Rath & Strong's Six Sigma Pocket Guide (Spiral-bound)

~ Rath & Strong (Author) "DMAIC is an acronym meaning Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control..." (more)
Key Phrases: frequency plot shows, process sigma, verified cause, Bill Date Change, Design of Experiments, Kano Model (more...)

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Product Description

A handy reference guide for Six Sigma which describes the DMAIC tools and how they can be applied. Perfect for those learning Six Sigma, or those who have already be trained and want a handy reference!

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 192 pages
• Publisher: Rath & Strong (October 17, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970507909
• ISBN-13: 978-0970507907
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #632,981 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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61 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Pocket Guide to Six Sigma Available, January 20, 2001

By	Jeffrey A. Veyera "Jeff Veyera" (Matthews, NC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't due encomiums very often (check out the rest of my reviews); but Rath & Strong's pocket guide simply floored me.

I bought a dozen several months ago to try out on my black belts and green belts. They snapped them up and refused to return them. My own copy is already dog-eared and tattered from overuse.

This is a wonderful tool. It breaks down the methodology in clear, concise steps and provides a desperately-needed matrix showing which tools are typically employed at each phase. It offers short, effective descriptions of the most commonly-used tools.

As someone who'd been given to lugging Breyfogle's "Implementing Six Sigma" to meetings, Rath & Strong's guide has been a welcome relief.

Pick yours up today.

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Six Sigma Pocket Guide, April 27, 2001

By	G. Schmauch "Coug123" (Spokane Valley, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Don't let the small size of this book fool you!! It is packed with great information. It gives a brief review of the tools used for Six Sigma. They are organized along the DMAIC model. A chapter covers each of the phases of the model. It covers the tools that are commonly used in each phase of the model along with why it is useful in this phase and a short synpopsis on how it works.

For example tools covered in Define are: Project Chater, Stakeholder analysis, SIPOC, Rolled Throughput Yield, Voice of the Customer,Affinity Diagrams, Kano Model, Critical to Quality Tree etc.

The chapter on Measure covers things like Control Charts, Frequency plots, Gage R & R, Pareto Charts, FMEA etc.

This book is an excellent introduction to the tools used in Six Sigma or problem solving techniques. It is also an excellent pocket reference for trained practioners to use to set up problem resolution steps!!

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Use, November 6, 2001

By	Robert Hyland (Endwell, NY USA) - See all my reviews

Rath & Strong's Six Sigma Pocket Guide is an easy to use, handy reference book for anyone starting out with Six Sigma. It is extremely well organized with an overview chapter and seperate chapters for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. It is packed with useful forms, charts, and examples that help the new Six Sigma Practitioner quickly recall information from his or her training. Each chapter ends with a very handy "Completion Checklist" that helps the reader understand what should be completed at the end of each phase of a Six Sigma Project.

I plan on making this book a standard handout in my Green Belt training classes.