Modern Methods For Quality Control and Improvement

Harrison M. Wadsworth (Author), Kenneth S. Stephens (Author), A. Blanton Godfrey (Author)

9780471299738, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 30 November 2001

704 pages
23.9 x 19.4 x 3.3 cm, 1.268 kg

This is a revision of a classic! This text provides a single source for information on both the structure and management of quality systems and the use of statistics to control and improve quality. It incorporates an international flavor and a good balance of services and manufacturing coverage. The goal of the second edition remains the same as the first edition - to promote learning by means of practical, effective applications intended to develop, control, and improve quality systems and processes.

1. History and Evolution of Quality Control and Assurance
2. Quality and Quality Systems
3. The ISO 9000 Quality System
4. Total Quality Management
5. Review of Fundamental Statistical Concepts
6. Introduction to Control Charts
7. Control Charts for Attributes
8. Control Charts for Variables
9. Special Control Charts
10. Specification Limits, Tolerances, and Related Techniques
11. Process Control and Improvement Techniques
12. Industrial Experimentation
13. Robust Design
14. Reliability
15. Acceptance Sampling for Attributes
16. Attribute Sampling Tables
17. Acceptance Sampling by Variables
18. Special Attribute Sampling Procedures

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]