International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management: Volume 1 Issue 3

Elements of Axiomatics for the Quality Control of Mass Produced Parts

Jean Perdijon

Eight 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. Williams

The 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. Payne

In 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 Macdonald

The 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. Giblin

Methods 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. Bosman

Data 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 Christopher

More 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…