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.
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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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