Quality Management in Plastics Processing - Softcover

Robin Kent

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0081020821 ISBN 13: 9780081020821

Publisher: William Andrew, 2016

Synopsis

Quality Management in Plastics Processing provides a structured approach to the techniques of quality management, and covers the main topics of relevance to plastics processors. The book s focus isn t just on implementation of formal quality systems such as ISO 9001, but about real world, practical guidance in establish good quality management. Ultimately, improved quality management delivers better products, higher customer satisfaction, increased sales and reduced operation costs. This book will help you get there.

The book goes back to basics to provide all of the essentials for plastics processors in an easily accessible format. It helps practitioners who are wondering where to start implementing quality management techniques in their business, focusing on the key management and technical issues for each topic covered in the book including raw materials, processing, and operations.

The book provides a road-map to cover all of a company s operations, from people through to product design, sales/marketing, and production all of which are impacted by (and involved in) the implementation of an effective quality management system. It also emphasizes, and helps to generate, a culture of continuous improvement in the plastics industry. The actions recommended in this book should be easily undertaken by most people in the plastics processing industry.

• Deliver better products, higher customer satisfaction, and increased profits with easily applicable guidance to establish good quality management in the plastics industry.
• Helps engineers and technical personnel in the plastics industry to start a process of continuous improvement in their company.
• Provides practical guidance to help plastics processing companies to organize, stimulate and complete effective quality improvement projects.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Robin Kent has a B.Eng.(Hons.) in Materials Engineering from Monash University (Australia) and a Ph.D. in Polymer Physics from the University of Surrey (UK)). He has been involved with polymer processing since 1971 and has worked as Technical Director for several of the major plastics processing and window systems companies in UK and Europe.

He has published over 400 technical and management papers on plastics and windows and 6 books on plastics processing. He regularly lectures on energy management in plastics processing and materials technology throughout the world. He has chaired 5 committees setting standards for the UK plastics and window industry and is a regular judge for major plastics and glazing industry awards.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Andrew
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0081020821
• ISBN 13: 9780081020821
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370