...QUALITY ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR WEB-BASED CATAPULT BY Mohammed Mujeeb Ahmed khan SUBMITTED TO PROFESSOR K. M. RAGSDELL FOR CREDIT IN EMGT-475: QUALITY ENGINEERING Contents 1. Introduction 1.1. An overview of Quality Engineering 1.2. Problem description P diagram Quality characteristics Control factors Noise factors Mathematical Model of Crystal Ball 2. Method and Experimental plan The static experiment The dynamic experiment Fast Diagram Fault tree Diagram 3. Conclusions 4. References 5. Annexure Static Experiment Analysis of means Analysis of Variance Dynamic experiment Confirmation Experiment 2 1. Introduction The Taguchi system of Quality Engineering is a philosophy and a set of tools and techniques to design and deliver high quality, low cost products in a short time. The foundation of this system was laid by Dr. Genichi Taguchi in Japan. In the decades that followed, Dr. Taguchi’s techniques were applied to an increasing number of applications to solve real world problems. The technique was introduced to the western world in the 1980s, and it quickly created a paradigm shift in the perception of quality. 1.1. An overview of Quality Engineering System: Product Parameter Design: Product parameter design is optimizing the product parameters to give the desired performance. A quality characteristic is chosen whose...
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...is a distinctive competence because Quikrete products are able to differentiate itself from competitors and communicating this successfully to customers who show a high interest of its product. B. Marketing 1. Marketing is our strength as well advertisement of nationwide has really stood out our product. Quikrete has over 83 plants nationwide and continues to grow stronger to as time goes by. 2. Marking a return to high profits and brand recognition nationwide. We have a group of managers that analyze every aspect of our company to start to finish, strong relationship with our customers. C. Product Control 1. Quality product control problems with time to time, they can contain defects as bad batches that are mix wrong and gone out to customers. 2. Consecutive quality control inspections. Inspecting more often batches and having quality control observations. D. Delivery 1. The second weakness is delivery due to high traffic areas. 2. Hiring more drivers to be on schedule with deliveries on time and having customer with product at all time and dispatching at non traffic route times. III. Opportunities / Threats A. Knowledge and Technology 1. Knowledge and technology are contributing to economic developments. New knowledge and innovations in technology, management, and public policy are challenging organizations to make new choices in...
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...2011-12) SUB : Quality Control & Quality Assurance Sub. Code: ETME – 402 Total Lecture Available: Total Teaching Weeks in Semester: weeks Total Tutorial Classes : |S.No. |TOPICS TO BE COVERED |Lecture | |FIRST TERM | | |1 |Introduction | | | |Introduction, Definitions & Need of Quality | | | |Quality Design, Quality of Conformance, Quality of Performance |1 | | |Quality Characteristic, Specification of Quality, Quality Function | | | |Cost of Quality, Value of Quality, Optimum Quality of Design |1 | | |Inspection & Types of Inspection | | | |Concept of Quality Control & Its Objectives, Inspection v/s Quality Control ...
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...Curriculum Vitea I. CONTACT INFORMATION Name: Kassu Jilcha Sileyew Address: Telephone: 251-0114192427 Cell Phone: 251-0913017744/0928409799/0913356322/0922744045 Email: kassu2013@yahoo.com/ jkassu@gmail.com II. PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth: 15/01/1984 or 07/05/1976 E.C Place of Birth: East-Shewa, at a special place called Yerer silase Citizenship: an Ethiopian Sex: Male Marital Status: Married III. EDUCATION Primary and Junior school: Yerer Silase primary school grade one to 6th 1983 t0 1987 E.C and OdaNebe Dukem Junior School grade 7th and 8th 1988 t0 1989 E.C with certificate award. High School: Debreziet Comprehensive High school Grade 9th to 12th from 1990 E.C to 1993 E.C and with award of certificate. University: Bahirdar University Engineering Faculty in Industrial Engineering from 1994 E.C to 1998 E.C and degree awarded BSC in 1998 E.C Graduate School: Addis Ababa University, Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering department specialization in Industrial engineering from September 2000 E.C to September 2002 E.C and MSC degree awarded. 3rd Degree: As of today I am a PHD candidate in Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT). Training Software’s: Application software {Ms word, Ms power point, Ms Access, Excel, Logo software, pneumatic software, Logo PLC software, pneumatic...
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...development for many companies. The implementation of programs such as Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma help companies increase production and quality control, evaluate employee performance, and receive customer feedback. The Internet is also a magnificent tool that allows businesses and customers to communicate and help improve the performance of the company. The goal of most companies is to provide products and services that meet the quality expectations of their customers. Programs such as Six Sigma and TQM are essential for companies to compete with one another. Meeting the standards of customers is critical for businesses to succeed, and companies must continually improve on their products and services to meet the increasing demand of consumers. “Quality is the most important aspect of products and services, and the basis for the purchase of consumers. It has been reported that the quality movement has one core idea, and that is, goods and services must achieve the highest attainable quality, or nothing else will do. Thus, the past decade or so has seen the rise of a philosophy aimed at maximizing organizational quality and understanding it” (Connor, 1997). While there are other considerations, such as price, delivery, and flexibility, quality is still of utmost importance. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of implementing such practices as Six Sigma and Total Quality Management. Is one more beneficial than the other is, or is it best to...
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...Management Roberta Russell & Bernard W. Taylor, III Organization of This Text: Part I – Operations Management Intro. to Operations and Supply Chain Management: Quality Management: Statistical Quality Control: Product Design: Service Design: Processes and Technology: Facilities: Human Resources: Project Management: Chapter 1 (Slide 5) Chapter 2 (Slide 67) Chapter 3 (Slide 120) Chapter 4 (Slide 186) Chapter 5 (Slide 231) Chapter 6 (Slide 276) Chapter 7 (Slide 321) Chapter 8 (Slide 402) Chapter 9 (Slide 450) 1 -2 Organization of This Text: Part II – Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Strategy and Design: Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution: Forecasting: Inventory Management: Sales and Operations Planning: Resource Planning: Lean Systems: Scheduling: Chapter 10 (Slide 507) Chapter 11 (Slide 534) Chapter 12 (Slide 575) Chapter 13 (Slide 641) Chapter 14 (Slide 703) Chapter 15 (Slide 767) Chapter 16 (Slide 827) Chapter 17 (Slide 878) 1 -3 Learning Objectives of this Course Gain an appreciation of strategic importance of operations and supply chain management in a global business environment Understand how operations relates to other business functions Develop a working knowledge of concepts and methods related to designing and managing operations and supply chains Develop a skill set for quality and process improvement 1 -4 Chapter 1 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management Operations Management Roberta Russell & Bernard W. Taylor, III ...
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...QUALITY MANAGEMENT MBA 453 PAPER 453 : QUALITY MANAGEMENT Unit – 1 Concept of Quality – Quality as customer delight – Quality as meeting standards – Actual vs Perceived quality – Concept of total quality – Design, inputs, process and output – Need for Quantity – Function of quality – Philosophy of quality – Old vs new – Quality as a problem and as a challenge – 6 sigma concept. Unit – 2 Quality Management : Fundamentals evolution and objectives – Planning for quality – Quality process – Statistical Process Control – (SPC) and acceptance sampling – Quality assurance – Total quality management. Unit – 3 Quality and Productivity – Quality and cost – Is quality of cost – Benefits of quality – Competition in quality – Role of MNCs in emergence of global quality. Unit – 4 Quality System – Total quality control system vs total quality management system – Total Quality Control (TQC) in Japan, US, Europe – Elements of TQC – Just in time, quality circles, quality teams. Unit – 5 Total Quality Management (TQM) – Elements – TQM in global perspective – Global bench marketing – Business Reengineering – Global standards – ISO 900 series – quality manual – Barriers to TQM. Unit – 6 Total Quality Management and Leadership – Implementing TQM – Market choices – Marketing customer requirements – Maintaining competitive advantage - Core competence and strategic alliances for ensuring quality – Quality review, recognition and reward – Quality awards. QUALITY MANAGEMENT UNIT...
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...Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5 Appendix 6 Appendix 7 SWOT analysis PEST analysis Selection of new outsourced manufacturer for products YY and ZZ VP “own brand” proposal Inventory valuation Calculations for outsourced manufacturers P and Q for licensed action figures Email on the key criteria for the selection of outsourced manufacturers 1.0 Introduction Jot is a small unlisted company which designs and outsources the manufacture of a range of children’s toys. It has grown rapidly since it was established in 1998. It is currently experiencing manufacturing problems due to an earthquake affecting 2 of its outsourced manufacturers and also quality problems with another outsourced manufacturer. The quality of the company’s products, upon which its reputation is based, must not be compromised. The Jot brand name is known for quality toys but it is important that its products appeal to costconscious retailers and price sensitive customers. Jot can use the cost-leadership strategy, using Porter’s generic strategy framework, to select the minimum cost in its choice of manufacturers for products YY and ZZ. 2.0 Terms of reference I am the Management Accountant appointed to write a report to Jon Grun, Managing Director of Jot, a toy company, which prioritises, analyses and evaluates the...
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...associated with quality. This initiative was a result of the convergence of several forces. First, the cost of quality began to grow due to the growth in volume of complex products, which demanded higher precision and greater reliability. Second, the extreme growth of “long-life” products that resulted in high costs due to failures, maintenance labor, and spare parts. (Often the costs of keeping such products in service exceeded the original purchase price.) Third, the pressures arising from the phenomenon of quality in Japanese operations began to mount. Finally, American manufacturers realized the urgent need for quality specialists who could express their findings and recommendations in the language of upper management – the language of money. The concept of the “cost of quality” takes the business of quality out of the abstract and brings it sharply into focus as cold, hard cash. Philip Crosby notes that his estimate that “companies spend one of every four dollars” on quality costs “has proven to be low over the years.” In fact, Crosby contends that service and administrative organizations spend 40% of their cost structures on quality costs, while the portion of the operating budget of production companies going to wasted manufacturing is an easy 25% of revenue. Since American companies became cognizant of the cost of quality, many notable researchers have expounded on the subject. The competitive advantage that is to be gained by addressing the cost of quality and implementing...
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...to record live video data and capture every moment instantly. Snap-Eyez is a spectacle which provides a way to capture pictures on the spot. In other word, Snap-Eyez concept is the combination of a spectacle and camera. The design was coming out according to the material, cost and usability that improve from the current available technology. An evolution of the spectacle features which provide users to capture every moment that we want to keep. Our target market will focus on youngster, media users and also outdoor users. We believe that Snap-Eyez will create a new wave of users who always use the camera. 2.0 Quality of Product We aim to provide the best quality product to meet the different wants and needs of individual customers to ensure our product is safe and ease of use. To do this, we will consider our product’s quality from different dimensions of quality of manufactured products. (1) Conformance Lens and spectacles material: Snap-Eyez is build according to customers’ needs and wants. Temple tips that we provided fits into customer face shape to make sure the customer feels comfortable when using it. In addition, this temple tip is built using the carbon fiber to make the Snap-Eyez more light and strong. Silicone and chamber nose pad: Snap-Eyez use silicone and a chamber nose pad to ensure that the customer will feel very comfortable with using these spectacles. This is because the chamber nose pad can make customer use the spectacles in long period without...
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...improvements. The use of the dashboard is crucial to healthcare because it prompts management to respond to the changing needs of their departments, which ultimately can affect the quality of care being provided as well as impact its overall performance measurements (Gordon & Richardson, 2013). To meet some of these pending challenges it is recommended that administration develop a dashboard to consistently monitor results as well as evaluate progress in all of the departments. Hospital and health systems are more technically accomplished that ever before due to meaningful use requirements that have been the driving force. Meaningful use is defined as the use of certified electronic health records and is used to help improve quality, safety, efficiency, while reducing health disparities, engaging patients and their families, improve care coordination, and maintain the privacy and security of patient health information (Meaningful Use Defined, 2013). New CMS quality standards have put a focus on clinical performance. With organizations moving to a paperless work flow and trying to simplify the workflow with a variety of new management tools and as this is occurring, it is becoming more of a complex environment to keep track. Many organizations are continually plagued with inefficiencies, lack quality or customer satisfaction scores and still deal with uncontrolled...
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...The TPM Guide Total Productive Maintenance 1. TPM definition (1) • A company-wide team-based effort to build quality into equipment and to improve overall equipment effectiveness • Total • all employees are involved • it aims to eliminate all accidents, defects and breakdowns • Productive • actions are performed while production goes on • troubles for production are minimized • Maintenance • keep in good condition • repair, clean, lubricate 1. TPM definition (2) • TPM combines the traditionally American practice of preventive maintenance with Total Quality Control and Total Employee Involvement, to create a culture where operators develop ownership of their equipment, and become full partners with Maintenance, Engineering and Management to assure equipment operates properly everyday. 2. Origins of TPM • Dr. Deming introduced statistical analysis and used the resulting data to control quality during manufacturing (TQM) • Some general concepts of TQM did not work well in the maintenance environment • The need to go further than preventive maintenance was quickly recognized by those companies who were committed to TQM • Maintenance became an integral part of TQM in the early 90’s 3. TPM principles • Increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) • Improve existing planned maintenance systems • The operator is the best condition monitor • Provide training to upgrade operations and maintenance skills • Involve everyone and utilize cross-functional teamwork ...
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...Total Quality Management movement. Just like Deming, Juran, Feigenbaum, and Crosby, Ishikawa made significant contributions that began the global shift toward awareness of the benefits to be realized from pursuing a policy of total quality management. He was an advocate for company-wide quality control activities, which he believed did not end when the product left the manufacturing line. Total quality management represents the holistic idea that every individual in the process is just as important as the overall process to realize success. The quality of the product, the after sales service, quality of management, the company itself and the human being are all integral parts of a successful total quality management organizational culture. In short, total quality management represents a movement, which is revolutionizing the way business is done in the industrialized world and Kaoru Ishikawa was one of the elite few that identified the possibilities; truly a man of vision. Primary Work and Significant Accomplishments Professor Ishikawa graduated in 1939 from the Engineering Department of Tokyo University, where he majored in Applied Chemistry. He earned his Doctorate of Engineering in 1960 and was promoted to Professor at the University, where he was subsequently awarded the Deming Prize, Nihon Keizai Press Prize; the Industrial Standardization Prize for his dissertations on Quality Control and the Grant Award in 1971 from the American Society for Quality Control for the...
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...Hank Kolb Case: Quality Control Product & Operations Management (346), Section 2, December 1, 2010 Professor: Bud Roychoudhury INDEX: * Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………….….. Page 2 * Definition of Problem……………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 2 * SWOT analysis…………………………………………………………………………………… Page 2-6 * Root Problem………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 6 * Alternative solutions …………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 6-8 * Solution Suggestion………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 8 * Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 9 INTRODUCTION When analyzing this case, it is obvious that this company has some areas they could improve upon. We plan to provide a solution to these various problems through extensive definition of the problem, thorough SWOT analysis, and suggestion of various solutions and alternatives that are best fit to improve the quality inside this business. Each section is filled with our detailed observations, all coming together in the end with one goal in mind: making your business better. PROBLEM DEFINITION SWOT Analysis The SWOT analysis begins by looking inside your business for both the apparent and hidden strengths and weaknesses of your operation. A company’s strengths should be realistic and not modest. The first apparent strength is the experience that Hank Kolb...
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...Running head: Effects of Quality Management Effects of Quality Management MGT/449 March 20, 2012 University of Phoenix Effects of Quality Management on Lufthansa and American Airlines The impact of quality management in an organization will ensure intended accomplishments are achieved. Providing quality management within a company will intensify satisfaction for employees and the customers. The objective of every business is to produce the utmost valued product and service available to their customers. In the following study the use of quality management will be examined to explain the effects of two different organizations that operate in a domestic market and another in a global market. The companies are American Airlines that operate domestically and Lufthansa Airlines which operates internationally. Resemblance of Organizations The importance of Quality Management is at the zenith of priorities for both airlines because management is 94% responsible for quality problems (Goetsch, 2010). Lufthansa and American Airlines are two popular organizations in the airline industry, American Airlines operates domestically and Lufthansa operates globally. Both airlines operate to the best of their ability and do well in their efforts to improve operations and business services. Lufthansa airlines are developing and introducing practices of communication and enthusiasm to make sure that all its employees apply quality standards into their daily work environment to ensure...
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