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References
These references support the topic areas in the SSBB Body of Knowledge. They are used to write
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review the SSBB Body of Knowledge. Determine which topic areas you need to study further.
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These books cover the parts of the Body of Knowledge. ASQ Certification Board does not
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Bethea, et al. Statistical Methods for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd ed., New York: Marcel
Dekker, 1995. ISBN 0824793358
Brassard, Michael, and Diane, Ritter, The Memory Jogger II, Goal/QPC, 1994.
Camp, Robert C., Benchmarking: The Search for Industry Best Practices That Lead to
Superior Performance, Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality Press, 1989. ISBN: 1563273527
Cavanagh, Roland R., Robert P. Neuman, and Peter S. Pande, The Six Sigma Way: How
GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance, New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2000.
Conover, W. J., Practical Nonparametric Statistics 3rd ed., New York: Wiley & Sons,
Inc., 1999. ISBN 0471160687
Dudewicz, Edward, Introduction to Statistics and Probability, New York: Holt, Rinehart,
and Winston, 1976. ISBN 003086688X
Eckes, George, Six Sigma Team Dynamics: The Elusive Key to Project Success, New
Jersey: Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN 0471222771
George, Michael L., Lean Six Sigma for Service: How to Use Lean Speed and Six Sigma
Quality to Improve Services and Transactions, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN
9780071418218
George, Michael L., John Maxey, David T. Rowlands, and Mark Price, The Lean Six
Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to nearly 100 Tools for Improving
Quality, Speed, and Complexity, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0071441190
Gibbons, Jean, Nonparametric Methods for Quantitative Analysis 3rd ed., Columbus,
OH: American Sciences Press, 1997. ISBN 0935950370
Grant, Eugene L., and Richard S. Leavenworth, Statistical Quality Control, 7th ed., New
York: McGraw-Hill Co. Inc., 1996. ISBN: 0071142487
Greif, Michel, The Visual Factory: Building Participation Through Shared Information,
Cambridge, Mass: Productivity Press, 1991. ISBN 0915299674
Gryna, Frank M., Richard C.H. Chua, and Joseph A. DeFeo, Juran's Quality Planning
and Analysis for Enterprise Quality, 5th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Harry, Mikel, and Rich Schroeder, Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy
Revolutionizing the World's Top Corporations, New York: Doubleday, 2000. ISBN
0385494378
Imai, Masaaki, Kaizen: The Key to Japan's Competitive Success, New York: Random
House Business Division, 1986. ISBN 0394551869
Johnson, Richard A., and Dean W. Wichern, Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis, 6th
ed., Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN 0131877151
Jordan, James and Frederick Michel, The Lean Company: Making the Right Choices,
Dearborn, MI: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2001. ISBN 0872635236
Juran, J.M., and A. Blanton Godfrey, Juran's Quality Handbook, 5th ed., New York,
McGraw-Hill, 1999.
Kubiak, T. M and Donald W. Benbow, The Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook,
2nd ed, Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality Press, 2009.
Lowenthal, Jeffrey N., Six Sigma Project Management:A Pocket Guide, Milwaukee, WI:
ASQ Quality Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780873895194
Montgomery, Douglas C., Design & Analysis of Experiments, 7th ed., New York: John
Wiley and Sons, 2008. ISBN 0470128666
Munro, R. A. Six Sigma for The Shop Floor A Pocket Guide. Milwaukee, WI: ASQ
Quality Press, 2002 ISBN 0873895169
Naumann, Earl, and Steven Hoisington, Customer Centered Six Sigma: Linking
Customers, Process Improvement, and Financial Results, Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality
Press, 2001. ISBN 0873894901
Phadke, Madhav S., Quality Engineering Using Robust Design, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.:
Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN 0137451679
Pyzdek, Thomas, The Six Sigma Handbook, 2nd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
ISBN 9780873897327
Pyzdek, Thomas, Quality Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed., New York: Marcel Dekker,
2003. ISBN 0824746147
Rath and Strong, Six Sigma Pocket Guide, Lexington, MA: Rath and Strong, 2000. ISBN
0970507909
Scholtes, Peter R., Brian L. Joiner, and Barbara J. Streibel, The Team Handbook, 3rd ed.,
Oreil Inc., 2003.
Shingo, Shigeo, A Quick Changeover for Operators: The SMED System, Portland, OR:
The Press, 1996. ISBN 1563271257
Snedecor, George W., William G. Cochran, Statistical Methods, 8th ed., Ames, IW: Iowa
State University Press, 1989. ISBN 0813815614
Takahashi, Yoshikazu, and Takashi Osada, TPM: Total Productive Maintenance, White
Plains, NY: Asian Productivity Assoc., 1984. ISBN 9283311094
Womack, James, and Daniel T Jones, Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in
Your Corporation, Revised and Updated, New York: Free Press, 2003. ISBN 0743249275
Yang, Kai, Design for Six Sigma for Service (Six Sigma Operational Methods) New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0071445552
The ASQ Pocket Guide for the Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
Six Sigma for the New Millennium: A CSSBB Guidebook, Second Edition
Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods, Second Edition
Applied Data Analysis for Process Improvement: A Practical Guide to Six Sigma Black
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