The ASQ Certified Quality Engineer Handbook

Scott A. Laman

• Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781636940267
• Edition: 5
• eBook ISBN:
  9781636940274
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Operations
• Index: Business

The ASQ Certified Quality Engineer Handbook, Fifth Edition, covers a wide range of topics in the quality engineering field and is organized to align with the 2022 ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Body of Knowledge (BoK). This handbook is essential for candidates preparing for the ASQ CQE examination. For working engineers, it is a convenient and thorough guide to the profession.In addition to providing detailed explanations of each section of the 2022 CQE BoK, this current edition includes: •An explanation of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and the RACI matrix; critical to quality as a design input; hazard analysis and FMEA; overall equipment effectiveness (OEE); 5 Whys analysis; data automation and database integration; and assessing risk in audit planning and implementation•New chapter on risk management•Appendices and a Glossary of Terms for reference purposesContent in this fifth edition has been restructured to provide tools and concepts that match the 2022 CQE BoK, as well as improved textbook and journal article references throughout the entire book. This handbook also provides case studies that give readers a broader context for real-life scenarios and applications.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• CIP data
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• List of Acronyms
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Body of Knowledge
• Chapter 1 Management and Leadership
• Chapter 2 The Quality System
• Chapter 3 Product, Process, and Service Design
• Chapter 4 Product and Process Control
• Chapter 5 Continuous Improvement
• Chapter 6 Quantitative Methods and Tools
• Chapter 7 Risk Management
• Appendix A Control Limit Formulas
• Appendix B Constants for Control Charts
• Appendix C Statistical Tolerance Factors for at Least 99% of the Population
• Appendix D Standard Normal Distribution for Selected Z-Values
• Appendix E Areas under Standard Normal Distribution to the Left of Z-Values
• Appendix F F Distribution F0.10
• Appendix G F Distribution F0.05
• Appendix H F Distribution F0.01
• Appendix I Binomial Distribution
• Appendix J Chi-Square Distribution
• Appendix K Exponential Distribution
• Appendix L Poisson Distribution
• Appendix M Median Ranks
• Appendix N Normal Scores
• Appendix O Values of t Distribution
• Glossary
• References
• Index