Author: Jeffrey N. Lowenthal
Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
Keywords: pocket, guide, management, project, sigma, six
Number of Pages: 130
Published: 2001-08-01
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 0873895193
ISBN-13: 9780873895194

Six Sigma Project Management: A Pocket Guide provides a step-by-step approach to implementing a Six Sigma project, that can be easily applied within any type of organization. Author Jeffrey Lowenthal has written this easy to use, pocket-sized guidebook, based upon almost two years of research examining what works best within the Six-Sigma environment. Based on the author’s own experiences as a Master Blackbelt, research and case studies, Six Sigma Project Management: A Pocket Guide has taken the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve & Control) approach and outlined it within a Six-St

Authors:Marilyn R. Block, I. Robert Marash,
Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
Keywords: system, second, management, quality, iso, integrating
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2001-08-01
List price: $39.00
ISBN-10: 0873895231
ISBN-13: 9780873895231

Valuable for managers of organizations with quality management systems already in place, this timely book explains how to expand existing systems to accommodate the new ISO 14001. It helps avoid potentially costly overlap by reviewing and comparing the exact requirements of the popular ISO 9001 and ISO14001, then explains how to integrate these requirements into one cohesive system that is measurably more cost-effective--and profitable.

Author: Joe Kausek
Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
Keywords: handbook, auditor, system, management
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: $110.00
ISBN-10: 087389670X
ISBN-13: 9780873896702

Meant for both new and experienced auditors, The Management System Auditor’s Handbook provides a detailed and structured examination of the audit process. It seeks to address the whys of auditing, as well as the whats and the how tos. Extensive focus is provided on auditing for effectiveness, in addition to conformance. Author Joe Kausek explains how to use your audit program to drive continual improvement and alignment throughout the organization through the identification of best practices and waste. A special chapter is devoted to the use of the internal audit program to verify deploy

Author: Charles A. Cianfrani and John E. (Jack) West
Publisher: Quality Press
Keywords: service, quality, implementing, management, organizations, guide, simple, case, iso, second, cracking
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2009-12-23
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0873897625
ISBN-13: 9780873897624

ISO 9001:2008 facilitates quality improvement, and quality improvement has at least two positive impacts on the organization: Better planning, control and improvement of service delivery processes can yield dramatic reductions in cost Better customer satisfaction can yield more sales and result in sustainability of an organization This handy pocket guide gives tools and resources to make ISO 9001 seem like less of a mystery in service organizations. It explains the essential elements of each clause of the ISO 9001:2008 standard, providing an overview of what each requirement means for yo

Author: Robert A. Dovich
Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
Keywords: h0601, statistics, reliability
Number of Pages: 93
Published: 1990-06
List price: $36.00
ISBN-10: 0873890868
ISBN-13: 9780873890861

Author: J.P. Russell
Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
Keywords: performing, reporting, second, preparing, guide, auditing, pocket, internal
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2007-03-09
List price: $25.20
ISBN-10: 0873897102
ISBN-13: 9780873897105

This best-seller is fully updated and expanded! The entire audit process is discussed, from the audit assignment to analyzing results and following up on the action items. This easy-to-use pocket guide summarizes all the steps necessary to complete an internal audit. New and updated sections reflect new techniques, ISO 19011 thinking, and the approach to new standards. The condensed format of this book makes it a good tool to use when training others how to perform an internal audit and is appropriate for those who have no prior knowledge of audit principles or techniques.

Authors:Kenneth S. Stephens, Kenneth S. Stephens,
Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
Keywords: quality, international, academy, volume, series, book, century, improvement, juran
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: $42.00
ISBN-10: 0873896351
ISBN-13: 9780873896351

The fifteenth edition of this influential book series is a tribute to the person and works of Dr. Joseph M. Juran. For over three-quarters of a century the quality discipline has been blessed by the person and dynamics of Dr. Juran. His philosophies and contributions to the quality disciplines, his longevity as a contributor, and his vision in managing for quality, have had significant influences on the world of quality. Among the world renowned contributors (and International Academy for Quality members) to this volume include: Frank M. Gryna, A. Blanton Godfrey, Yoshio Kondo, Joe DeFeo, and