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Author Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001, author.

Title The road to quality control : the industrial application of statistical quality control / by Homer M. Sarasohn ; translated by N.I. Fisher & Y. Tanaka from the original Japanese text published by Kagaku Shinko Sha ; with a historical perspective by W.H. Woodall and a historical context by N.I. Fisher
Published Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019
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Contents Establishing the quality standard -- Establishing a section to evaluate quality -- Establishing inspection standards -- Selection of inspection methods -- Investigation of the current condition of quality -- Technical terms used in quality control -- Probability and statistical inference -- Measures of central tendency -- Measure of variability -- Sampling inspection -- Specifying an acceptable proportion of defective items -- Application of sampling inspection -- Quality control of the production process
Summary Professor Woodall's essay shows that this book represents a remarkable contribution, even by today's standards, because of its contemporary thinking about the relationship between the specific topic of SQC and the broader company context of Quality Management. It also demonstrates the remarkable awareness of at least some young US engineers in the post-war period about the vital role of Statistical Quality Control in establishing and maintaining a competitive position. The book reveals that there was unsuspected knowledge extant immediately post-war, about the importance of Statistical Quality Control when appropriately applied in an industrial setting. It also helps to correct wide-spread historical misconceptions about who specifically was responsible for helping Japanese industry get back on its feet post-war, a task assigned to General Douglas Macarthur by President Truman and how Macarthur was indebted to Sarasohn
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English and Japanese
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 06, 2019)
Subject Quality control -- Standards.
Quality control -- Statistical methods
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
Quality control -- Standards
Quality control -- Statistical methods
Form Electronic book
Author Fisher, N. I., translator, writer of supplementary textual content.
Tanaka, Y., translator
LC no. 2018060327
ISBN 9781119514961
1119514967
9781119515012
1119515017
9781119514985
1119514983
1119514932
9781119514930
Other Titles Hinshitsu kanri e no michi. English