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The role of statistics in business and industry
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Wiley
Publication Date
c2008
Language
English
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PART I. SETTING THE STAGE Chapter 1. Statistics: an overview About this chapter What is statistics? Areas of application Statistical literacy Better decisions require better data Statistical thinking Related disciplines Major take-aways Discussion questions Chapter 2. Statistics in Business and Industry About this chapter Evolution of statistics for manufactured product applications Applications beyond manufactured products Forces impacting the use of statistics today Major take-aways Discussion questions
PART II. MANUFACTURED PRODUCT APPLICATIONS Chapter 3. Product Design: Concepts About this chapter The product design process Ensuring measurement capability Design and development Design validation Transition to manufacturing Major take-aways Discussion questions Chapter 4. Product Design: Example About this chapter Thermoplastic resin for child car seat: introduction Some basic elements of plastic part design and manufacture Setting the design goals Ensuring measurement capability Design and development Design validation Transition to manufacturing Major take-aways Discussion Questions Chapter 5. Product Reliability Assurance About this chapter The key role of reliability Design for reliability: the need The process and the participants Setting reliability goals Reliability evaluation of a conceptual design Product reliability development Reliability validation Product safety Reliability growth analysis Product burn-in Software reliability Further reading Major take-aways Appendix: product life distributions and concepts Discussion questions Chapter 6. Manufacturing Quality Improvement: Concepts About this chapter The Need for manufacturing quality improvement Different industries Considerations in manufacturing quality improvement Disciplined approaches to manufacturing quality improvement Quality assessment and improvement Statistical monitoring Major take-aways Discussion questions Chapter 7. Manufacturing Quality Improvement: Example About this chapter Generator stator bar example Manufacturing capability and stability assessment Addressing measurement error Reducing deviations from target and variability Statistical monitoring Discussion questions Chapter 8. Product Manufacturing: Further Applications About this chapter Integrating engineering processs control and statistical process control Polymer resin example Materials and parts quality assurance Final product assessment Productivity improvement Major take-aways Discussion Questions Chapter 9. Product Field Support About this chapter Reliability data tracking Reliability data tracking for non-repairable products Reliability data tracking for repairable products Planning the failure reporting system A note on product safety Tracking customer satisfaction Competitive evaluations and advertising claims Proactive product servicing Major take-aways Discussion questions
PART III. OTHER APPLICATIONS. Chapter 10. Pharmaceutical Products
About this chapter
Drug development: process overview
The role of a pharmaceutical statistician: an overview
Pre-clinical studies
Clinical studies
Case study: phase 2 clinical trial
Regulatory review
Some other applications
Some statistical tools used in pharmaceutical applications
Sources of further information
Major take-aways
Discussion questions
Chapter 11. Financial Services
About this chapter
Financial services and its uncertainties
Credit scoring for consumer loan approval
Credit scoring example
Model development and implementation: some important nitty-gritties
Modeling in credit management: a broader look
Specific application areas
Statisticians in financial services
Further reading
Major take-aways
Discussion questions
Chapter 12. Business Processes
About this chapter
Business processes
Example: improving the loan decision process for a business equipment financing company
Steps for process improvement
Another example: improving the skip tracing process
Some further concepts and methods
Operations research and management science
Major take-aways
Discussion questions
Chapter 13. Further Applications
About this chapter
Food, beverage and related industries
Semiconductor industry
Communications industry
Statistical image analysis for medical, security and other applications
Other application areas
Emerging areas: a glance into the future
Major take-away
Discussion questions.
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9780471218746
047121874
9781118211465
047121874
9781118211465
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