Inspection allocation in a serial production line for simultaneously improving quantity and quality performance

Quality failures in manufacturing process could lead to poor customer satisfaction, waste of manufacturing resources, and eventually low business profitability. Therefore, inspection is commonly adopted to control production quality standard. Yet, the number and location of inspection machines need...

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Main Author: Zhong, Yuan
Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60557
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Quality failures in manufacturing process could lead to poor customer satisfaction, waste of manufacturing resources, and eventually low business profitability. Therefore, inspection is commonly adopted to control production quality standard. Yet, the number and location of inspection machines need to be optimized to achieve the best quality performance with low financial commitment.