Optimization in Quality Control

I: Introduction.- 1 Introduction to Optimization.- 2 Some Contemporary Approaches to Optimization Models in Process Control.- II: Economic Design of Control Charts.- 3 Determination of the Economic Design of Control Charts Simplified.- 4 Economic Design of Time-Varying and Adaptive Control Charts.- 5 Economically Optimal Design of $$bar{x}$$-Control Charts Assuming Gamma Distributed In-Control Times.- 6 Constrained Optimization Models for Determining Economic Control Chart Parameters.- III: Economic Selection.- 7 Economic Selection of the Mean and Upper Limit for a Container-Filling Process Under Capacity Constraints.- 8 Optimal Target Values in Multiple Criteria Economic Selection Models.- 9 Uniformity of Production VS. Conformance to Specifications in the Canning Problem.- IV: Optimal Setup, Control, Monitoring and Testing.- 10 A Stepwise-Optimal Procedure for Setting Machines and Adjusting Processes.- 11 Shift Detections of Process Mean Using Regression and Cross-Correlation Analyses.- 12 Optimal Control and Monitoring of Deteriorating Production Processes.- 13 Lot Sizing and Life Testing for Quality Improvement of Items Sold with Warranty.- V: Acceptance Sampling.- 14 A Concise Review of Lot-Bylot Acceptance Sampling by Attributes.- List of Referees.