Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement

Mitra, Amitava

ISBN 10: 0136450865 ISBN 13: 9780136450863

Publisher: Pearson, 1998

Synopsis

Appropriate for undergraduate and graduate level courses in Statistical Quality Control, Statistical Process Control, or Quality Management, Business Administration in Management as well as related courses in Engineering and Technology.

Rooted in a statistical foundation, this clear, lucid book presents the real-world applications of quality control. It incorporates modern ideas, methods, and philosophies of total quality management. And, it focuses on statistical process control and related subjects, such as achieving product and process quality through experimental design.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Amit Mitra is Associate Dean in the College of Business and Professor in the Department of Management at Auburn University. His research interests are in the areas of quality assurance, quality management, regression analysis, warranty analysis, applied statistics, and multicriteria modeling. Dr. Mitra has published numerous articles, some of which have appeared in journals such as Management Science, Decision Sciences, Journal of the American Statistical Association, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences, European Journal of Operational Research, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Computers and Operations Research, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Quality Engineering, and International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management. Dr. Mitra is also the author of the book titled, Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 1998, which is used both nationally and internationally. He has conducted short courses for professionals in Total Quality Management, Quality Assurance, Statistical Process Control, and Design of Experiments, and has also assisted with implementation of statistical process control in industries. Dr. Mitra is listed in several national and international biographical listings, among which are: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Personalities of America, Men of Achievement, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, and Who's Who in American Education

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0136450865
• ISBN 13: 9780136450863
• Binding: Textbook Binding
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 752