UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN STATISTICS
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester VI - Major X - Statistical Quality Control

UNIT -1:

Need for Statistical Quality Control techniques in Industry - Causes of Quality variation control charts - Use of the Shwhart - control chart - Specification and tolerance limits - 3 sigma limits - warning limits - application of theory of runs in quality control.

UNIT - 2:

Control chart for variables - X Chart - R chart - purpose of the charts - Basis of subgrouping - plotting X and R results - determining the trial control limits - Interpretation of control charts X and R

UNIT - 3:

Control chart for attributes - purpose of the chart - P chart - np chart - construction of P and np chart - choice between chart for P and chart for np - construction of c-chart.

UNIT - 4:

Acceptance of sampling plans for attributes - Producer's risk and consumer's risk - concepts of AQL, LTPD, AOQ, AOQL, ATI and ASN - single, double and Multiples sampling plans - OC, AOQ, ATI curves for single and Double sampling plans.

UNIT - 5:

Variable sampling plans - Sigma known and sigma unknown determination of n and k for one sided specification - OC curve.

Books for Study:

Kapoor, V.K. and Gupta, S.P. (1978): Fundamentals of applied statistics, Sultan Chand & Sons.

Gupta, R.C.(1974): Statistical Quality Control.

Montgomery, D.C. (1983): Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, John Waley & Sons.

Ekambaram, S K. (1963): Statistical basis of Acceptance sampling, Asia Publishing House.

BOOKS FOR REFERENCE:

Grant, E,L. and Laven Worth, R.S.: Statistical Quality Control, McGraw Hill.