Quality control and reliability / [by] A. G. Robertson
- Bib ID:
- 1944317
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Robertson, A. G
- Online Version:
- Table of contents only
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- Description:
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- London : Nelson, 1971
- xi, 189 p. : illus., forms. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0177510064
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: 1 Introduction to quality control
- 1.1 What is quality? 1, 12 Historical survey 1; 1.3 Objects of quality control
- 3 1.4 Factory quality control 3: 1.5 Deciding what to manufacture 4;
- 16 Specification 5; 1.7 Pre-production preparations 5; 1.8 Production 7;
- 1.9 Quality control and the feedback process 7; 1.10 Organizing for quality control 8; 1.11 Logical approach to problems 11; 1.12 Summary of responsibility for quality 12 1.3 Summary of factors affecting quality 13
- 2 Setting of specifications
- 2.1 Background 16; 2.2 Determination of quality requirements and checks 17
- 2.3 Classification of quality by variables or attributes 18; 2.4 Tolerances 18;
- 2.5 Interchangeabilty 19 2.6 Influence of process capability on tolerances 21;
- 2.7 Subjective standards 21; 2.8 Use of method study 22; 2.9 Planning the method of manufacture 22; 2.10 Proving the manufacturing method 24; 2.11 Environmental conditions in production 25; 2.12 Layout, equipment, materials 25;
- 2.13 Realistic specification 25; 2.14 Revision and reissue of specifications 25;
- 2.15 Authorization of departures from specification 26; 2.16 Repercussions arising from modifications to specifications 29
- 3 The economies of quality
- 3.1 Categories of quality costs 30 3.2 Budgetary control 31; 3.3 Pareto curves and cost effectiveness 33; 3.4 Spot or measles charts 34 3.5 Design and cost 35;
- 3.6 Game theory 36; 3.7 Return on capital investment 37
- 4 Frequency distributions
- 4.1 Concept of variation 39; 4.2 Probability 40; 4.3 Combinations and permutations 40; 4.4 Frequency distributions 41; 4.5 Types of frequency distribution
- 43; 4.6 Poisson probability formula 4; 49; .7 Operating characteristics 50; 4.8
- Interpretation of frequency curves 51: 4.9 Classification of manufacture by process variability 52
- 5.1 Economis of sampling 54; 5.2 Operating characteristics 54; 5.3 Six useful features of sampling plans 58; 5.4 Economic sampling plan 58: 5.5 Selection of sample 59; 5.6 Effect of batch size 59; 5.7 Single sampling 60: 5.8 Double sampling 6; 5.9 Sequential sampling 62; 5.10 Sampling continuous production 63; 5.1 Normal, reduced, and tightened inspection 63; 5.12 Sampling for more than one characteristic 64; 5.13 Variables sampling schemes 65
- 5.14 Differences between variables and attributes sampling 66
- 6 Measurement
- 6.1 Introduction 67; 6.2 Uncertainty aid variability 67; 6.3 Measurement standards 68; 6.4 Calibration intervals 69
- 7 Variabiity in manufacture 71 Variability: relationship to specified tolerances 1; 7.2 Process capability by standard deviation 71; 7.3 Process capability by average range method 72;
- 7.4 Process capability by single range method 73; 7.5 Principles of quality control charts 75; 7.6 Samples of more than one 77; 7.7 Control charts for variables 79; 7.8 Using average and range charts 82; 7.9 Quality control charts for attributes 85; 7.10 Control charts for number defective 86; 7.11 Control limits for fraction or per cent defective 88; 7.12 Use of attribute control limits
- 89;7.3 Pr-control 90; 7.14 Cumulative sum charts 91; 7.15 Muti-variation charts 92
- s Inspection procedures
- 8.1 Role of inspection 94; 8.2 Preparation and use of test schedules 94;
- 8.3 Establishing suitable quality levels 94: 8.4 Review of production methods and personnel 95; 8.5 Inspection and test methods 95; 8.6 Inspection and test records 95; 8.7 Goods-inward inspection 95; 8.8 Initial inspection 97;
- 8.9 Process inspection 97: 8.10 Patrol inspection 98; 8,11 Intermediate inspection 98; 8.12 Final inspection; 98
- 9 Purchasing
- 9.1 Procedure for quality control of bought-out supplies 100; 9.2 New suppliers
- 101: 9.3 Inspection approved firms 101; 9.4 Economic quality levels 102; 9.5
- Vendor rating 103
- 10 Production process, and service quality control
- 10.1 Component production and assembly 109; 102 Quality control in producing operations 110: 10.3 Quality control in service undertakings 112; 10.4
- Maintenance techniques for trouble shooting and early warning 113
- 11 Design of simple experiments
- I.i Significance testing 116: 11.2 Null hypothesis 116; 11.3 Degrees of freedom
- 17; 11.4 Chisquare testing; goodness of fit 118; 11.5 Significance tests in general 120; t.6 Fitting a linear trend line 121; 11.7 Designing experiments
- 125; 11.8 Factorial designs 128; 11.9 Evolutionary operation (EVOP) 129
- 12 External quality control requirements
- 12.1 Bodies to be controlled 130; 12 Requirements of external bodies 130;
- 12.3 Electrical Qualty Assurance Directorate (EQD) 131; 12.4 Quality Assurance Directorate (Fighting Vehicles and Engineering Equipment) 131; 12.5 Basic forms of ispection 132; 12.6 Future trends 133; 12.7 Some other external requirements 134
- 13 Reliabiity
- 13,1 Developent of quiality control 137: 13.2 Reliability 138; 13.3 Importance of reliability 138; 13 Causes ofunreiiability 139; 13.5 Failure 140; 13.6 Failure
- ptterns 140; 13.7 Mean time between failure (MTBF) 144; 13,8 MTBF and
- overhaul times 146; 13.9 Mean time to failure (MTTF) 146; 13.10 Mean time
- to repair (MTTR) 146; 13.11 Environmental conditions 147; 13.12 Installation
- 148; 13.13 Operability 148; 13.14 Prediction of reliability 149; 13.15 Failure rate
- of electronic components 150; 13.16 Reliability test procedures 151; 13.17
- AGREE test procedure 152; 13.18 Other environmental studies 153; 13.19
- Acceptance of equipment 153
- 14 Human actors in qulity contro
- 4.1 Indifference theory 155; 14.2 Craftsmanship theory 155; 14.3 Effects of
- indifference and craftssanship theories 156; 14.4 Role and responsibility of
- inspectors 57; 14.5 Role and responsibility of supervisors 157; 14.6 Role and
- responsibility of the operator 158; 14.7 Operator- and management-controllable
- defects 158; 14.8 Feedback of information to operators 159; 14.9 Motivation
- techniques 160; 14.10 Financial and non-financial incentives 60; 14.11 Operator
- contro 161 ; 14.12 Working conditions 162
- 1l5 nfluence of coputers
- 151 General use of computers 164; 15.2 Numerical control 165; 15.3 Computers
- n tansfer lines 165; 154 Computer-assisted inspection of components 166;
- 15.5 Computerized control of electronic assemblies 166; 15.6 Circuit analysis
- ad design 167; 5.7 Defect analysis by computer 167: 15.8 Computer-controlled
- auomatic test equipment 168; 15.9 Food blending 168; 15.10 Impact of the
- computer 169.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: p. [185]-186.
- Subject:
- Quality control
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