Quality Improvement, 9th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2022

  • Dale H. Besterfield College of Engineering, Southern University at Carbondale, Besterfield and Associates
per month
monthly payments or
pay undefined one-time
Buy nowOpens in a new tab
Instant access

In this eTextbook — More ways to learn

  • More flexible. Start learning right away, on any device.
  • More supportive. Get AI explanations and practice questions (select titles).
  • More interactive. Bring learning to life with audio, videos, and diagrams.
  • More memorable. Make concepts stick with highlights, search, notes, and flashcards.
  • More understandable. Translate text into 100+ languages with one tap.
due today
Buy nowOpens in a new tab

In this eTextbook — More ways to learn

  • More flexible. Start learning right away, on any device.
  • More supportive. Get AI explanations and practice questions (select titles).
  • More interactive. Bring learning to life with audio, videos, and diagrams.
  • More memorable. Make concepts stick with highlights, search, notes, and flashcards.
  • More understandable. Translate text into 100+ languages with one tap.
Products list
$218.66

Price Reduced From: $273.32

Details

  • A print edition

This product is expected to ship within 3-6 business days for US and 5-10 business days for Canadian customers.

Title overview

Quality Control focuses on the quantitative aspects of quality improvement, with sufficient theory to help you develop a solid understanding of basic quality principles. The text presents probability and statistical techniques using simpler math or developed via tables and charts, making the information easier to digest.

Table of contents

1. Introduction to Quality Improvement
2. Lean Enterprise
3. Six Sigma
4. Statistical Process Control
5. Fundamentals of Statistics
6. Control Charts for Variables
7. Additional SPC Techniques for Variables
8. Fundamentals of Probability
9. Control Charts for Attributes
10. Acceptance Sampling.
11. Reliability
12. Management and Planning Tools
13. Experimental Design
14. Taguchi's Quality Engineering
Appendix
Table A. Areas under the Normal Curve
Table B. Factors for Computing Central Lines and 3 Control Limits for S, and R Charts
Table C. The Poisson Distribution
Table D. Random Numbers
Table E. Commonly Used Conversion Factors
Table-F. Critical Values of T Distribution
Table G-1. Critical Values of F Distribution (a = 0.1)
Table G-2. Critical Values of F Distribution (a = 0.05)
Table G-3. Critical Values of F Distribution (a = 0.01)
Table H. Orthogonal Arrays
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Answers to Selected Exercises
Index

Author bios

This publication contains markup to enable structural navigation and compatibility with assistive technologies. Images in the publication MAY NOT be fully described, which is a barrier to those who rely on alternative text descriptions. The publication supports text reflow and contains no content hazards known to cause adverse physical reactions.

Need help?Get in touch