| Reliability and Warranties: Methods for Product Development and Quality Improvement Contributor(s): Thomas, Marlin U. (Author) |
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ISBN: 084937149X ISBN-13: 9780849371493 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Emphasizing manufactured products, Reliability and Warranties: Methods for Product Development and Quality Improvement presents a modern concept of product quality that integrates quality, reliability, and warranties. Expanding the concept of quality as an overall product value to customers, the author provides methods and guidelines that address issues of analysis and characteristics of product failures, assessment of product reliability, estimation and prediction of warranty costs, and development and evaluation of quality improvement strategies. He covers economic models for product warranties, product quality monitoring and feedback, and the quality improvement process. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Operations Research - Technology & Engineering | Quality Control - Business & Economics | Quality Control |
| Dewey: 658.575 |
| LCCN: 2005055983 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.34" W x 9.3" (1.08 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Our modern view of quality is a multifaceted conglomeration of probability, planning, and perception. Although warranties are important first as an estimate and then as a measurement of reliability, most books on reliability and quality relegate the topic of warranties to a single chapter. Today's engineering student needs an integrated view that considers all aspects that contribute to overall quality along with methods to analyze, predict, measure, and improve each component. Reliability and Warranties: Methods for Product Development and Quality Improvement provides this unified treatment along with illustrative examples, end-of-chapter problems, and background material. Based on the author's distinguished experience as a practicing engineer and educator, this text supplies students with a modern education in quality engineering and the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the real world. It begins with preliminary results for dealing with failures followed by the modern definition and view of quality, various types and models for warranties, quality improvement, and perspective for achieving reliability and quality goals. It also includes a unique framework for measuring and tracking overall quality performance. Ideal for senior undergraduate and first-year graduate students taking courses on quality, reliability, or industrial engineering, Reliability and Warranties presents a practical, thoroughly integrated path to meeting both engineering and customer quality goals. |