Offers, as a contribution to the debate on probabilistic engineering design, the suggestion that quality problems in … development and manufacture can be anticipated and resolved before they occur by applying variance synthesis to the basic design …. Only after a satisfactory design has been established should engineering tolerances be applied to control the manufacturing …

design.  …

Describes the origin of TQC (Japanese TQM) and explains the principles of TQC and design quality. Defines the …

design, the paper presents the details of an assessment approach which has been developed to assess the use and application … of quality tools and techniques in the new product design and development process. Its use will help management recognise …

This article presents how to use the technique of experimental design in developing a new product ‐ an extrusion press …. Using experimental design has significantly reduced the time needed to develop the extrusion press and improved the quality … of the new product. This clearly demonstrates that experimental design is an efficient technique for new product …

This paper describes a generic model of the new product design and development (NPDD) process. The model has been …

comprehensive design reviews/design qualification, assembly process audits and a flexible final inspection program. The paper …

It is argued that quality improvement efforts play an important role in industrial organizations by altering the role … efforts in selected industrial organizations in Greece and analyzes the “HR elements” related to these efforts. Also examines … the extent to which Greek industrial organizations differentiate in the way they utilise their human resources as well as …