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For the first time in a single volume, quality control, reliability, and design engineers have a comprehensive overview of how each of their disciplines interact to achieve optimum product and/or project success. Thoroughly covering every stage of each phase, this outstanding reference provides detailed discussions of techniques and methods, ensuring cost-effective and time-saving procedures ... contains over 80 solved problems -- as well as numerous end-of-chapter exercises -- for reinforcement of essential material ... presents a complete, relevant mathematics chapter that eliminates the need to refer to other math texts ... offers self-contained chapters with introductions, summaries, and extensive references for quick, easy reading and additional study. Quality Control, Reliability, and Engineering Design is a key, on-the-job source for quality control, reliability, and design engineers and managers; system engineers and managers; and mechanical, electrical and electronic, industrial, and project engineers and managers. The book also serves as an ideal reference for professional seminars and in-house training programs, as well as for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in Quality Control, Reliability, Quality Control and Reliability, and Quality Control of Engineering Design. Book jacket.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. v)
• 1 Introduction (p. 1)
• 1.1 Need for Quality Control, Reliability, and Engineering Design (p. 1)
• 1.2 History (p. 1)
• 1.3 Definitions and Terms (p. 3)
• 1.4 Scope of the Text (p. 5)
• 1.5 Summary (p. 5)
• Exercises (p. 5)
• References (p. 6)
• 2 Basic Mathematical Concepts (p. 7)
• 2.1 Introduction (p. 7)
• 2.2 Essential Mathematical Definitions, Laws, Formulas, and Methods (p. 7)
• 2.3 Probability (p. 18)
• 2.4 Exponential Probability Density Function (p. 19)
• 2.5 Cramer's Rule (p. 21)
• 2.6 Summary (p. 24)
• Exercises (p. 24)
• References (p. 26)
• 3 Economic Considerations (p. 27)
• 3.1 Introduction (p. 27)
• 3.2 Quality Control Economics (p. 28)
• 3.3 Economics of Reliability (p. 33)
• 3.4 Economics of Engineering Design (p. 36)
• 3.5 Value Analysis and Economic Evaluation Formulas (p. 37)
• 3.6 Summary (p. 39)
• Exercises (p. 39)
• References (p. 40)
• 4 Introduction to Quality Control (p. 41)
• 4.1 Introduction (p. 41)
• 4.2 Historical Review of Quality Control (p. 42)
• 4.3 Quality Control Definitions and Terms (p. 43)
• 4.4 Quality Assurance System (p. 43)
• 4.5 Factors which Affect the Quality of Products and Services (p. 44)
• 4.6 Goals for Quality (p. 44)
• 4.7 Summary (p. 46)
• Exercises (p. 46)
• References (p. 47)
• 5 Management for Quality Control (p. 48)
• 5.1 Introduction (p. 48)
• 5.2 General Organizational Charts and Methods (p. 49)
• 5.3 Quality Control Manual and Organizational Charts (p. 51)
• 5.4 Functions of Quality Control Engineering (p. 54)
• 5.5 The Quality Control Manager (p. 54)
• 5.6 The Process Engineer (p. 56)
• 5.7 Quality Auditing (p. 58)
• 5.8 Summary (p. 59)
• Exercises (p. 60)
• References (p. 60)
• 6 Quality Costs and Procurement Quality Control (p. 62)
• 6.1 Introduction (p. 62)
• 6.2 Quality Costs (p. 63)
• 6.3 Procurement Quality Control (p. 66)
• 6.4 Summary (p. 74)
• Exercises (p. 74)
• References (p. 75)
• 7 Statistical Quality Control (p. 76)
• 7.1 Introduction (p. 76)
• 7.2 Review of Basic Statistics (p. 77)
• 7.3 Acceptance Sampling (p. 83)
• 7.4 Quality Control Charts (p. 97)
• 7.5 Summary (p. 109)
• Exercises (p. 110)
• References (p. 111)
• 8 Applied Quality Control (p. 112)
• 8.1 Introduction (p. 112)
• 8.2 Quality Assurance of Software (p. 112)
• 8.3 A System to Assure Quality of Integrated Circuits (p. 117)
• 8.4 Quality Control in Banking Systems (p. 119)
• 8.5 Quality Control in the Textile Industry (p. 120)
• 8.6 Summary (p. 122)
• Exercise (p. 122)
• References (p. 123)
• 9 Introduction to Reliability (p. 124)
• 9.1 Introduction (p. 124)
• 9.2 Reliability Basics (p. 125)
• 9.3 Probability Distribution Functions Used in Reliability Prediction (p. 130)
• 9.4 Reliability Models (p. 137)
• 9.5 Summary (p. 142)
• Exercises (p. 142)
• References (p. 144)
• 10 Design for Reliability (p. 145)
• 10.1 Introduction (p. 145)
• 10.2 Failure Data Analysis: The Maximum Likelihood Estimation Method (p. 145)
• 10.3 Reliability Allocation (p. 148)
• 10.4 Reliability Analysis Techniques (p. 153)
• 10.5 Failure Rate Evaluation of Electronic Components and Systems (p. 163)
• 10.6 Useful Guidelines for Ease of Maintenance, Part Selection, and Control (p. 165)
• 10.7 Software Reliability (p. 166)
• 10.8 Summary (p. 168)
• Exercises (p. 168)
• References (p. 169)
• 11 Time-Dependent Reliability Models (p. 171)
• 11.1 Introduction (p. 171)
• 11.2 Reliability Evaluation of Conventional Networks (p. 172)
• 11.3 Reliability Evaluation of Systems Composed of Two-Failure-Mode (Three-State) Devices (p. 181)
• 11.4 Reliability Evaluation of Systems with Common-Cause Failures (p. 193)
• 11.5 Summary (p. 203)
• Exercises (p. 204)
• References (p. 206)
• 12 Reliability Estimation (p. 207)
• 12.1 Introduction (p. 207)
• 12.2 Failure Data Plotting (p. 207)
• 12.3 Reliability Testing and Growth Monitoring (p. 210)
• 12.4 Estimation of Confidence Limits (p. 218)
• 12.5 Summary (p. 221)
• Exercises (p. 221)
• References (p. 222)
• 13 Introduction to Engineering Design (p. 224)
• 13.1 Introduction (p. 224)
• 13.2 Types of Design (p. 225)
• 13.3 Functions Associated with Engineering Design (p. 225)
• 13.4 Characteristics of Good and Bad Designs (p. 228)
• 13.5 Design Procedure (p. 229)
• 13.6 Arguments for and Against Finite-Life Design (p. 229)
• 13.7 Characteristics of Engineers and Raw Material Available to Them (p. 230)
• 13.8 Characteristics of a Typical Design Engineer (p. 231)
• 13.9 Creativity in Engineering Design (p. 231)
• 13.10 Summary (p. 233)
• Exercises (p. 233)
• References (p. 233)
• 14 The Design Process and Associated Areas (p. 235)
• 14.1 Introduction (p. 235)
• 14.2 The Design Process (p. 236)
• 14.3 Factors for New Product Failure (p. 240)
• 14.4 Design Morphology (p. 241)
• 14.5 Specifications (p. 241)
• 14.6 Summary (p. 243)
• Exercises (p. 243)
• References (p. 244)
• 15 Engineering Design Reviews (p. 245)
• 15.1 Introduction (p. 245)
• 15.2 Types of Design Reviews (p. 245)
• 15.3 Subjects Discussed During Design Reviews and Items Required for Reviews (p. 246)
• 15.4 Design Review Board Chairman (p. 248)
• 15.5 Design Review Team (p. 249)
• 15.6 Reliability Considerations During the Design Review (p. 250)
• 15.7 Software Design Review (p. 251)
• 15.8 Summary (p. 251)
• Exercises (p. 252)
• References (p. 252)
• 16 Reliability and Maintainability in Systems Design (p. 254)
• 16.1 Introduction (p. 254)
• 16.2 Activities Associated with Reliability Design (p. 255)
• 16.3 Reliability Improvement Constraints and Product Reliability Modification (p. 255)
• 16.4 Fundamental Principles of Reliability Design (p. 256)
• 16.5 Design Reliability Assessment Procedure (p. 257)
• 16.6 Design Engineers (p. 259)
• 16.7 Maintainability Considerations in Product Design (p. 260)
• 16.8 Summary (p. 263)
• Exercises (p. 263)
• References (p. 264)
• 17 Human Factors in Engineering Design (p. 265)
• 17.1 Introduction (p. 265)
• 17.2 Human Element Considerations During Design Phase (p. 265)
• 17.3 Guidelines for Monitoring the Human Engineering Aspects of Design (p. 267)
• 17.4 Sensory Capacities of Humans (p. 267)
• 17.5 Auditory and Visual Presentations (p. 269)
• 17.6 Comparison of Human and Machine (p. 270)
• 17.7 Factors Shaping Human Performance (p. 272)
• 17.8 Useful Formulas for Engineering Designers (p. 273)
• 17.9 Summary (p. 276)
• Exercises (p. 276)
• References (p. 276)
• 18 Design Optimization Methods (p. 278)
• 18.1 Introduction (p. 278)
• 18.2 General Fundamentals of Optimization (p. 278)
• 18.3 The Most General Analytic Form of the Optimizing Problem (p. 279)
• 18.4 Optimization with Differential Calculus (p. 279)
• 18.5 Linear Programming (p. 284)
• 18.6 Summary (p. 287)
• Exercises (p. 288)
• References (p. 289)
• Index (p. 291)

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