Guide to Quality Control

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Overview

This classic, hands-on guide, written by one of the most widely respected masters of quality, teaches the fundamental tools of quality, including:
Data collection
Control charts
Histograms
Scatter diagrams
Cause-and-effect diagrams
Probability
Check sheets
Sampling
Pareto diagrams
Graphs

This best-selling text has been used extensively by schools and major U.S. companies for training students, supervisors, and line personnel. Simply written and self-teaching, it encourages workers to seek out applications of the tools in their work. Includes practice problems.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9789283310358
  • Publisher: Asian Productivity Organization
  • Publication date: 1/1/1986
  • Series: Industrial Engineering & Technology
  • Edition description: REVISED
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 225

Table of Contents


Preface to the Second English edition
Preface to the original edition
How to use this book

CHAPTER 1 - HOW TO COLLECT DATA

1.1 The purpose of collecting data
1.2 Correct data
1.3 Kind of data
1.4 Analysis of data
1.5 Reminders for collecting data


CHAPTER 2 - HISTOGRAMS

2.1 Data have dispersion
2.2 How to prepare a histogram
2.3 How to use a histogram


CHAPTER 3 - CAUSE-AND-EFFECT DIAGRAM (CE DIAGRAM)

3.1 Why does quality dispersion occur?
3.2 Making cause-and-effect diagrams (general steps)
3.3 Types of cause-and-effect diagrams
3.4 How to use a cause-and-effect diagram
3.5 The development of cause-and-effect diagrams and the future


CHAPTER 4 - CHECK SHEETS

4.1 Quality control and check sheets
4.2 Function of check sheets
4.3 Check sheets for production process distribution
4.4 Defective item checks
4.5 Defect location check sheet
4.6 Defective cause check sheet
4.7 Check-up confirmation check sheet
4.8 Other check sheets


CHAPTER 5 - PARETO DIAGRAMS

5.1 What is a Pareto diagram?
5.2 How to make a Pareto diagram
5.3 How to use a Pareto diagram
5.4 Try to have the vertical axis represent amounts of money


CHAPTER 6 - GRAPHS

6.1 What is a graph?
6.2 Various graphs
6.3 Examples of use of graphs
6.4 From graphs to statistical control methods


CHAPTER 7 - CONTROL CHARTS I

7.1 What is a control chart?
7.2 Types of control charts
7.3 Making the x bar-R control chart


CHAPTER 8 - CONTROL CHARTS II

8.1 Point movements on x bar-R control charts
8.2 How to read control charts
8.3 How to draw p and pn control charts
8.4 How to make u charts and c charts
8.5 How to use control charts


CHAPTER 9 - SCATTER DIAGRAMS

9.1 Relationship between cause and effect
9.2 What is a scatter diagram?
9.3 How to make a scatter diagram
9.4 Reading scatter diagrams
9.5 Testing correlation with scatter diagrams
9.6 Care in using diagrams


CHAPTER 10 - BINOMIAL PROBABILITY PAPER

10.1 Purpose of a binomial probability paper
10.2 Structure of a binomial probability paper
10.3 The test for population fraction defective
10.4 Comparing two groups of paired corresponding data
10.5 Test for correlation
10.6 2 x 2 contingency tables
10.7 2 x m contingency tables


CHAPTER 11 - SAMPLING

11.1 What is sampling?
11.2 Statistical thinking and sampling
11.3 Random sampling
11.4 Sampling error
11.5 Types of sampling


CHAPTER 12 - SAMPLING INSPECTION

12.1 What is sampling inspection?
12.2 Problems of total inspection
12.3 Situations where inspection by sampling is necessary
12.4 Lot quality
12.5 OC (operating characteristics) curves and acceptance sampling
12.6 Supplementary remarks


CHAPTER 13 - PRACTICE PROBLEMS

13.1 How to collect data
13.2 Histograms
13.3 Cause-and-effect diagrams
13.4 Check sheets
13.5 Pareto diagrams
13.6 Graphs
13.7 Control Charts I
13.8 Control Charts II
13.9 Scatter diagrams
13.10 Binomial probability papers
13.11 Sampling
13.12 Sampling inspection


APPENDICES

Appendix I: Sign Test Table
Appendix II: Alpha and r scales binomial probability papers


Bibliography Index

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