Looks at quality management in a new way; Offers a very different mathematical tool set than traditionally employed for quality control problems; Yao is a leading researcher in the area of stochastic modeling and the author of a previous Springer book

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Introduction Stochastic Monotonicity, Convexity and Submodularity Quality Control with Warranty Process Control in Batch Production Coordination in a Tandem System Inspection under Capacity Constraints Coordination of Inter-Stage Inspections Optimal Inspection in an Assembly System Coordinated Replenishment and Rework * Inventory Control with Substitution