Quality Control & Reliability Books

New and Published Books

1. Reliability and Maintenance

   Networks and Systems

   By Frank Beichelt, Peter Tittmann

   Reliability and Maintenance: Networks and Systems gives an up-to-date presentation of system and network reliability analysis as well as maintenance planning with a focus on applicable models. Balancing theory and practice, it presents state-of-the-art research in key areas of reliability and...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
2. Value Engineering Synergies with Lean Six Sigma

   Combining Methodologies for Enhanced Results

   By Jay Mandelbaum, Anthony Hermes, Donald Parker, Heather Williams

   Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), and Value Engineering (VE) have a proven track record of success for solving problems and improving efficiency. Depending on the situation, integrating these approaches can provide results that exceed the benefits of each individual approach. Value...

   Published May 10th 2012 by Productivity Press
3. Improving Reliability and Quality for Product Success

   By Dongsu Ryu

   For almost every sensationalized media report of product failure, a closer look often determines these failures occurred due to inadequate reliability theory and methodology. Current theories and practices cannot solve these problems, mainly because test specifications, especially lifetime tests,...

   Published May 10th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Essential Statistical Concepts for the Quality Professional

   By D. H. Stamatis

   The essence of any root cause analysis in our modern quality thinking is to go beyond the actual problem. This means not only do we have to fix the problem at hand but we also have to identify why the failure occurred and what was the opportunity to apply the appropriate knowledge to avoid the...

   Published May 1st 2012 by CRC Press
5. Engineering Optimization

   A Modern Approach

   By Ranjan Ganguli

   This book provides a thorough understanding of the concepts of optimization methods from a modern perspective at the conceptual stage of complex technical systems. It focuses on nonlinear optimization with emphasis on methods such as response surface and genetic algorithm, an approach suited for...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Universities Press
6. 10 Essentials for High Performance Quality in the 21st Century

   By Diomidis H. Stamatis

   As a society, we tend to reward problem solvers, rather than those who prevent problems at their source. In other words, we focus on after-the-fact occurrences (appraisal activities) instead of trying to eliminate these occurrences (preventing activities). Discussing and evaluating the core...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Productivity Press
7. Industrial Applications of Laser Diagnostics

   By Yoshihiro Deguchi

   Tighter regulations of harmful substances such as NOx, CO, heavy metals, particles, emissions from commercial plants and automobiles reflect a growing demand for lowering the anthropogenic burdens on the environment. It is equally important to monitor controlling factors to improve the operation of...

   Published December 6th 2011 by Taylor & Francis
8. Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety, Second Edition

   Edited by Pascale Carayon

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   The first edition of Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety took the medical and ergonomics communities by storm with in-depth coverage of human factors and ergonomics research, concepts, theories, models, methods, and interventions and how they can be applied in...

   Published November 8th 2011 by CRC Press
9. Patient Safety

   An Engineering Approach

   By B.S. Dhillon

   With unintended harm during hospital care costing billions of dollars to the world economy, not to mention millions of deaths each year, it’s no wonder the issue is equally front and center in the minds of healthcare providers and the public. Although the issue has been tackled in journal articles...

   Published November 7th 2011 by CRC Press
10. Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering

    Theory and Components

    By Mohammed M. Ettouney, Sreenivas Alampalli

    Continually increasing demands on infrastructures mean that maintenance and renewal require timely, appropriate action that maximizes benefits while minimizing cost. To be as well informed as possible, decision-makers must have an optimal understanding of an infrastructure’s condition—what it is...

    Published September 26th 2011 by CRC Press