Quality in the 21st Century

Quality in the 21st Century
Author: Paulo Sampaio
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2016-04-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319213326

This book is a compilation of perspectives provided by several winners of the ASQ Feigenbaum Medal, which is awarded each year to an individual under the age of 35 who has made a significant contribution to the field of Quality. As such, it serves as a valuable reference book in this area. It is primarily based on the medalists’ vision to "refresh" and "re-think" the quality concepts that have been used over the past century and the future development of the topic. Maximizing readers’ understanding of the ways in which Quality is created, it provides insights from pioneers in this field from around the globe and anticipates how and what Quality will be in the future, as well as how people and organizations can benefit from it today.

Applied Reliability and Quality

Applied Reliability and Quality
Author: Balbir S. Dhillon
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2007-02-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1846284988

Each industry, from robotics to health care, power generation to software, has its own tailored reliability and quality principles, methods, and procedures. This book brings these together so that reliability and quality professionals can more easily learn about each other's work, which may help them, directly or indirectly, to perform their tasks more effectively.

Computer System Reliability

Computer System Reliability
Author: B.S. Dhillon
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2013-05-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1466573120

Computer systems have become an important element of the world economy, with billions of dollars spent each year on development, manufacture, operation, and maintenance. Combining coverage of computer system reliability, safety, usability, and other related topics into a single volume, Computer System Reliability: Safety and Usability eliminates the need to consult many different and diverse sources in the hunt for the information required to design better computer systems. After presenting introductory aspects of computer system reliability such as safety, usability-related facts and figures, terms and definitions, and sources for obtaining useful information on computer system reliability, safety, and usability, the book: Reviews mathematical concepts considered useful to understanding subsequent chapters Presents various introductory aspects of reliability, safety, and usability and computer system reliability basics Covers software reliability assessment and improvement methods Discusses important aspects of software quality and human error and software bugs in computer systems Highlights software safety and Internet reliability Details important aspects of software usability including the need for considering usability during the software development phase, software usability engineering process, software usability inspection methods, software usability test methods, and guidelines for conducting software usability testing Elucidates web usability facts and figures, common design errors, web page design, tools for evaluating web usability, and questions to evaluate website message communication effectiveness Examines important aspects of computer system life cycle costing Written by systems reliability expert B.S. Dhillon, the book is accessible to all levels of readership, making it useful to beginners and seasoned professionals alike. Reflecting practical trends in computer engineering especially in the area of software, Dhillon emphasizes the importance of usability in software systems and expands reliability to web usability and management. It provides methods for designing systems with increased reliability, safety, and usability.

Design of Experiments for Engineers and Scientists

Design of Experiments for Engineers and Scientists
Author: Jiju Antony
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2023-06-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0443151741

This third edition of Design of Experiments for Engineers and Scientists adds to the tried and trusted tools that were successful in so many engineering organizations with new coverage of design of experiments (DoE) in the service sector. Case studies are updated throughout, and new ones are added on dentistry, higher education, and utilities. Although many books have been written on DoE for statisticians, this book overcomes the challenges a wider audience faces in using statistics by using easy-to-read graphical tools. Readers will find the concepts in this book both familiar and easy to understand, and users will soon be able to apply them in their work or research. This classic book is essential reading for engineers and scientists from all disciplines tackling all kinds of product and process quality problems and will be an ideal resource for students of this topic. - Written in nonstatistical language, the book is an essential and accessible text for scientists and engineers who want to learn how to use DoE - Explains why teaching DoE techniques in the improvement phase of Six Sigma is an important part of problem-solving methodology - New edition includes two new chapters on DoE for services as well as case studies illustrating its wider application in the service industry

The Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Handbook, Fourth Edition

The Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Handbook, Fourth Edition
Author: Russell T. Westcott
Publisher: Quality Press
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2013-10-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0873898613

This handbook is a comprehensive reference source designed to help professionals address organizational issues from the application of the basic principles of management to the development of strategies needed to deal with the technological and societal concerns of the new millennium. The content of this fourth edition has been revised to reflect a more current global perspective and to match the updated Body of Knowledge (BoK) of ASQ’s Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE). In order to provide a broad perspective of quality management, this book has specifically been written to address: • Historical perspectives relating to the evolution of particular aspects of quality management, including recognized experts and their contributions • Key principles, concepts, and terminology relevant in providing quality leadership, and communicating quality needs and results • Benefits associated with the application of key concepts and quality management principles • Best practices describing recognized approaches for good quality management • Barriers to success, including common problems that the quality manager might experience when designing and implementing quality management, and insights as to why some quality initiatives fail • Guidance for preparation to take the CMQ/OE examination. Organized to follow the BoK exactly, throughout each section of this handbook the categorical BoK requirements associated with good quality management practices for that section are shown in a box preceding the pertinent text. These BoK requirements represent the range of content and the cognitive level to which multiple-choice questions can be presented. Although this handbook thoroughly prepares individuals for the ASQ CMQ/OE exam, the real value resides in post-exam usage as a day-to-day reference source for assessing quality applications and methodologies in daily processes. The content is written from the perspective of practitioners, and its relevance extends beyond traditional product quality applications.

Digital Manufacturing and Assembly Systems in Industry 4.0

Digital Manufacturing and Assembly Systems in Industry 4.0
Author: Kaushik Kumar
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2019-07-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0429876602

Manufacturing, like other industries, is rising to the challenges imposed by aggressive consumer demands and the need for cost-effective processing that delivers quality in the fastest possible time. Fierce competition means that keeping abreast of new developments and applications in technology is essential if companies are to meet demands profitably and keep ahead of competitors. This book investigates the design and management of digital manufacturing and assembly systems for an efficient, flexible, and modular production of customized products using the I40 (industry 4.0)-enabling technologies. This book will also provide case studies covering modeling, simulation, and optimization. eBook includes color figures. Discusses how the advancement of data communication and storage through the Internet of Things (IoT) opens the possibilities of connecting sensors, robots, and devices Sheds light on how the human role in industry is decreasing due to the development of connected manufacturing floors, allowing them to take more control over the manufacturing processes, decisions, and even maintenance Covers the benefits from exploiting digital manufacturing, manufacturing enterprises, and what they expect to achieve Explains the important roles that modeling, simulation, and optimization play Investigates the design and management of digital manufacturing and assembly systems for an efficient, flexible, and modular production of customized products exploiting the I40 (industry 4.0)-enabling technologies

The Best of Quality

The Best of Quality
Author: Shri Krishna Kimothi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780873895408

The latest gem is written by many of the worldes most highly respected quality management experts who are also members of the International Academy for Quality. Volume 13 will feature the selected works of Feigenbaum, Ishikawa and Walter Masing. Previously unpublished, Dr. Feigenbaumes message from the 2001 ASQ Annual Quality Congress will be included as well as some of his historic teachings. This book will also contain historical works by Dr. Ishikawa including, oQuality Control Starts and Ends with Education,o oQuality Control in Japan,o oQuality and Standardization: Program for Economic Success,o and more. Also included by Yoshio Kondo is, oKaoru Ishikawa: What He Thought and Achieved, a Basis for Further Researcho and o21st Century Philosophy: Quality Comes Firsto. As a tribute to these three academicians lifees work, bibliographical and biographical summaries of their efforts in the quality disciplines are included in this volume. Pick up this excellent desk reference today.

Food Identity Preservation and Traceability

Food Identity Preservation and Traceability
Author: Gregory S. Bennet
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2009-10-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1439804877

A Practical Roadmap to IPT IntegrationFrom baby formula and peanut butter, to E. coli-tainted peppers and salmonella-tainted pistachios, no food product or means of its production is immune to risks. And while these risks may never be fully eliminated, identity preservation and traceability (IPT) systems make it easier to determine the source and e

New Serial Titles

New Serial Titles
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1644
Release: 1993
Genre: Periodicals
ISBN:

A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.