Juran's Quality Handbook ISE

Juran's Quality Handbook, 5th Revised edition--------------------------------------------------For decades, Juran's Quality Handbook has been the one essentialreference in quality management and engineering - the ultimate authoritativesource of answers on quality applications, procedures, techniques,and strategies. Now this Fifth Edition - a major revision and the firstnew edition of Juran's Quality Handbook in more than 10 years - forgesa new standard in tools for quality. Bringing managers and engineersthe most up-to-date methods, research, and theory, under the guidanceof a team of the world's top experts, Juran's shows you how to planfor quality, achieve quality control, and ensure quality results.Packedwith new methods, research, and thought on quality, and emphasizingthe need for quality software and quality software development methods,this completely updated classic also gives you new information, newtechniques, and new applications. Broad in scope and inclusive in methodology,Juran's Quality Handbook is the reference of choice for anyone concernedwith quality in business, manufacturing, or engineering. Whether you'rejust beginning your journey or a longtime traveler on the quality path,this book is the best possible companion for your voyage.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Dr. Joseph. M. Juran, Co-Editor-in-Chief, publishesthe leading reference and training materials on managing for quality,a field he has led internationally for decades. A graduate in engineeringand law, Dr. Juran helped to create the U.S. Malcolm Baldrige NationalQuality Award and has received over 40 medals and awards from 12 countries,including The Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Emperor of Japan,and the National Medal of Technology from the President of the UnitedStates for his lifetime work of providing the key principles and methodsby which enterprises manage the quality of their products and processes,enhancing their ability to compete in the global marketplace. Amonghis 20 books, the Handbook is the international reference standard.A. Blanton Godfrey, Ph.D., Co-Editor-in-Chief, is Chairman and ChiefExecutive Officer of Juran Institute. A former head of the QualityDepartment of AT&T Bell Laboratories, he is a co-author of Modern Methodsfor Quality Control and Improvement and Curing Health Care. He contributedto the creation of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award andserved as a judge from 1988-1990. He holds a Ph.D. in statistics fromFlorida State University.