It has recently become apparent that "quality" is quickly becoming the single most important factor for success and growth in business. Companies achieving higher quality in their products through effective quality improvement programs enjoy a significant competitive advantage. It is, therefore, essential for engineers responsible for design, development, and manufacture of products to understand the concepts and techniques of quality control. This book imparts that understanding. Designed as a graduate text and covering the basic steps in quality assurance and control methodologies, it will also serve well as a reference for practitioners already working in design and quality control.
