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Box on Process Improvement, Quality, and Discovery , Revised Edition
Box on Process Improvement Quality and Discovery Revised Edition Author:George E. P. Box The chapters of this book are from the recent writings of George E. P. Box, an acknowledged world leader in the application and theory of quality methodology to management, process improvement, process design, and discovery. Box’s unique ability to explain complex ideas simply and appealingly with wit and cogent illustration is well k... more »nown. It draws on profound knowledge and extensive industrial experience. In the past, these abilities have led to the creation of such techniques as response surface methods, time series analysis for forecasting and control, evolutionary operation, and applied Bayesian methods. Over the past fifteen years, Box’s work with many distinguished colleagues has been directed to the development and better understanding of quality techniques and how they can drive creativity and discovery. Key features of Essays on Quality and Design of Experiments (now re-issued in an abridged format in a paperback edition) include:
Five separate sections on (I) management issues, (II) experimental design, (III) sequential investigation for discovery, (IV) process control for monitoring and feedback adjustment, and (V) reduction of variation and design of robust products and processes
Edited by the guru himself George E. P. Box
Superb subject index and reference listing for easy access
An additional key contribution from Stu Hunter
Published in celebration of the Second Edition of Box, Hunter, and Hunter's Statistics for Experimenters, this incomparable volume is destined to remain the definitive reference on statistical quality for many years to come.« less