ASQ Statistics Division Newsletter: Spring 2003 – Spring 2003

Abstract: The articles in this newsletter are Chair’s Message, Editor’s Corner, W.J. YOUDEN MEMORIAL ADDRESS: Reliability: The Other Dimension of Quality, Stat Division Sponsors Statistical Leadership Workshop, Tactical Planning, Meeting, MINI PAPER, Six Sigma, Measurement Systems, and the Hidden Factory, BASIC TOOLS Effective Six Sigma via Statistical Thinking, 2003 AQC Statistics Division Schedule of Events, AQC Statistics Short Courses, AQC Statistics Booth, Activities, AQC Statistics Session, Open Positions, Letters to the Editor, Editorial, Gordon Research Conference Announcement, and Statistics Division Committee Roster.

Keywords: Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) - Design for reliability - Failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA) - Highly accelerated life testing (HALT) - Gage repeatability and reproducibility (R&R) analysis - Precision to tolerance (P/T) ratio - Statistical thinking