Complete inspection plans have become increasingly important in the area of quality control due to the growth in modern manufacturing systems that makes complete inspection inexpensive and reliable. In the process of inspection, an inspector is likely to commit Type I and Type I…
The Yanbu Refinery Laboratory (YR Lab) is committed to providing quality analytical services for Saudi Aramco petroleum facilities in Yanbu. The laboratory analyzes crude oil, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, LPG, water, wastewater and environmental samples. This study exam…
In order to stay competitive in global markets, industries must monitor and improve processes and services rapidly to satisfy the needs of both existing and potential customers. Traditional X¯ process control procedure, as a major statistical process control tool, has been used …
Recently, there has been a lot of interest in the economics of quality control. One of the important issues in quality control is finding the optimal target value for a process under various inspection policies. Researchers have considered various aspects of this problem either …
Increasing our understanding of how service firms can enhance their operations with knowledge-based assets, this study investigates empirically if, how and when the implementation of information technology (IT) initiatives, human resource management (HRM) procedures and knowledg…
Shewhart control charts have been used to monitor uncorrelated quality characteristics. Advancement in manufacturing technology and increased complexity of products and systems raise the need to monitor correlated characteristics. The literature provides numerous examples of res…
Günümüzün rekabetçi ortamında, üretim tesislerinde verimlilik en büyük öncelik haline gelmiştir. Verimlilik, farklı sektörlerde farklı çıktılarla bağlantılı olabilir. Maliyet azaltma ve kontrol, verimli üretim sistemlerinin en belirgin ve istenen sonuçları olsa da, marka güvenil…
Edible bird’s nest (EBN) is a glue-like substance secreted by the specific swiftlets, including Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodromus maximus , which is a valuable Chinese esteemed food. Despite long history of human consumption, the detailed chemical compositions and biological …
Under similar conditions, products that are designed and used for similar tasks fail similarly. Developers may become aware of various product failure modes during the initial stages of new product generation, where redesign and failure mitigation processes can occur with minima…
In smart manufacturing systems, production scheduling, maintenance decision-making, and process monitoring are three key, closely interconnected components, which play significant roles in the system performance, quality control, and overall cost. Due to the rapid advancement of…
The mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is inherited differently and mutates more frequently than the genetic material residing in the cells’ nucleus. Whilst the genome of the mtDNA is small, at only 16.5 kilobases, it contains key components of the metabolic chain, and must communicat…