Synopses & Reviews
No prerequisites are required for this introductory quality assurance text. The book's three sections include an overview of the popular philsophies in quality assurance, including an explanation of the purposes of basic tools; a discussion of special inspection techniques, along with nondestructive examination methods; and a description of the statistics commonly used in quality control, with an emphasis on probability distributions. The authors also explain how and why certain statistical functions are used in specific situations. Each stand-alone section of Quality Assurance can be taught in the order preferred by the instructor.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-361) and index.
Table of Contents
Quality in History
Quality
Need for Quality in Today's Business Environment
Prevalent Quality Philosophies
Methods used to Control Quality
ISO-9000-What is it and Where Did it Come From?
Inspection Procedures
Codes and Standards
Magnetic Particle Testing
Dye Penetrant Testing
Ultrasonic Inspection
Radiation Safety
Radiographic Testing
Distributions
Plotting and Graphing
Normal Distributions
Probability
Probability Distributions
Bibliography
Glossary
Appendices