Statistical Practice in Business and Industry

• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 434
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book covers all the latest advances, as well as more established methods, in the application of statistical and optimisation methods within modern industry. These include applications from a range of industries that include micro-electronics, chemical, automotive, engineering, food, component assembly, household goods and plastics. Methods range from basic graphical approaches to generalised modelling, from designed experiments to process control. Solutions cover produce and process design, through manufacture to packaging and delivery, from single responses to multivariate problems.Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction: ENBIS, Pro?ENBIS and this Book (pages 1–13): Shirley Coleman, Tony Fouweather and Dave Stewardson
Chapter 2 A History of Industrial Statistics and Quality and Efficiency Improvement (pages 15–27): Jeroen de Mast
Chapter 3 Statistical Consultancy (pages 29–60): Ronald J. M. M. Does, Albert Trip, Roland Caulcutt and Andras Zempleni
Chapter 4 The Statistical Efficiency Conjecture (pages 61–95): Ron S. Kenett, Anne De Frenne, Xavier Tort?Martorell and Chris McCollin
Chapter 5 Management Statistics (pages 97–115): Irena Ograjensek and Ron S. Kenett
Chapter 6 Service Quality (pages 117–136): Irena Ograjensek
Chapter 7 Design and Analysis of Industrial Experiments (pages 137–161): Timothy J. Robinson
Chapter 8 Data Mining for Business and Industry (pages 163–184): Paola Cerchiello, Silvia Figini and Paolo Giudici
Chapter 9 Using Statistical Process Control for Continual Improvement (pages 185–209): Donald J. Wheeler and Oystein Evandt
Chapter 10 Advanced Statistical Process Control (pages 211–237): Murat Kulahci and Connie Borror
Chapter 11 Measurement System Analysis (pages 239–305): Giulio Barbato, Grazia Vicario and Raffaello Levi
Chapter 12 Safety and Reliability (pages 307–335): Chris McCollin and M. F. Ramalhoto
Chapter 13 Multivariate and Multiscale Data Analysis (pages 337–370): Marco P. Seabra dos Reis and Pedro M. Saraiva
Chapter 14 Simulation in Industrial Statistics (pages 371–399): David Rios Insua, Jorge Muruzabal, Jesus Palomo, Fabrizio Ruggeri, Julio Holgado and Raul Moreno
Chapter 15 Communication (pages 401–427): Tony Greenfield and John Logsdon