by Anna C. Thornton

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.

Contents

Figures
Tables
Text Boxes
Nomenclature
Acronyms

1. Introduction
2. Basics of Variation Risk Management
3. Identification
4. Overview of Assessment
5. Assessment of Defect Rates
6. Assessment of Cost and Risk
7. Assessment of the Quality Control System
8. Mitigation
9. Integration of Variation Risk Management with Product Development
10. Roles and Responsibilities in Variation Risk Management
11. Planning and Implementing a Variation Risk Management Program
12. Summary

Appendix A. Maturity Models
Appendix B. Process Capability Databases
Appendix C. Other Initiatives
Appendix D. Summary of Process Diagrams

Glossary
Index

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