Modern Methods For Quality Control and Improvement

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

Harrison M. Wadsworth and Kenneth S. Stephens are the authors of Modern Methods For Quality Control and Improvement, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. Master the latest systems and techniques for improving quality

Thoroughly updated and revised, the Second Edition of MODERN METHODS FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT brings you up to date with the latest statistical tools, quality management systems, and developments in the field of quality control.

Offering a unique balance of management and statistics, the text provides a single source of information regarding both the structure and management of quality systems and the use of statistics to control and improve quality. Throughout the text, numerous examples introduce techniques and procedures to help you develop a better understanding of each technique's place in the field and its proper use..

New Feature

• New chapter on ISO 9000, covering the history and application of the ISO 9000 family of standards.
• New chapter on the concept of Total Quality Management, which introduces the Six Sigma Approach.
• New chapter on Robust Design.
• More comprehensive coverage of Quality, Quality Systems, Quality Assurance, and Quality Management.
• Revised material on Process Capability.
• Increased coverage of Design Reliability, including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Up-to-date coverage on Acceptance Sampling Systems for Attributes, including the ISO 2859 Family of Standards.
• Revised and expanded coverage of CU-SUM control charts.