What are you going to learn?

  • Explain quality and quality control:
    • define quality.
    • explain differences between quality control and statistical quality
    • control.
    • determine several quality concept.
  • Define Quality Assurance System and Total Quality Management:
    • express the main attributes of Quality Assurance System.
    • define the Total Quality Management.
  • Use the Problem Solving Techniques:
    • distinguish between techniques.
    • apply Problem Solving Techniques.
    • use software about Problem Solving Techniques.
  • Define quality costs:
    • calculate, analyze and interpret quality costs.
  • Analyse Measurement System:
    • express the importance of Measurement System and analysis.
    • raise data collection assurance.
  • Define Statistical Quality Control:
    • explain the main attributes of Statistical Quality Control.
    • question and interpret production or service quality by using different
    • quality control charts.
    • distinguish usage areas of control charts in engineering.
    • calculate and interpret process capability indexs.
    • use software to statistical quality control.

Content

Chapter 1. Management and Leadership

  • Quality Foundations
  • Quality Management System
  • Leadership Principles
  • Facilitation Principles
  • Communications Skills
  • Customer Relations
  • Supplier Management

Chapter 2. The Quality System

  • Elements of Quality System
  • Documentation of the Quality System
  • Quality Standards
  • Quality Audits
  • Cost of Quality
  • Quality Training
  • Supplier Management

Chapter 3. Product and Process Design

  • Design Inputs and Review
  • Specifications
  • Design Verification
  • Reliability and Maintainability

Chapter 4. Product and Process Control

  • Tools
  • Material Control
  • Acceptance Sampling
  • Measurement and Test
  • Metrology

Chapter 5. Continuous Improvement

  • Quality Control Tools
  • Quality Management and Planning Tools
  • Continuous Improvement Techniques
  • Corrective Actions
  • Preventive Actions

Chapter 6. Quantitative Methods and Tools

  • Data Collection
  • Probability Distributions
  • Statistical Decision Making
  • Variables Relationships
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
  • Process and Performance Capability
  • Design and Analysis of Experiments

Bibliography

  • Borrow, C. M, Editor. The Certified Quality Engineer Handbook. 3 d Ed., American Socity for Quakity, Quaity Press, 2009.
  • Montgomery D.C. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control (7th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013.

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