Financial justification of nondestructive testing : cost of quality in manufacturing

Finance is not, in general, a part of the curriculum for scientists, engineers, and even nondestructive testing (NDT) specialists. Therefore, justifying proposals for new methods and equipment that may seemingly add a modicum of cost to the production process can be problematic. Financial Justificat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Papadakis, Emmanuel P.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2007.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781420009705
1420009702
9781628706192
1628706198
9780429126949
0429126948
0849397197
9780849397196
Physical Description1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 The Big Picture of Quality
  • chapter 2 How We Got to Where Wr Are
  • chapter 3 Out of Control, Under Control, and Achieving Control for Processes
  • chapter 4 Total Quality Management with Statistical Process Control and Inspection
  • chapter 5 ISO-9000 with Statistics and Inspection
  • chapter 6 Statistical Process Control as a Prerequisite to Calculating the Need for Inspection
  • chapter 7 Three Financial Calculations Justifying 100% Nondestructive Testing
  • chapter 8 High-Tech Inspection Methods
  • chapter 9 Real Manufacturing Examples of the Three Financial Methods of Calucation and of Real Decisions Made on the Basis of Those Calculations
  • chapter 10 Nondestructive Inspection Technology and Metrology in the Context of Manufacturing Technology as Explained in This Book.