Statistical Reliability Theory (Probability, Pure and Applied, Vol 4)1 review Gertsbakh CRC, 1988 excellent text book This text book has been nicely organised, the presentation is good for beginners in the area of reliability theory. You only need to have basic probability to start using this book. It works perfectly. Problems are presented so that you are more encouraged to study the book. It is a good study ...             Inspection Errors for Attributes in Quality Control (Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability) Norman L. Johnson, Samuel Kotz, ... Chapman & Hall/CRC, 1991 This book provides a comprehensive survey of the most recent methodology--both theoretical and applied--on the statistical analysis and detection of defective/"non-conforming" items in various types of inspection for attributes, when the inspection itself is subject to error.             Implementing Six Sigma, Second Edition: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods65 reviews Forrest W. Breyfogle John Wiley & Sons, 2003 6 sigma explained + Most Comprehensive Of Them All + Enterprise Wide Six Sigma using Cascading Measurements generates 6S Projects + A must for a six sigma green and black belt + Very useful book - faulty cover!             How to Analyze Reliability Data (The ASQC basic references in quality control. Statistical techniques)1 review Wayne Nelson Amer Society for Quality, 1983 one of the best how to books The American Society for Quality (ASQ), formerly known as the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) published a series of "how to" books to teach many basic and some advanced methods in statistics, reliability and quality control for engineers and other practitioners. These books are all ...             Acceptance Sampling in Quality Control, Second Edition (Statistics: a Series of Textbooks and Monographs) Edward G. Schilling, Dean V. Neubauer Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2009 Introducing the fundamentals of probability theory along with individual sampling plans, Acceptance Sampling in Quality Control provides state-of-the-art coverage of the most widely used acceptance sampling techniques. This second edition features a new chapter on sampling standards along with updated information on probability functions, sampling schemes, and new ASTM standards. Integrating ...             Statistical Quality Control Methods (Statistics:) Irving W. Burr CRC, 1976             Statistical Methods for Reliability Data (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)5 reviews William Q. Meeker, Luis A. Escobar Wiley-Interscience, 1998 A superlative resource for understanding reliability. + One of the Best Books on the subject matter + modern and comprehensive coverage of reliability analysis + comprehensive modern account of reliability             Handbook of Statistics 7: Quality Control and Reliability (Handbook of Statistics) Elsevier, 1988 Hardbound. This volume covers an area of statistics dealing with complex problems in the production of goods and services, maintenance and repair, and management and operations. The opening chapter is by W. Edwards Deming, pioneer in statistical quality control, who was involved in the quality control movement in Japan and helped the country in its rapid industrial development. He gives a program ...             Reliability and Risk: A Bayesian Perspective (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)4 reviews Nozer D. Singpurwalla Wiley, 2006 excellent book + The product of clear thinking and experience + Excellent Textbook from a student's point of view + A great book by Nozer Singpurwalla             Box on Quality and Discovery: With Design, Control, and Robustness2 reviews Wiley-Interscience, 2000 the insights of Box and statistical parodies of songs too + the wisdom of Box and songs too! George Box is one of the statistical giants of the 20th Century. He started his career in chemical engineering in England where he learned the importance of experimental design and statistical methods. He came to the US in 1953 and spent time at North Carolina State College and later came back to ...             Repairable Systems Reliability (Lecture Notes in Statistics Vol 7)1 review H. Ascher CRC, 1984 first reputable book on repairable systems This book by Ascher is one of the earliest to concentrate on this topic. Even today there are few books on the topic. Rigdon's new book is more current. This book is referenced by Nelson in his text on recurrent events and I believe that Nelson analyzed data taken from Ascher's book. Good first ...             Taguchi Methods Orthogonal Arrays and Linear Graphs: Tools for Quality Engineering Gen'ichi Taguchi, S. Konishi Amer Supplier Inst, 1987             System and Bayesian Reliability: Essays in Honor of Professor Richard E. Barlow (Series on Quality, ... World Scientific Publishing Company, 2002 This volume is a collection of articles on reliability systems and Bayesian reliability analysis. Written by reputable researchers, the articles are self-contained and are linked with literature reviews and new research ideas. The book is dedicated to Emeritus Professor Richard E. Barlow, who is well known for his pioneering research on reliability theory and Bayesian reliability analysis.             Probabilistic Reliability Engineering Boris Gnedenko, Igor A. Ushakov Wiley-Interscience, 1995 With the growing complexity of engineered systems, reliability has increased in importance throughout the twentieth century. Initially developed to meet practical needs, reliability theory has become an applied mathematical discipline that permits a priori evaluations of various reliability indices at the design stages. These evaluations help engineers choose an optimal system structure, improve ...             Mathematical Theory of Reliability (Classics in Applied Mathematics) Richard E. Barlow, Frank Proschan Society for Industrial Mathematics, 1987 This monograph presents a survey of mathematical models useful in solving reliability problems. It includes a detailed discussion of life distributions corresponding to wearout and their use in determining maintenance policies, and covers important topics such as the theory of increasing (decreasing) failure rate distributions, optimum maintenance policies, and the theory of coherent systems. The ...             Warranty Management and Product Manufacture (Springer Series in Reliability Engineering) D.N. Prabhakar Murthy, Wallace R. Blischke Springer, 2005 Purchasers of manufactured goods demand assurance that the purchased product will perform satisfactorily over its expected life. Warranties play a vitally important role in providing this assurance, in two ways. Firstly, warranty terms can provide a promise of protection in the event of a product failure. Secondly, effective warranty service can assure customer satisfaction in the event of a ...             Acceptance Sampling in Quality Control (Statistics, a Series of Textbooks and Monographs)2 reviews Edward G. Schilling CRC, 1982 This book sets the standard! + Great for research and consulting There is simply no better book on the subject of acceptance sampling than this one. Period.             Introduction to Quality Control Kaoru Ishikawa Productivity Press, 1990 The late Dr Kaoru Ishikawa, considered as one of the foremost authorities on quality control, documents his theories and quality control concepts in this, his final summary work. Originally published in 1989 by the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE), this English language edition now makes this Japanese classic available to a wider audience.             Handbook of Statistics 20: Advances in Reliability (Handbook of Statistics) Elsevier Science & Technology, 2001 Hardbound. The area of Reliability has become a very important and active area of research. This is clearly evident from the large body of literature that has been developed in the form of books, volumes and research papers since 1988 when the previous Handbook of Statistics on this area was prepared by P.R. Krishnaiah and C.R. Rao. This is the reason we felt that this is indeed the right time ...             Juran's Quality Handbook14 reviews Joseph M. Juran, A. Blanton Godfrey McGraw-Hill Professional, 1998 QA bible for quality engineers + High Quality Textbook + Excellent reference..........Not a best choice for "just preparing for a certification exam" + The one essential reference in quality management and engineering. + Excellent Reference