Checking date: 03/05/2018


Course: 2018/2019

Methods for quality control
(13194)
Bachelor in Business Administration (Plan: 395 - Estudio: 204)


Coordinating teacher: KAISER REMIRO, REGINA

Department assigned to the subject: Statistics Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:




Specific Skills: 1. To describe the fundamental of the methods of Quality control and the basic tools for the analysis of processes; 2. To estimate the capacity of a productive process; 3. To draw a Quality control plot for proportions ranks and means; 4. Implementing the previous methods using statistical software . GENERAL SKILLS 1. Analysis and synthesis capability. 2. Knowledge of statistical software. 3. Resolution of problems 4. Team work.
Description of contents: programme
1. Quality. Quality management system. 2. Management and improvement of quality. 3. Total Quality. EFQM model of Excelence. 4. Economic aspects of quality. Quality costs. 5. Quality indicators. 6. Statistic process control . Process capability. 7. Quality tools. 8. Experiments design for the improvement of quality. 9. 6 Sigma methodology. 10. Quality control and risk management.
Learning activities and methodology
Theory (4 ECTS). Theoretical classes with web based support material. Practice (2 ECTS) Tutorial classes both in class and in the computing lab. Oral expositions.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 40
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 60

Basic Bibliography
  • Goetsch, David. Quality Management : introduction to total quality management for production, processing, and services. Prentice Hall. . 2000
  • Ishikawa, Kaoru.. Guide to quality control. Asian Productivity Organization. . 1991
  • Ishikawa, Kaoru.. What is total quality control? the japanese way. Prentice Hall. 1995
  • Montgomery, Douglas C.. Introduction to statistical quality control. John Wiley & Sons.. 2005
  • Montgomery, Douglas C.. Design and analysis of experiments. John Wiley & Sons. 2005

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.