Illustrating the role of statistics in todays marketplace, the authors relay important professional insights and practical knowledge to entry-level statisticians. After presenting key problems encountered in the field, the authors demonstrate clearly how statistics is used to address them successfully. The books three sections deal with: Setting the Stage: An introduction to statistics and its use in business and industry. Manufactured Product Applications: How statistics helps one design, build, ensure reliability and improve products from aircraft engines to washing machines. Other Applications: The role of statistics in finance, pharmaceuticals, business services and in specialized areas such as the food and beverage, semiconductor and communications industries. This entertaining and informative book, excellent as a course supplement or short-course text, will appeal to everyone from high school students considering careers as statisticians, to non-statisticians seeking expertise, to practicing statisticians. INDICE: PART I. SETTING THE STAGE. Chapter 1. Statistics: An Overview. 1.1About this Chapter. 1.2 What is Statistics?. 1.3 Areas of Application. 1.4 Statistical Literacy. 1.5 Better Decisions Require Better Data. 1.6 Statistical Thinking . 1.7 Related Disciplines . 1.8 Major Take-Aways . Discussion Questions. Chapter 2. Statistics in Business and Industry. 2.1 About this Chapter. 2.2 Evolution of Statistics for Manufactured Product Applications. 2.3 Applications Beyond Manufactured Products. 2.4 Forces Impacting the Use of Statistics Today. 2.5 Major Take-Aways. Discussion Questions. PART II. MANUFACTURED PRODUCT APPLICATIONS. Chapter 3. Product Design: Concepts. 3.1 About this Chapter. 3.2 The Product Design Process. 3.4 Ensuring Measurement Capability. 3.5 Designand Development. 3.6 Design Validation. 3.7 Transition to Manufacturing. 3.8 Major Take-Aways. Discussion Questions. Chapter 4. Product Design: Example. 4.1 About this Chapter. 4.2 Thermoplastic Resin for Child Car Seat: Introduction. 4.3 Some Basic Elements of Plastic Part Design and Manufacture. 4.4 Setting the Design Goals. 4.5 Ensuring Measurement Capability. 4.6 Design and Development. 4.7 Design Validation. 4.8 Transition to Manufacturing. 4.9 Major Take-Aways. Discussion Questions. Chapter 5. Product Reliability Assurance. 5.1 Aboutthis Chapter . 5.2 The Key Role of Reliability. 5.3 Design for Reliability: The Need. 5.4 The Process and the Participants. 5.5 Setting Reliability Goals. 5.6 Reliability Evaluation of a Conceptual Design. 5.7 Product Reliability Development. 5.8 Reliability Validation. 5.9 Product Safety. 5.10 Reliability Growth Analysis. 5.11 Product Burn-In. 5.12 Software Reliability. 5.13 Further Reading. 5.14 Major Take-Aways. Appendix: Product Life Distributions and Concepts. Discussion Questions. Chapter 6. Manufacturing Quality Improvement: Concepts. 6.1 About this Chapter . 6.2 The Need for Manufacturing Quality Improvement. 6.3 Different Industries. 6.4 Considerations in Manufacturing Quality Improvement. 6.5 Disciplined Approaches to Manufacturing Quality Improvement. 6.6 Quality Assessment and Improvement. 6.7 Statistical Monitoring. 6.8 Major Takeaways. Discussion Questions. Chapter 7. Manufacturing Quality Improvement: Example. 7.1 About this Chapter. 7.2 Generator Stator Bar Example. 7.3 Manufacturing Capability and Stability Assessment. 7.4 Addressing Measurement Error. 7.5 Reducing Deviations from Target and Variability. 7.6 Statistical Monitoring. Discussion Questions. Chapter 8. Product Manufacturing: Further Applications. 8.1 About this Chapter. 8.2 Integrating Engineering Processs Control and Statistical Process Control. 8.3 Polymer Resin Example. 8.4 Materials and Parts Quality Assurance. 8.5 Final Product Assessment. 8.6 Productivity Improvement. 8.7 Major Takeaways. Discussion Questions. Chapter 9. Product Field Support. 9.1 About this Chapter. 9.2 Reliability Data Tracking. 9.3 Reliability Data Tracking for Non-Repairable Products . 9.4 Reliability Data Tracking for Repairable Products. 9.5 Planning the Failure Reporting System. 9.6 A Note on Product Safety . 9.7 Tracking Customer Satisfaction. 9.8 Competitive Evaluations and Advertising Claims. 9.9 Proactive Product Servicing . 9.10 Major Take-Aways. Discussion Questions. PART III. OTHER APPLICATIONS. Chapter 10. Pharmaceutical Products . 10.1 About this Chapter. 10.2 Drug Development: Process Overview. 10.3 The Role of a Pharmaceutical Statistician: An Overview. 10.4 Pre-Clinical Studies. 10.5 Clinical Studies. 10.6 Case Study: Phase 2 Clinical Trial. 10.7 Regulatory Review. 10.8 Some Other Applications. 10.9 Some Statistical Tools Used in Pharmaceutical Applications. 10.10 Sources of Further Information. 10.11 Major Take-Aways. Discussion Questions. Chapter 11. Financial Services . 11.1 About this Chapter . 11.2 Financial Services and Its Uncertainties: . 11.3 CreditScoring for Consumer Loan Approval . 11.4 Credit Scoring Example . 11.5 ModelDevelopment and Implementation: Some Important Nitty-Gritties. 11.6 Modeling in Credit Management: A Broader Look. 11.7 Specific Application Areas. 11.8 Statisticians in Financial Services. 11.9 Further Reading. 11.10 Major Take-Aways. Discussion Questions. Chapter 12. Business Processes. 12.1 About this Chapter. 12.2 Business Processes. 12.3 Example: Improving the Loan Decision Processfor a Business Equipment Financing Company. 12.4 Steps for Process Improvement. 12.5 Another Example: Improving the Skip Tracing Process. 12.6 Some FurtherConcepts and Methods. 12.7 Operations Research and Management Science . 12.8 Major Take-Aways. Discussion Questions. Chapter 13. Further Applications. 13.1About this Chapter. 13.2 Food, Beverage and Related Industries . 13.3 Semiconductor Industry . 13.4 Communications Industry . 13.5 Statistical Image Analysis for Medical, Security and Other Applications . 13.6 Other Application Areas. 13.7 Emerging Areas: A Glance Into the Future. 13.8 Major Take-Away. Discussion Questions. References.
- ISBN: 978-0-471-21874-6
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés