Costs and benefits of inspection systems and optimal inspection allocation for uniform defect propensity

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 547-563

  Freiesleben, Johannes ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Ringier AG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^d Universidad Catolica de Salta   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cost reduction; Costs; Investments; Quality control; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646392028     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710610664604     Document Type: Article

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