Abstract #300817

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JSM 2003 Abstract #300817
Activity Number: 345
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Quality & Productivity
Abstract - #300817
Title: Teaching Six-Sigma Concepts in a University Setting
Author(s): Douglas C. Montgomery*+ and Richard K. Burdick and David Sebert and Cathy Lawson and Don R. Holcomb and Harry Shah and Wade Molnau
Companies: Arizona State University and Arizona State University and Motorola and General Dynamics and Honeywell and Motorola and General Dynamics
Address: Dept. of Ind. Engineering, Tempe, AZ, 85287,
Keywords: industrial statistics ; Six-Sigma ; graduate programs
Abstract:

The Department of Industrial Engineering and the Interdisciplinary Program in Statistics at Arizona State University have partnered with Motorola, General Dynamics and Honeywell to develop and implement a program to prepare graduate students in industrial statistics and six-sigma methodology. The program of study may be pursued in several ways; through the Masters degree program options in industrial engineering, through the MS Statistics degree, or through the Graduate Certificate in Statistics. Students must complete graduate courses in statistical quality control, design of experiments, regression analysis, a six-sigma methods class, and a project that involves use of the statistical techniques and other six-sigma skills. The six-sigma methods class and the project are team-taught by ASU faculty and Black Belts from the industrial partners. This presentation discusses the design and implementation of the program and gives details of our experiences.

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