BUS4510

Quality and reliability IV

B W Jenney

6 points
* One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week
* 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 reliability design. Reliability definitions, failure probability density and hazard functions. Weibull and Hastings distributions. Capital equipment lifecycle costing and replacement planning. Applications of personal computer software in quality management, reliability and replacement.

Assessment Assignments: 30%
* Examination (2 hours): 70%

Recommended texts

Grant E L and Leavenworth R S Statistical quality control 7th edn, McGraw-Hill, 1996
Montgomery D C Introduction to statistical quality control 3rd edn, Wiley, 1996
Juran J M Juran's quality control handbook 4th edn, McGraw-Hill, 1988