Quality Engineering Cover October-December 2005
Volume 17 • Number 4

Articles


  • EDITORIAL: Issue Introduction
    David Lyth
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  • A Comparison of Methods for the Evaluation of Binary Measurement Systems
    Wessel N. van Wieringen and Edwin R. van den Heuvel
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  • A Discussion of Alternative Ways of Modeling and Interpreting Mixture Data
    Kirsten Bjørkestøl and Tormod Næs
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  • Improving Project Selection Using Expected Net Present Value Analysis
    John J. Flaig
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  • Quantile-Based Metrics Applied to Process Performance
    Ben F. Houston
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  • A Modified Acceptance Test Model with Particular Applicability to Bioassay Systems
    Gideon Halperin
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  • Making Inferences with Indirect Measurements
    Todd Graves and Michael Hamada
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  • The MM-Estimator in Response Surface Methodology
    C. K. Ch’ng, S. H. Quah, and H. C. Low
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  • A Modified S Chart for the Process Variance
    Michael B. C. Khoo
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  • Construction of a 21-Component Layered Mixture Experiment Design Using a New Mixture Coordinate-Exchange Algorithm
    Greg F. Piepel, Scott K. Cooley, and Bradley Jones
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  • A New Method in Selective Assembly to Minimize Clearance Variation for a Radial Assembly Using Genetic Algorithm
    SM. Kannan, A. Asha, and V. Jayabalan
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  • Developing Control Measures to Reduce Variation in Weight of Packed Cement Bags
    Prasun Das
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  • Using Degradation Data to Assess Reliability
    Michael Hamada
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  • A New Approach for Multiple-Response Optimization
    C. K. Ch’ng, S. H. Quah, and H. C. Low
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  • Serial Inspection Plan in the Presence of Inspection Errors: Maximum Likelihood and Maximum Entropy Approaches
    Young H. Chun
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  • Studies on the Reduction of Coefficient of Variation: A Case Study
    Susanta Kumar Gauri
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  • Quality Control Measurement of an Engineering Productivity Index
    Erick C. Jones
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  • Standards Column
    John E. (Jack) West
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  • Quality Quandaries: Interpretation of Time Series Models
    Søran Bisgaard and Murat Kulahci
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  • Special Section: European Edition


  • A Methodology to Synthesize Monitoring Laws by Using Quality, Security, Ecology, and Productivity Criteria
    Hector Mendez, Eric Zamai, and Bernard Descotes-Genon
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  • Taking into Consideration the Sociocultural Dimension in the Drive for Change Through Quality: Application to the Moroccan Company
    Mohammed Nouiga, Re´my Gautier, and Patrick Truchot
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  • Preventive Quality Assurance in the Context of Micromechanical Component Fabrication by Microfeatures
    Dieter Spath, Ju¨ rgen Fleischer, and Judith Elsner
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  • Weighted Inertial Tolerancing
    Maurice Pillet, Daniel Duret, and Alain Sergent
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  • Spectral Control Chart
    Teodor Tiplica, Abdessamad Kobi, and Alain Barreau
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  • A Comparative Study of CUSUM and EWMA Charts: Detection of Incipient Drifts in a Mutlivariate Framework
    Nassim Boudaoud and Zohra Cherfi
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  • Experimental Designs in the High Added Value Products Industry
    Laetitia Avrillon and Maurice Pillet
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  • A Relationship Between Six Sigma and ISO 9000:2000
    Razvan Lupan, Ioan C. Bacivarof, Abdessamad Kobi, and Christian Robledo
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  • Application of Experton Theory in the Sensory Analysis of Cell Phone Flaps
    Zyed Zalila, Anne Guenand, and Joan Martin Lopez
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