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Prepared by C. Martin Hinckley

Note: Rating is on a scale of one to four, four being the most important or useful (My own publications are not rated).

Quality (General)

Buzzell, Robert D., and Bradley T. Gale, The PIMS (Profit Impact of Market Strategy)

 Harry, Mikel J. and Reigle Stewart, "Six Sigma Mechanical Design Tolerancing," Motorola Publication No. 6s-2-10/88, Scottsdale, AZ, 1988.

Hinckley, C. Martin, A Global Conformance Quality Model (U), (Based on Ph.D. Dissertation), Sandia National Laboratories, SAND 94-8451, January 1994.

Ishikawa, Kaoru, Guide to Quality Control, Asian Productivity Organization, Quality

Juran's Quality Control Handbook, J. M. Juran, editor in chief, Frank M. Gryna associate editor, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.

Ross, Phillip J., Taguchi Techniques for Quality Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1988.

Schaffer, Robert H., and Harvey A. Thomson, "Successful Change Programs Begin with Results," Harvard Business Review, Reprint 92108, January-February, 1992, pp. 80-89.

Human Performance and Quality

Buck, J. R. "Dynamic Visual Inspection: task factors, theory and economics," Human Reliability in Quality Control, Edited by C. G. Drury and J. G. Fox, Halsted Press, 1975, pp. 165-187. 231-251.

Card, S., W. English, and B. Burr, "Evaluation of mouse, rate-controlled isometric joystick, step keys and text keys for test selection on a CRT," Ergonomics, 21(8), 1978, pp 601-613.

Chapman, D. Elizabeth, and M. A. Sinclair, "Ergonomics in Inspection Tasks in the Food Industry," Human Reliability in Quality Control, Edited by C. G. Drury and J. G. Fox, Halsted Press, 1975, pp. 231-251.

 Harris, Douglas H., and Frederick B. Chaney, Human Factors in Quality Assurance, Wiley, New York, 1969, p. 9.

Harris, Douglas H., "The Effect of Equipment Complexity on Inspection Performance." Journal Applied Psychology, 1966, 50, 236-237.

Hinckley, C. M., and P. Barkan, "The Role of Variation, Mistakes and Complexity in Producing Nonconformities," Journal of Quality Technology, ASQC, Vol 27, No 3, July, 1995, pp. 242-249.

Jerison, Harry J., "On the Decrement Function in Human Vigilance." In D. N. Buckner and J. J. McGrath (Eds.), Vigilance: A symposium, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1963, pp. 199-216.

McCornack, R., Inspector Accuracy: A Study of the Literature, Report SCTM-53-61(24), Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, 1961

Park, Kyung S., Human Reliability - Analysis, Prediction, and Prevention of Human Errors, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1987. p 197.

Poka-yoke-Improving Product Quality by Preventing Defects, Edited by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd./Factory Magazine, Productivity Press, Cambridge, 1988 (English).

Rook, L. W., Jr., Reduction of Human Error in Production, SCTM 93-62(14), Sandia National Laboratories, Division 1443, June 1962.

Rook, L. W., Motivation and Human Error, SC-TM-135, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, September 1965, p. 5.

Shingo, Shigeo, Zero Quality Control: Source Inspection and the Poka-yoke System, Translated by Andrew P. Dillon, Productivity Press, Cambridge, Conn., 1986.

Smith, Bill, "Making a War on Defects-Six Sigma Design," IEEE Spectrum, September, 1993, pp. 43-47.

Swain, A. D. and H. E. Guttmann, Handbook of Human Reliability Analysis with Emphasis on Nuclear Power Plant Applications, NUREG/CR-1278, SAND80-0200, RX, AN, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, August, 1983.

Tsuda, Yoshikazu, "Implications of Fool Proofing in the Manufacturing Process," Quality Through Engineering Design, Edited by W. Kuo, Elsevier, 1993, pp. 79-95.

Links Between Task Complexity and Quality

Bloomfield, J. R., "Studies in Visual Search," Paper I:2, Human Reliability in Quality Control, Edited by C. G. Drury and J. G. Fox., Halsted Press, New York, 1975. pp. 19-43.

Gatchell, Susanne M., "The Effect of Part Proliferation on Assembly Line Operators' Decision Making Capabilities," Proceedings of the Human Factors Society, 23rd Annual Meeting, 1979 (Santa Monica : The Human Factors Society, 1979).

Hinckley, C. M., and P. Barkan, "The Role of Variation, Mistakes and Complexity in Producing Nonconformities," Journal of Quality Technology, ASQC, Vol 27, No 3, July, 1995, pp. 242-249.

MacKenzie, I. Scott, Abigail Sellen, and William Buxton, "A Comparison of Input Devices in Elemental Pointing and Dragging Tasks," Human Factors in Computing Systems-Reaching Through Technology, CHI 1991 Conference Proceedings, Edited by Scott P. Robertson, Gary M. Olson, and Judith S. Olson, Addison Wesley Publishing Co., Readinng, April 27- May 2, 1991, pp. 161-166.

Efficient Production

Adler, Paul S., "Time-and Motion Regained," Harvard Business Review, January-February, 1993, pp. 97-108.

Adler, Paul S., Robert E. Cole, "Designed for Learning: A Tale of Two Auto Plants," Sloan Management Review, Spring 1993, pp. 85-94.

Clark, Kim B., and Takahiro Fujimoto, Product Development Performance, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, 1991, pp 198-201.

Fucini, Joseph J. and Suzy, Working for the Japanese, The Free Press, New York, 1990.

Reid, Peter, Well Made in America - Lessons from Harley Davidson on Being the Best, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1990.

Shingo, Shigeo, A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System, Translated by A. P. Dillon, Productivity Press, Cambridge, 1985.

Shingo, Shigeo, Non-Stock Production: The Shingo System for Continuous Improvement, Translated by A. P. Dillon, Productivity Press, Cambridge, 1988.

Stalk, George, Jr., and Thomas M. Hout, Competing Against Time-How Time-Based Competition is Reshaping Global Markets, The Free Press, 1990.

Trucks, H. E., Designing for Economical Production, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, 1976.

Ulrich, Karl, David Sartorius, Scott Pearson, and Mark Jakiela, "Including the Value of Time in Design-for Manufacturing Decision Making," Management Science, Vol 39, No. 4, April 1993. pp. 429-447.

Womack, James P., Daniel T. Jones & Daniel Roos, The Machine that Changed the World, Rawson Associates, New York, 1990, p. 93, 96.

Techniques for Simplifying Design

Boothroyd, G., Dewhurst, P., Product Design for Assembly, Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc., Section 2, Kingston, 1985.

Assembly View™-Design for Assembly Analysis for the Macintosh, User Manual, Sapphire Design Systems, 1989.

Watson, Ronald G., Ellen M. Theis, and Robert S. Janek, "Mechanical Equipment Design for Simplicity," AT&T Technical Journal, Design for X, Vol 69, No. 3, May/June 1990, pp 14-27.

Bothun, M., et al., "Design Guide for Assembly and Automation," Xerox Automation Institute, Webster, N.Y., 1985.

 

 

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