Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Authors |
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Section I Getting Started |
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What Is Design for Six Sigma? |
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3 | (8) |
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Design for Six Sigma Defined |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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An Overview of the Methodology |
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7 | (4) |
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The Business Case for DFSS |
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11 | (10) |
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11 | (2) |
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Where Have All the Vacuum Tubes Gone? |
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13 | (2) |
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Understanding Dynamic Markets: The Kano Model |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (3) |
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Six Sigma Financial Metrics |
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Candy Wrapper Film: A DFSS Case Study |
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21 | (1) |
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How to Measure Success in a DFSS Project |
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22 | (11) |
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The Cost of Long-Term Variation |
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33 | (8) |
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Project Identification and Portfolio Management |
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41 | (10) |
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Linking Projects to Strategy |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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DFSS Projects Linked to Financial Results |
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43 | (3) |
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Project Hopper and Pipeline Management |
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46 | (2) |
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Managing the Commercialization Pipeline |
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48 | (1) |
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Technology Platform Projects |
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48 | (1) |
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Project Pipeline Scorecard |
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48 | (3) |
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51 | (16) |
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51 | (2) |
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Stage-Gate 1: Opportunity Assessment |
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53 | (2) |
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Stage-Gate 2: Market Analysis and Product Definition |
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55 | (1) |
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Stage-Gate 3: New Product Concept Finalized |
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55 | (3) |
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Stage-Gate 4: Design of the New Product and Supporting Manufacturing Process |
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58 | (1) |
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Stage-Gate 5: Validate Product and Process Design |
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58 | (2) |
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Stage-Gate 6: Product Launch Plan |
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60 | (2) |
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Managing the Stage-Gate Process |
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62 | (5) |
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67 | (8) |
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67 | (2) |
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Developing the Project Schedule |
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69 | (4) |
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Project Schedule Management |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Section II Preparing the Business Plan |
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75 | (56) |
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77 | (6) |
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Review of the Business Plan at Gate 3 |
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77 | (1) |
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Components of the Business Plan |
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77 | (6) |
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83 | (10) |
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The Financial Value of Market Segmentation |
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83 | (6) |
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Developing the Segmentation Strategy |
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89 | (4) |
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Identifying Market Opportunities |
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93 | (8) |
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93 | (2) |
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Developing the Ratings by Market Segment |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (8) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (3) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (2) |
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Estimating Financial Value |
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109 | (14) |
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Calculating the Project Value |
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109 | (1) |
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How to Handle Fixed Costs |
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110 | (5) |
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Examining the Project Returns |
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115 | (8) |
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123 | (8) |
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The Market Perceived Quality Profile |
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123 | (6) |
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129 | (2) |
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Section III The Voice of the Customer |
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131 | (108) |
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133 | (6) |
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The Concept Development Process |
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133 | (2) |
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Concept Development Applications |
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135 | (1) |
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Advantages of the Concept Development Process |
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135 | (4) |
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Developing the Interview Guide |
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139 | (12) |
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Developing a Purpose Statement |
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139 | (1) |
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Identifying and Listing Five to Ten Bullet-Point Interview Objectives |
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140 | (1) |
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Developing a Customer Selection Matrix |
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141 | (2) |
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Creating the Interview Guide Questions |
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143 | (8) |
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Conducting Customer Interviews |
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151 | (6) |
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Preparing for the Interviews |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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Good Project Management of the Interview Process |
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155 | (1) |
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Practice, Practice, Practice |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (22) |
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An Overview of the KJ Process |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (10) |
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168 | (10) |
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178 | (1) |
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Relative Importance Survey |
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179 | (8) |
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Designing and Conducting the Survey |
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179 | (4) |
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Analyzing the Survey Results |
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183 | (2) |
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Identifying Requirements in Kano Terms |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (6) |
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187 | (3) |
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Ideation in the Candy Wrapper Film Case Study |
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190 | (3) |
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193 | (6) |
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The Pugh Concept Selection Process |
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194 | (4) |
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Pugh Concept Selection in the Candy Wrapper Film Case Study |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (18) |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (5) |
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206 | (3) |
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QFD across the Value Chain |
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209 | (6) |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (14) |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (11) |
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Some Final Thoughts on TRIZ |
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229 | (2) |
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Critical Parameter Management |
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231 | (8) |
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Documenting Critical Information from the QFD |
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232 | (1) |
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The Critical Parameter Scorecard |
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232 | (4) |
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The Benefits of Using Critical Parameter Scorecards |
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236 | (3) |
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Section IV Product/Process Development |
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239 | (336) |
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241 | (10) |
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Types and Uses of Process Maps |
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241 | (1) |
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The Process Variables Map |
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241 | (6) |
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The ``As-Is/Can-Be'' Process Map |
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247 | (2) |
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Some Final Thoughts on Process Mapping |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (12) |
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Comparing C&E Matrix and QFD3 |
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251 | (1) |
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Developing the C&E Matrix |
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252 | (5) |
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Using the C&E Matrix Output |
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257 | (6) |
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Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
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263 | (12) |
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Two Types of FMEA in New Product Development |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (7) |
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The Process Design FMEA and the Process Manufacturing FMEA |
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271 | (4) |
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Statistical Analysis Tools Overview |
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275 | (32) |
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Variation in Product and Process Development |
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275 | (4) |
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279 | (3) |
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Graphical Analysis Techniques |
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282 | (19) |
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Numerical Descriptive Statistics |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (4) |
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Measurement Systems Analysis |
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307 | (16) |
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307 | (1) |
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The Impact of Measurement Error in Development |
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308 | (1) |
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Assessing Measurement System Usefulness |
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309 | (7) |
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Conducting a Measurement System Study |
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316 | (6) |
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Long-Term Measurement System Assessments |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (24) |
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Using the Normal Distribution Curve to Estimate Waste |
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323 | (2) |
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Short-Term Process Capability Analysis |
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325 | (1) |
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Long-Term Process Variation: The Shift |
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326 | (3) |
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Designing for Six Sigma Performance |
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329 | (1) |
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Revisiting the Cp Statistic |
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330 | (2) |
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332 | (3) |
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Long-Term Process Capability Analysis |
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335 | (1) |
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Interpreting the Capability Indices |
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336 | (1) |
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Capability Analysis in Minitab |
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337 | (4) |
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Ensuring Measurement System Adequacy |
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341 | (2) |
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Process Capability for Attribute Data |
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343 | (1) |
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The Importance of Process Capability |
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344 | (3) |
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347 | (54) |
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General Methods of Data Analysis |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (2) |
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Comparing a Process Mean to a Target Value |
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352 | (7) |
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Comparing Means and Standard Deviations from Two Film Samples |
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359 | (5) |
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364 | (1) |
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Comparing Two Means: 2-Sample t-test |
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364 | (3) |
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Comparing 2 Medians: The Mann-Whitney Test |
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367 | (1) |
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Comparing Two Means: Paired Comparisons |
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367 | (4) |
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Assessing Means and Standard Deviations: Confidence Interval |
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371 | (3) |
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Comparing Means and Standard Deviations from More Than Two Samples |
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374 | (3) |
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377 | (2) |
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Comparing Means: One-Way Anova |
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379 | (5) |
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Comparing Medians: Kruskal-Wallis Test |
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384 | (1) |
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Data Comparison Tools Summary |
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385 | (1) |
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385 | (3) |
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Regression Analysis for a Single Input Variable |
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388 | (6) |
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Multiple Regression Analysis |
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394 | (6) |
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Correlation and Regression Analysis Summary |
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400 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (32) |
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401 | (14) |
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Fractional Factorial Designs |
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415 | (9) |
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424 | (6) |
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Choosing an Experimental Design |
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430 | (2) |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (16) |
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Quantifying Robust Design Performance |
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433 | (2) |
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The Taguchi Approach to Robust Design |
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435 | (3) |
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438 | (4) |
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Alternative Approaches to Robust Design |
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442 | (5) |
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447 | (2) |
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449 | (20) |
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449 | (2) |
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451 | (1) |
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Creating Mixture Designs in Minitab |
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451 | (4) |
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Analyzing a Mixture Design Experiment |
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455 | (3) |
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Response Surface Study for a Mixture Investigation |
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458 | (8) |
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Choosing a Mixture Design |
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466 | (2) |
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468 | (1) |
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Seeking an Optimal Solution |
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469 | (22) |
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The Multiple Response Optimization Process |
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470 | (7) |
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Three-Response Optimization |
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477 | (4) |
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Monte Carlo Simulation in Optimization |
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481 | (7) |
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Multiple Response Optimization Final Thoughts |
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488 | (3) |
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491 | (28) |
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A Roadmap for Reliability |
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491 | (2) |
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493 | (1) |
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Identifying Reliability Requirements: VOC |
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493 | (1) |
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Reliability Expectations and the Kano Model |
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494 | (1) |
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Customer Reliability Expectations |
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495 | (1) |
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Typical Reliability Metrics |
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495 | (3) |
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498 | (5) |
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Types of Reliability Tests |
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503 | (3) |
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Reliability and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
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506 | (2) |
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Reliability Functions and Mathematical Models |
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508 | (3) |
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Types of Distributions and the Hazard Function |
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511 | (1) |
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Reliability Modeling Using Minitab Software |
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512 | (4) |
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The Implications of Product Reliability on Warranty Costs |
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516 | (3) |
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519 | (22) |
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520 | (1) |
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Root Sum of Squares Analysis |
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521 | (4) |
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Six Sigma Tolerance Analysis |
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525 | (16) |
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541 | (18) |
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542 | (8) |
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Design for Manufacturability Assessment |
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550 | (3) |
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553 | (6) |
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559 | (16) |
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Developing a Control Plan |
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560 | (12) |
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The Final Control Plan Package |
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572 | (3) |
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Section V Product Launch and Project Post-Mortem Analysis |
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575 | (14) |
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Product Launch and Project Post-Mortem Analysis |
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577 | (12) |
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577 | (6) |
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Project Post-Mortem Analysis |
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583 | (5) |
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588 | (1) |
Appendix A Glossary |
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589 | (10) |
Appendix B Abbreviations |
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599 | (2) |
Index |
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