Table of contents
Elements of Axiomatics for the Quality Control of Mass Produced Parts
Jean PerdijonEight axioms, usually implicitly assumed, are formulated. They concern the correlation between non‐destructive and destructive testing, the constitution of a lot, the…
Reliability Management Programmes: A Military Customer's Overview
Gp. Capt. A.B. Blackney, Wg. Cdr. D. WilliamsThe techniques and procedures available to assist the customer in his quest for a reliable product are reviewed. The blending of these techniques and procedures into a cohesive…
Statistical Techniques and the Management of Quality Improvement
B.J. PayneIn this article the author first reviews the management activities of “control”, “improvement” and “the rest”. Using various examples, the use of people and data are explained in…
The Quality Challenge
John MacdonaldThe Pacific Basin, led by Japan, is setting new standards for quality products and services. Despite numerous warnings, British businessmen are slow to realise the threat this…
Optimal Maintenance and Replacement Management
A.Z. Keller, M.T. GiblinMethods of determining optimum maintenance (or replacement times) for block and age replacement regimes are presented, together with examples drawn from off‐shore oil production…
How to Manage Data of Gas Compressors and Instrumentation
H. Lammerse, M. BosmanData collecting systems are described and the faults and problems indicated. Examples are given of the effort to prepare the data for analysis. The data analysis was carried out…
Improving the Quality of Service
Martin ChristopherMore often than not when “quality” is under review in the organisation the focus tends to be very much product‐oriented. Whilst clearly product quality is a vital factor in…
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0265-671Xe-ISSN:
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International Journal of Quality ScienceEditor:
- Professor Jiju Antony