Table of contents
A Case Study of Hospital Quality Assurance
T.C.E. ChengPresents a case study of hospital quality assurance in a regional hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The focus is on the quality monitoring method used in the hospital. While the…
An Efficient Procedure for the Economic Design of np‐Control Charts
Kun‐Jen ChungPresents two production models for maintaining current control of an industrial process under the surveillance of an np‐control chart. The first model assumes that the process is…
Quality Circles, the Production Function and Quality of Working Life: Results of a Study in Seven Large Companies
J. de Vries, H. van de WaterAlthough it is often posited that quality circles are an instrument for improving both efficiency and quality of working life, little systematic research has been done. In 1985…
Detection of Defects in Rolling Element Bearings by Vibration Probability Density and Cross‐correlation Measurements
N. TandonThe usefulness of probability density and cross‐correlation of the vibration acceleration signal of rolling element bearings has been investigated. These measurements have been…
Statistical Process Control: A Guide for Implementation
L. Kamal Gaafar, J. Bert KeatsFocuses on the Statistical Process Control (SPC) implementation phase in an effort to underline that SPC is not just control charts, and that many steps have to be accomplished…
Survey of Quality in Western Michigan Firms
Frederick ChenLooks into the quality practices of a cross‐section of firms in the western Michigan area. Large and small firms were studied. Using a survey questionnaire, the study explores the…
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- Professor Jiju Antony