pThe Toyota Production System, or lean production, has long been regarded as critical to business success in many industries. Over the last ten years, instruction in six sigma has been increasingly linked with learning about the elements of lean production. emIntroduction to Engineering Statistics and Lean Sigmaem builds on the success of its first edition emIntroduction to Engineering Statistics and Six Sigmaem to reflect the growing importance of the lean sigma hybrid.p pp pAs well as providing detailed definitions and case studies of all six sigma methods, emIntroduction to Engineering Statistics and Lean Sigmaem forms one of few sources on the relationship between operations research techniques and lean sigma. Readers will be given the information necessary to determine which sigma methods to apply in which situation, and to predict why and when a particular method may not be effective. Methods covered include p p- control charts and advanced control charts, p p- failure mode and e