Quality and reliability V
B W Jenney
6 points
* One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial
* Second
semester
* Clayton
Objectives On completion of this subject students should have practical knowledge of the principles and practice of quality control and reliability studies. Special emphasis is placed on the fundamentals behind the several software packages that are available so that practical applications can be embarked upon with a good degree of confidence.
Synopsis Introduction to the principles and practices of total quality management and relevant international standards. Statistical methodology for process capability, process control, acceptance sampling and simple experimental design. Reliability definitions and statistics. Failure probability density and hazard functions. Weibull and Hastings distributions. Capital equipment life-cycle costing and replacement planning. Applications of personal computer software in quality management, reliability and replacement.
Assessment Written: 20%
* Examination (2 hours): 80%
Prescribed texts
Grant E L and Leavenworth R S Statistical quality control 7th edn, McGraw-Hill, 1996
Hastings N A J RELCODE reliability and replacement analysis Dept Business Systems, Monash U, 1995
Recommended texts
Juran J M Juran's quality control handbook 4th edn, McGraw-Hill, 1988
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