E M 580 Quality Control and Reliability

Course Description

This course covers quality improvement analysis for process and product quality; statistical process control, and capability studies. The class addresses statistical methods used in quality analysis, and modeling process and product quality.

Instructor: Jim R. Jones (james.r.jones@wsu.edu)
Semester Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Location: Global Campus

Course meets at times posted via web conferencing software.

Learning Outcomes

Students will

• apply the DMAIC Process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control)
• model process quality
• make inferences about process quality
• learn methods and philosophy of statistical process control
• create and use control charts for variables
• create and use control charts for attributes
• perform process and measurement system capability analysis