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Recent Advances and Future Directions for Quality Engineering
Author(s) -
Vining Geoff,
Kulahci Murat,
Pedersen Søren
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
quality and reliability engineering international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1099-1638
pISSN - 0748-8017
DOI - 10.1002/qre.1797
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , six sigma , process (computing) , engineering , productivity , reliability (semiconductor) , field (mathematics) , risk analysis (engineering) , management science , computer science , systems engineering , engineering management , manufacturing engineering , business , economics , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , operating system , epistemology , lean manufacturing , pure mathematics , macroeconomics
The origins of quality engineering are in manufacturing, where quality engineers apply basic statistical methodologies to improve the quality and productivity of products and processes. In the past decade, people have discovered that these methodologies are effective for improving almost any type of system or process, such as financial, health care, and supply chains. This paper begins with a review of key advances and trends within quality engineering over the past decade. The second part uses the first part as a foundation to outline new application areas for the field. It also discusses how quality engineering needs to evolve in order to make significant contributions to these new areas. © 2015 The Authors Quality and Reliability Engineering International Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.