Manufacturing Industry
Juran Institute's Six Sigma Breakthrough and Beyond
Quality Progress, October, 2004 by Gear, Kunita R
Juran Institute's Six Sigma Breakthrough and Beyond Joseph A. DeFeo and William W. Barnard, McGraw Hill, 2004, 374 pp., $39.95 (book).
Joseph DeFeo and William Barnard's book presents 11 questions in the preface along with a disclaimer that they "don't want to waste your time on this book if it is not right for you." Most likely, if you answer the questions, you will respond "yes" to at least one, and the authors use this to indicate your need for the book. If you are a manager, you might find the contents useful. If you have a technical focus and a requirement for an application based text, regardless of how you answer the questions, this book is not right for you.
The main strength of this book is its treatment of the planning, control and breakthrough components of...
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