Consultant Books
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SPC
for the Rest of Us: A Personal Path to Statistical Process Control by Hy Pitt, 1994 Published by K.W. Tunnell Publishing Group, 1999 Price: $39.95 (plus shipping) To order this book, call 610.337.0820 or click here. Bulk discounts available. SPC for the Rest of Us has long been a respected tool at Tunnell trainings. Whether you're learning SPC for the first time, relearning it the right way so you can truly use it, or giving yourself a refresher so you can confidently travel forward to Six Sigma, this book can help. It takes the fear out of numbers, leaves out the intimidation, and presents a series of learning steps that gets you relying on statistics as easily as you've relied on guesswork. One corporate executive says simply that, "Hy Pitt is the best SPC teacher, period." Highlights / You will learn: · How to sample · How to understand measures of variability · How to predict process characteristics · How to use and interpret Shewhart control studies · How to use calculators and computers in SPC · How to learn to speak statistics |
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Leading
Six Sigma: A Step-by-Step Guide Based on Experience with GE and
Other Six Sigma Companies Price:
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Statistical
Thinking: Improving Business Performance by Roger Hoerl and Ronald D. Snee, 2001 Published by Duxbury, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc., 2001 Price: $91.95 (plus shipping) To order this book, call 610.337.0820 or click here. "This is THE primer that should be mandatory reading for all Black Belts who really want to master the statistical elements of Six Sigma. I heartily recommend it also for Master Black Belts who must review in order to be able to conduct Black Belt training." - Greg Watson, Past Pres. American Society for Quality Statistical Thinking: Improving Business Performance prepares you for business leadership by developing your capacity to apply statistical thinking to improve business processes. Unique and compelling, this book shows readers how to derive actionable conclusions from data analysis, solve real problems, and improve real processes. In Technometrics, this book is called "probably the most practical basic statistics textbook that has ever been written in a business context." The authors clearly illustrate how to implement statistical thinking and methodology to improve business performance. Highlights · The book begins with a discussion of why statistical thinking is necessary and helpful, and then provides case studies that illustrate how to integrate several statistical tools into the decision-making process. · The authors facilitate and encourage an experimental learning environment so the reader may develop competency by applying the material to actual problems. · Students have the opportunity to work in teams on case studies in each chapter and on a course project. · Because easy-to-use data analysis software is so widely used and available, the book emphasizes conceptual understanding over formulas and calculations. · Formal statistical methods are, in most cases, illustrated with Microsoft® Excel, MINITAB™, and JMP®. |
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Leading
Corporate Transformation by Robert H. Miles Published by Jossey-Bass, 1997 Price: $26.00 (plus shipping) To order this book, call 610.337.0820 or click here. Leading Corporate Transformation is an executive briefing for the corporate leader who wants to apply the same winning approach developed by Robert Miles and used in the extraordinary transformations of some of the nation's top corporations. If you are an executive who must guide an organization through large-scale transformation, including repositionings, revitalizations and mergers, this book will become a well-thumbed reference. For more information on the approach developed by Miles, called ACT or Accelerated Corporate Transformation, click here. |
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Handbook
of Pharmaceutical Granulation Technology edited by Dilip M. Parikh Published by Dekker, 1997 Price: $195 (plus shipping) To order this book, call 610.337.0820 or click here. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Granulation Technology is a practical guide that integrates basic principles and current industrial practices in granulation production. The book discusses state-of-the-art technologies and demonstrates approaches to manufacturing solid dosage forms that comply with regulatory requirements. Subjects discussed include: · Theory of Granulation · Drug Substance and Excipient Characterization · Binders and Solvents · Spray Drying as an Alternative Granulation Technique · Roller Compaction Technology · High Shear Mixer Granulators · Low Shear Granulators · Batch Fluid Bed Granulation · Single-Pot Processing · Extrusion-Spheronization as a Granulation Technique · Continuous Granulation · Sizing of Granulation · Granulation Characterization · Bioavailability and Granule Properties · Regulatory Issues in Granulation Processes |
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