Dynamic Control of Quality in Production-Inventory Systems Coordination and Optimization /

• Main Authors: Yao, David D. (Author), Zheng, Shaohui (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
• Series: Springer Series in Operations Research,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Management science.; Mechanical engineering.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Operations Research, Management Science.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Mechanical Engineering.

Quality control is a scientific means for conducting observations, tests, and inspections and thereby making decisions that improve the perfomance of industrial processes. This book develops a set of dynamic approaches characterized by coordination. In practice, quality control problems almost never...

Table of Contents:

• Stochastic Monotonicity, Convexity and Submodularity
• Quality Control for Products with Warranty
• Process Control in Batch Production
• Coordinated Production-Inspection in a Tandem System
• Sequential Inspection Under Capacity Constraints
• Coordination of Interstage Inspections
• Optimal Inspection in an Assembly System
• Coordinated Replenishment and Rework with Unreliable Supply Sources
• Inventory Control with Substitution.