Practical and state-of-the-art in approach, Quality Control, Eighth Edition provides fundamental--yet comprehensive--coverage of quality control concepts. Sufficient theory is presented to ensure that readers gain a sound understanding of the basic principles of quality control. The substantial use of probability and statistical techniques is reduced to simple mathematics or is developed in the form of tables and charts. Professional organizations and industrial corporations have found the book an excellent training manual for instruction of manufacturing, quality, inspection, marketing, purchasing, and product design personnel.
1. Introduction to Quality. 2. Total Quality Management -- Principles and Practices. 3. Total Quality Management -- Tools and Techniques. 4. Fundamentals of Statistics. 5. Control Charts for Variables. 6. Additional SPC Techniques for Variables. 7. Fundamentals of Probability. 8. Control Charts for Attributes. 9. Lot-by-Lot Acceptance Sampling by Attributes. 10. Acceptance Sampling Systems. 11. Reliability. 12. Management and Planning Tools.