Press Releases
November 2004
For Immediate Release
RESPONSE SURFACE METHODS EASY, ENJOYABLE WITH NEW BOOK
New York… The literature choices are very academic for individuals who
want to learn Response Surface Methods (RSM), the advanced tool for Design of
Experiments (DOE). But this situation will change dramatically this month with
the release of a new book from Productivity Press, RSM
Simplified.
In RSM Simplified — Optimizing
Processes Using Response Surface Methods for Design of Experiments,
authors Mark J. Anderson and Patrick J. Whitcomb use their patented, "Keep It
Simple and Make It Fun" (KISMIF) approach for learning and implementing this
powerful statistical tool. With RSM Simplified, the reader who may not know much
(or care) about statistics will still be able to use RSM to achieve peak
potential for their product quality, develop process efficiency, quickly solve
manufacturing problems and make breakthrough discoveries. KISMIF keeps formulas
to a minimum and makes liberal use of figures, charts, graphs and checklists.
Many relevant examples, amusing sidebars and fun do-it-yourself exercises are
also included.
Also included with the text is Design-Expert version 7 software. With it, the
reader can perform complex statistical computations, generate necessary graphics
(2D and 3D maps) and perform the numerical optimization. The fully functional
software is limited to 180 days of use from the time of installation on a
reader's Window-based PC. To help readers learn how to use the software, several
tutorials in Adobe PDF along with Adobe Acrobat Reader are included.
The audience for RSM Simplified includes not only people who are put off by
the academic nature of competing books, but also technical professionals who do
industrial experimentation. The text is also invaluable for Six Sigma Black
Belts who must master high-level statistical tools.
List price is $50.00. Complimentary review copies are available to media contacts by calling
(212) 216-7865 or by e-mailing: leon.carter@taylorandfrancis.com.
About the Authors
Mark J. Anderson and Patrick J. Whitcomb are principals of
Stat-Ease, a Minneapolis, Minn.-based company with the mission, "Statistics Made
Easy." Stat-Ease offers DOE software, books, training and consulting services.
Stat-Ease has been presented twice with the "Million Dollar Award" by the
Minnesota High Tech Association for surpassing this milestone with sales of its
Design-Expert and Design-Ease software. In addition, Forbes recommended
Design-Ease for multivariable testing in 1996. Anderson and Whitcomb are also
co-authors of the highly successful, DOE Simplified — Practical Tools for
Effective Experimentation, published in 2000 by Productivity
Press.
About Productivity Press
Founded to provide world-class guidance for every level of an organization,
Productivity Press is unrivaled in publishing high-quality material on lean
manufacturing and business improvement. Our books, learning tools and
newsletter, Lean Manufacturing Advisor, are designed to help
educate and support organizations in their efforts to implement the advanced
management and manufacturing methodologies required to compete in today's global
business environment.
For more information on RSM
Simplified, or any of Productivity Press' other titles, call 1 (888)
319-5852 or email info@productivitypress.com.
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