This book develops a set of dynamic approaches characterized by coordination. In practice quality control problems almost never exist in isolation. The basic methodology underlying the studies is Markov decision programming. The book can be used as a graduate text for a new course on statistical process control, or as a reference for researchers and practitioners in mathematics, operations research and operations management, quality control, production planning, and logistics.

Klappentext

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

Inhalt
Stochastic Monotonicity, Convexity and Submodularity.- Quality Control for Products with Warranty.- Process Control in Batch Production.- Coordinated Production-Inspection in a Tandem System.- Sequential Inspection Under Capacity Constraints.- Coordination of Interstage Inspections.- Optimal Inspection in an Assembly System.- Coordinated Replenishment and Rework with Unreliable Supply Sources.- Inventory Control with Substitution.