Mary McShane-Vaughn

This updated handbook is ideal for working professionals who specialize in improving the reliability, maintainability, and safety of products, systems, and processes. Organized according to the 2025 ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) Body of Knowledge (BoK), the fourth edition of The ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer Handbook has been expanded to include new information, tools, and techniques. Inside, you'll find a comprehensive view of the role of a reliability engineer, with a focus on the basics as well as the latest technology and applications used today. Revised sections are also designed to expand the knowledge base of current CREs, candidates preparing for the ASQ CRE certification exam, and engineering students.

Brush up on your Black Belt testing skills with this handy study guide, updated to adhere to the 2022 ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) Body of Knowledge (BoK). It is a valuable resource for candidates preparing for the ASQ CSSBB examination and is best used in combination with The ASQ Certfied Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook, Fourth Edition. These questions have been written to reflect current testing standards, and all include detailed solutions and BoK references for further review of the material.

If your Six Sigma project fails, it won't be because you don't know enough math. If it fails, it will be because you haven't paid enough attention to people This textbook presents the vital "soft tools" Black Belts need in order to lead the improvement effort successfully. All the non-statistical tools listed in the Black Belt Body of Knowledge are included. Chapters align with the DMAIC cycle and include: Getting Started, Reviewing Six Sigma, Launching Projects, Capturing the Voice of the Customer, Choosing Teams, Managing Projects, Mapping & Graphing Data, Finding Root Causes, Implementing Lean, Calculating Lean Metrics, Training Team Members, Designing for Six Sigma, and Closing the Project. This textbook is required reading in the first course of the University Training Partners Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program. Visit https: //.courses.6sigma.university to learn more.

This text is the companion to the online Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course presented by University Training Partners. The book includes a study planner, the course case study and screen shots for all of the instructional videos in the online course. Visit https: //courses.6sigma.university to learn about our course offerings.

Probability is tough - even those fairly well versed in statistical analysis balk at the prospect of tackling it. Many probability concepts seem counterintuitive at first, and the successful student must in effect train him or herself to think in a totally new way. Mastery of probability takes a lot of time, and only comes from solving many, many problems. The aim of this text and its companion, The Probability Workbook (coming soon), is to present the subject of probability as a tutor would. Probability concepts are explained in everyday language and worked examples are presented in abundance. In addition to paper-and-pencil solutions, solution strategies using Microsoft Excel functions are given. All mathematical symbols are explained, and the mathematical rigor is kept on an algebra level; calculus is avoided. This book is written for quality practitioners who are currently performing statistical and probability analyses in their workplaces, and for those seeking to learn probability concepts for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer, Reliability Engineer, Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt exams.