Statistical Practice in Business and Industry

This book covers all the latest advances, as well as more established methods, in the application of statistical and optimisation methods within modern industry. These include applications from a range of industries that include micro-electronics, chemical, automotive, engineering, food, component assembly, household goods and plastics. Methods range from basic graphical approaches to generalised modelling, from designed experiments to process control. Solutions cover produce and process design, through manufacture to packaging and delivery, from single responses to multivariate problems.

Contents Contributors Preface 1 Introduction Shirley Coleman, Tony Fouweather and Dave Stewardson 2 A History of Industrial Statistics Jeroen de Mast 3 Statistical Consultancy 3.I A Statistician in Industry Ronald J.M.M. Does and Albert Trip 3.II Black Belt Types Roland Caulcutt 3.III Statistical Consulstancy Units at Universities Ronald J.M.M. Does and András Zempléni 3.IV Consultancy? . . . What's in It for Me? Roland Caulcutt 4 The Statistical Efficiency Conjecture Ron S. Kenett, Anne De Frenne, Xavier Tort-Martorell and Chris McCollin 5 Management Statistics Irena Ograjenšek and Ron S. Kenett 6 Service Quality Irena Ograjenšek 7 Design and Analysis of Industrial Experiments Timothy J. Robinson 8 Data Mining Paola Cerchiello, Silvia Figini and Paolo Giudici 9 Using Statistical Process Control for Continual Improvement Donald J. Wheeler and Øystein Evandt 10 Advanced Statistical Process Control Murat Kulahci and Connie Borror 11 Measurement System Analysis Giulio Barbato, Grazia Vicario and Raffaello Levi 12 Safety and Reliability 12.I Reliability Engineering: The State of the Art Chris McCollin 12.II Stochastics for the Quality Movement: An Integrated Approach to Reliability and Safety M. F. Ramalhoto 13 Multivariate and Multiscale Data Analysis Marco P. Seabra dos Reis and Pedro M. Saraiva 14 Simulation in Industrial Statistics David R´ıos Insua, Jorge Muruzabal, Jes´us Palomo, Fabrizio Ruggeri, Julio Holgado and Ra´ul Moreno 15 Communication Tony Greenfield and John Logsdon Index