizations need to carefully organize their activities regarding quality management. TQM and six sigma are the approaches that have been successful in solving intricate quality problems in products and services. This volume can help those who are interested in the quality management field to understand core ideas along with contemporary efforts done in the field and authored as case studies in this volume. This volume may be useful to students, academics and practitioners across diversified disciplines.
This tutorial text, a collection of selected papers preceded by extensive introductory material, is intended particularly for practicing computer engineers and scientists, as well as for advanced undergraduate or graduate students who want to refine their conceptual and practical appreciation of the fundamentals and tools of knowledge-based systems. The goal in choosing the 35 papers reviewed, which covers a publication span of nine years, is to both bring forth the recent and rapid evolution of the field, and give a brief and up-to-date account of where we stand today. This tutorial-integrated presentation selects papers that present fundamentals and tools, and provide copious references to other work in applications and research. The aim is to put into perspective the range of what is possible, and to avoid common pitfalls in the definition, development, management, and use of knowledge-based systems.
Even though Six Sigma programs have successfully been implemented in practice, many IT departments remain skeptical of the process or are unaware of how the tools can be used to improve system development. Removing the mystique surrounding this technique, Six Sigma Software Development, Second Edition demonstrates how Six Sigma tools and concepts c