The Road to Quality Control

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Contents – Summary
3. Translators' Preface
4. Foreword
5. I Introduction
   1. Preface
   2. Step 1. Establishing the Quality Standard
   3. Step 2. Establishing a Section to Evaluate Quality
   4. Step 3. Establishing Inspection Standards
   5. Step 4. Selection of Inspection Methods
   6. Step 5. Investigation of the Current State of Quality
   7. Technical Terms Used in Quality Control
6. II Probability and Statistical Inference
   1. Measures of Central Tendency
   2. Measure of Variability
7. III Sampling Inspection
   1. Specifying an Acceptable Proportion of Defective Items
8. IV Application of Sampling Inspection
9. V Quality Control of the Production Process
10. AppendixStatistical Tables for Sampling Inspection
11. Thoughts on The Road to Quality Control – The Industrial Application of Statistical Quality Control by Homer M. Sarasohn
    1. Introduction
    2. Quality Management
    3. Use of Acceptance Sampling
    4. Control Chart Methods
    5. Theory vs. Practice
    6. Some Other Books of the Era
    7. Conclusions
    8. References
12. Homer Sarasohn and American Involvement in the Evolution of Quality Management in Japan, 1945–1950*
    1. 1 Introduction
    2. 2 Events Prior to 1945
    3. 3 1945–1947
    4. 4 1948–1950
    5. 5 Conclusions
    6. 6 Key Sources of Information
    7. Acknowledgements
    8. References
    9. Résumé
    10. Appendix: Notes on the Text
13. End User License Agreement