
169Chapter ten: Getting the right talent and industrial engineers
SixSigma–IE academic interface describes the general academic classes that cover the
topics and theory that support the correct use of SixSigma tools. The premise is that to cor-
rectly use tools such as regression, multi-variable analysis, and statistical process control
(SPC), it is important to have foundational knowledge of calculus-based statistics. Classes
such as engineering statistics (descriptive, hypothesis testing, inferential), applied sta-
tistics (ANOVA, regression, design of experiments), and statistical quality control allow
for mastery of these tools. Industr ...