Quality Planning and Analysis: From Product Development through Use [Hardcover]

Frank M. Gryna (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070393680 | ISBN-13: 978-0070393684 | Publication Date: November 2, 2000 | Edition: 4

* As one of the most trusted resources for learning about quality control principles and techniques, this readable and not-too technical treatment makes for a classic must-have
* Comprehensive coverage of all areas contributing to quality including understanding customer needs, product development, supplier relations, marketing, and more
* Includes the six sigma strategy for quality improvement

Product Details

• Hardcover: 752 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 4 edition (November 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070393680
• ISBN-13: 978-0070393684
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,179,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good all around Quality Engineering handbook., August 16, 1999

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This review is from: Quality Planning and Analysis: From Product Development Through Use (Mcgraw-Hill Series in Industrial Engineering and Management Science) (Hardcover)

This book presents most aspects of Quality Engineering in an easy to understand format. Includes many Quality Engineering examples. Highly informative, a must for the CQE exam.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Methods for Administering Quality Systems, June 11, 2000

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This review is from: Quality Planning and Analysis: From Product Development Through Use (Mcgraw-Hill Series in Industrial Engineering and Management Science) (Hardcover)

20 years before anyone in the US heard of ISO 9000, Juran proposed the same ideas. He described comprehensive, documented quality management systems that were backed up by performance metrics and quality audits. Juran also pioneered quality circles and teams long before these ideas became cliche.

I find Juran immensely useful in my quality practice. This book remains one the standard works that I keep going back to. Juran's concepts are much more "applied" than "theoretical". Deming's works seem so distant, and esoteric. Juran has been there, done that. And, his methods work!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a really good book on a subject that can be boring, February 20, 2006

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This review is from: Quality Planning and Analysis: From Product Development through Use (Hardcover)

Because of work, I have had to read a lot of books on this topic... most of them are dry-textbook reads that you have to slog through. This one was well written - the text was easy to read - the diagrams and examples were interesting, and I found myself gaining new insights because I was actually reading the text instead of skimming it. Mr. Gryna clearly has the years of experience needed to write this kind of book, but he also has the teaching style of one of your favorite teachers.