This textbook is the first of its kind, designed exclusively for the training and professional development of engineering technicians and technologists on the quality concepts, tools, and skills necessary for today's industrial environment. The book provides learners and working professionals with numerous examples, exercises, and case studies to prepare them to apply concepts including total quality management (TQM), six sigma, and lean methodology in analyzing and solving quality problems and implementing process improvements and corrective actions in the manufacturing process. Quality and Lean Six Sigma for Engineering Technicians gives readers a practical understanding of six sigma and manufacturing improvement concepts. It is also a go-to reference for practicing engineering technicians already working in the field.

Designed for quality training of engineering technicians Explains manufacturing improvement concepts with examples, exercises, and case studies Appropriate for professional development and training courses

Autorentext

Emre Tokgoz is currently the Director and an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Quinnipiac University. He completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics, a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, an MS in Computer Science, and a MA in Mathematics at the University of Oklahoma. He also completed an MS in Mathematics and a BA in Mathematics at the University of Ankara, Turkey. He completed this book during his Applied Biomedical Engineering master's degree completion at Johns Hopkins University in 2022. His research, publication, and teaching areas included pedagogy, Optimization, Biomedical Engineering, Robotics, Game Theory, Network analysis, financial engineering, Facility allocation, Inventory systems, Queueing theory analysis, Supply chain - renewable energy sources, STEM education, Machine, and Deep learning, and Riemannian geometry. Contributions by Alessia Truden

Inhalt

Introduction.- Basic Statistics.- Defining the Six-Sigma Project.- Measure.- Analyze.- Improve.- Control.- Epilogue.