References - Six Sigma Black Belt

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These references support the topic areas in the SSBB Body of Knowledge. They are used to write
and review the questions in the test question pool. To determine which references you need,
review the SSBB Body of Knowledge. Determine which topic areas you need to study further.
Then review this reference list to identify those that support your needs.
These books cover the parts of the Body of Knowledge. ASQ Certification Board does not
endorse any one particular reference source.

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.

Breyfogle, Forrest, Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical

Methods, 2nd ed., Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2003.

Breyfogle, Forrest , Integrated Enterprise Excellence: Improvement Project Execution: A

Management and Black Belt Guide for Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced
Scorecard. Austin, TX : Bridgeway Books, 2008. ISBN: 9781934454169

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

Creveling, Clyde. M., Tolerance Design: A Handbook for Developing Optimal

Specifications, Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley, 1997. ISBN 0201634732

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

Nicholas, John, Competitive Manufacturing Management: Continuous Improvement,

Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 1999. ISBN 0256217270

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 Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System, Stamford, Conn:

Productivity Press, 1985. ISBN 0915299038

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

Books with links can be purchased from ASQ Quality Press.

Books

The ASQ Pocket Guide for the Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Modern Methods for Robust Regression

Factor Analysis Statistical Methods and Practical Issues

Understanding Regression Analysis

Introduction to Factor Analysis

The Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook

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
Belt Statistics

Project Portfolio Selection for Six Sigma

Process Improvement Using Six Sigma: A DMAIC Guide

Concepts for R&R Studies, Second Edition

The Memory Jogger Plus+

The Team Handbook, Third Edition

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