INDS 270 - Industrial Quality Control3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: This course defines the changing quality concepts of modern-day industry and further defines quality organizations, quality management systems, quality costs, data collection, process control, customer relations and product reliability. The course encompasses an in-depth view of the theory and practical application of Statistical Process Control (SPC). OFFERED: fall and spring semesters
Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies: Goal 1: Demonstrate the quality objectives of modern day industry:
- Oral and written understanding of : Quality Control, Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement.through oral presentation.
Goal 2: Explain how the sampling system works:
- Perform calculations based on probability and trends.
Goal 3: Manage the manufacturing process by:
- Developing and using various graphs, check sheets, frequency distributions, and histograms.
- Determining product and process variation.
Goal 4: Manage the manufacturing process by:
- Developing and calculating upper and lower limits.
- Interpreting variables charts (X Bar & R charts, P charts, NP charts, C charts, and U charts)
- Utilize data to maintain and improve control limits.
Goal 5: Summarize the concept of variation:
- Calculate process stability.
- Calculate process capability.
Goal 6: Explain the basic concept of product reliability:
- Compare quality costs with product quality.
- Explain Internal Failure costs, External Failure costs, Appraisal costs, and Prevention costs.
Goal 7: Summarize the role of a Quality Management Systems (QMS):
- Explain the need for a QMS.
- Explain the role of Management within a QMS.
- Explain the role of Visual Management within a QMS.
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