International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management: Volume 7 Issue 3

Economics of Quality: Choosing among Prevention Alternatives

Donald N. Merino

Recent surveys on the use of quality‐related costs in manufacturing industries indicated that, while quality cost data are valuable for deciding on prevention activities, most…

Quality Costs Determination on a Production Line

L. Brennan, H. Cullinane, C. O′Connor, D. Punch, J. Sheil

The determination of quality costs on a production line is discussed. An approach to quality costs analysis is developed and illustrated employing a particular production line…

An Examination of Some Switching Procedures Used in Sampling Inspection

V. Soundararajan, S. Devaraj Arumainayagam

It is shown that the Quick Switching System, Tightened Normal Tightened Scheme and other switching systems emerge from the generalised two‐plan system involving normal and…

Dynamic Auditing of Quality Assurance: Concept and Method

Walter Willborn

The concept and method of dynamic auditing are discussed ‐ how they can support and guide auditors in their extended audit tasks. Differentiating between more conventional static…

Designing Sampling Inspection Plans When the Sample Size is Fixed

V. Soundararajan, R. Vijayaraghavan

The readily available acceptance number value is revised in the form of three tables. From these tables it is possible to determine single or chain sampling inspection plans when…

Raising Statistical Literacy for Manufacturing Productivity

T.N. Goh

The key to increasing productivity in the manufacturing sector does not lie solely in high technology, but also in an environment in which personnel at all levels are operating…

Designing Chain Sampling Plans (ChSP‐1) with Fixed Sample Size

C. Raju

A procedure for designing chain sampling plans, ChSP‐1, is described for situations where one of the parameters, the sample size, is fixed. The procedure involves minimisation of…