Practical Reliability Engineering - Hardcover

O′Connor, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471926965 ISBN 13: 9780471926962

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1991

Synopsis

Revised and expanded, this work has been updated to reflect the enormous changes that have taken place in the field. Greater prominence has been given to the complete integration of the processes that influence quality and reliability in product specification, design, test, manufacture and support as well as the essentials inherent in the understanding and control of variation, as it relates to product performance, cost and reliability. The chapter on the use of statistical experimentation has been expanded as have the chapters on production quality assurance and management. Electronic systems reliability has been updated and there's even a new chapter on the reliabililty of mechanical components and systems. Included for the first time is the important work done by Taguchi and Shainin.

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Review

"...Every engineer should read this book, as it is a subject often neglected..." (Quality World, January 2003)

"...I highly recommend the book...it is one of the best books in its class..." (Quality & Reliability Engineering International, Vol 21 (8), December 2005)

From the Back Cover

Student Edition Practical Reliability Engineering Third Edition Revised Patrick D. T. O Connor British Aerospace plc, UK with David Newton DN Consultancy, UK Richard Bromley RGB Services Ltd, UK Now fully revised with self–assessment questions for students, this classic text explains the proven methods for the development and production of reliable equipment in engineering. Students, engineers and managers will find this practical guide a vital reference source. Building on the successful previous editions, the revised edition includes material on process improvement methods, process control techniques and the reliability of mechanical components. The use of statistical experimentation for preventing, not just solving, problems is explored and the highly influential work of Taguchi and Shainin is described. Practical Reliability Engineering fulfils the requirements of the qualifying examinations in reliability engineering of the Institute of Quality Assurance (UK) and the American Society of Quality Control (USA). With the addition of end–of–chapter questions this is the indispensable text for students undertaking courses in quality assurance or reliability. Design and quality control engineers working on projects in the mechanical, electrical, or electronic industries will find it invaluable, as will engineers and managers involved in systems engineering and workers in industrial and government agencies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0471926965
• ISBN 13: 9780471926962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 432