Six Sigma and Beyond: Design for Six Sigma, Volume VI

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Nasser, Jacques, 297

National Electrical Manufacturing Association (NEMA), 358

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 526

National reference, 525

National standards, 525

National Technical Information Center, 147

Need sets, 53

Negative confirmation, in customer satisfaction, 49

Negative feedback, 31, 35

NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturing Association), 358

Net assets, 695

Net income, 671

Net present value (NPV) method, 611, 709

Net profits, 459 “460

New products, 710

Newsearch, 146

Newsletters, 145, 147

Newspapers, 145

Nine-level factors, 390

NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), 526

Node absorption , 539

Noise factors, 393, 411, 721

Noises, 336 “337

Nominal dimension, 531

Nominal group process, 114, 132 “134

Nominal size , 522

Non-constraints, theory of, 463 “464

Noncontrollable costs, 703

Noncurrent assets, 667

Noncurrent liabilities, 667

Nondestructive testing, 530

Non-disclosure agreements, 17

Nonlinear analysis, 176

Nonlinear dynamic analysis, 177

Nonlinear static analysis, 177

Nonprofit organizations, 668

Nonrecurring expenses, 669

Non-rigid parts , 522

Non-statistical controls, 274

Normal density-like function, 647

Normal distribution, 320

in fixed-sample tests, 320

in sequential tests, 323

Normalizing constant, 308

Normal modes analysis, 177

Not invented here syndrome, 110

NPV (net present value) method, 611, 709

NTB (nominal-the-best), 413 “415

in loss function, 399

signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio for, 404 “405, 431, 439 “441

Nuclear radiation, 289

Numerical evaluation. see paired comparisons