Variation Risk Management: Focusing Quality Improvements in Product Development and Production
| AUTHOR | Thornton; Thornton; Thornton, Anna C. |
| PUBLISHER | Wiley (11/05/2003) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Written by Anna C. Thornton, the well-known author who coined the phrase "variation risk management," this comprehensive book presents new methods and implementation strategies based on her research of industry practices and her personal experience with such companies as The Boeing Company, Eastman Kodak Company, Ford Motor Company, Johnson & Johnson, and many others. Step-by-step guidelines show how you can implement and apply variation risk management to real-world problems within the existing systems of an organization.
-David Amos - DFSS Deployment Director
Ford Motor Company
"A must-read road map . . . Dr. Thornton cogently explains the importance and the effective implementation of variation risk management across the enterprise to managers, designers, and customers alike."
-Mike Vander Wel, PE - Build Integration/Final Assembly Manager
7E7 Commercial Airplane Program
Boeing Commercial Aircraft Group
"Dr. Thornton has developed a straightforward and simple way to use this process for aligning customer requirements, product design, process capability, and quality inspections. It works well in the real world!"
-Thomas Gonzalez - Divisional Vice President, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
Immunoassay and Clinical Chemistry
Abbott Diagnostics Division
Written by Anna C. Thornton, the well-known author who coined the phrase "variation risk management," this comprehensive book presents new methods and implementation strategies based on her research of industry practices and her personal experience with such companies as Baxter Healthcare Corporation, The Boeing Company, Boston Scientific Corporation, Eastman Kodak Company, Ford Motor Company, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and many others.
Variation Risk Management helps businesses in product development and production focus their company variation reduction and quality efforts with quantitative methods that have proven successful at top corporations. Step-by-step guidelines demonstrate how to implement and apply variation risk management to real-world problems within the existing systems of an organization.
Written by Anna C. Thornton, the well-known author who coined the phrase "variation risk management," this comprehensive book presents new methods and implementation strategies based on her research of industry practices and her personal experience with such companies as The Boeing Company, Eastman Kodak Company, Ford Motor Company, Johnson & Johnson, and many others. Step-by-step guidelines show how you can implement and apply variation risk management to real-world problems within the existing systems of an organization.