Statistical Standards and ISO, Part 4—Applications Related to the Implementation of Six Sigma

ABSTRACT

This is the fourth article in a series reviewing statistical standards published under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee 69 on Applications of Statistical Methods. Here the emphasis is on the technical guidelines and standards published or under development by the relatively new subcommittee SC-7, Applications of Statistical and Related Techniques for the Implementation of Six Sigma. The creation of this subcommittee is reviewed and its early successes are highlighted.

KEYWORDS:

• DMAIC methodology
• black belts
• factorial design
• fractional factorial design
• gauge R&R
• standardization

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*Edited by Stephen N. Luko, United Technologies Aerospace Systems, Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

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Notes on contributors

Mark E. Johnson

Mark E. Johnson is Professor of Statistics at the University of Central Florida. He is a Fellow of the ASA and a recipient of the Brumbaugh and Shewell awards from ASQ. He is currently Chair of the ISO TC69 Subcommittee 1 on Terminology and Symbols.

Michèle Boulanger

Michèle Boulanger is on the faculty in the Department of International Business at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, and is the President of JISC-Statistics, a consulting firm focusing on business analytics, data mining, and predictive modeling located in Orlando, FL. She is currently the Chair of the American Technical Advisory Group for the ISO Technical Committee TC69 on Statistical Methods and is co-chair of the ISO Subcommittee on Six Sigma in TC69.