Development of a Methodology for Quality Control and Enhancement in Manufacturing

Abstract

The objective of this research is to establish a methodology for product quality enhancement through advances in parameter design and the recognition of the role of the manufacturing system's dynamical behavior on the variability of the product quality characteristics. In addition, the role of logistical support, especially the planning and scheduling of production, was investigated. The research has introduced several new concepts to the field of quality control, such as the stage loss function, loss function reflection, the role of sampling in the determination of the producer's loss function, the adoption of a quality criterion in process simulation, the modeling via Markov decision processes, and control system optimization via geometric programming. The research has resulted in several findings which have been documented in twenty technical and four progress reports issued throughout the course of the conduct of the research, all of which have been transmitted to the Army Research Office library.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 1989
Accession Number
ADA213564

Entities

People

  • Saleh E. Elmaghraby
  • Yahya Fathi

Organizations

  • North Carolina State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Control Theory
  • Dynamic Response
  • Geometric Programming
  • Identification
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Research
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Production
  • Quality Control
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Simulations
  • Transfer Functions

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • AI & ML - Machine Learning Algorithms