Course Description

An advanced study of methods, tools, techniques, and systems associated with advanced quality applications. Includes a survey of advanced process control technologies, control schemes, and measurement systems analysis.

Outline

1. Special purpose control charts: Cusum, EWMA
2. Measurement system analysis (MSA): Potential, Short-term, and Long-term studies for continuous gauges, discrete gauge analysis
   
3. Prevention planning and analysis
4. Principles of robust product and process design
   
5. Mistake proofing
6. Automatic control systems
7. Principles of standardization
8. ISO 9001 requirements
9. Overview of reliability methods and tools: reliability concepts, basic reliability, Weibull analysis, growth analysis
   
10. Additional tools: FMEA, fault tree, root cause, Malcom Baldridge National Quality Award, Deming prize, Six sigma and BPE
    

Prerequisites

EMEN 5042

Textbook(s)

None. All Support Materials Supplied by Instructor

Hardware/Software

Software: MVPStats; Excel