Statistical process control and Design of experiments, 7.5 credits

Quality and productivity improvements are essential elements of the overall strategic plan for most organisations. This has led to renewed interests in statistical methods for quality and process improvements. This course provides a comprehensive treatment of the major aspects of using the statistical methodology for quality control and improvement. Both traditional and modern methods are presented, including state-of-the-art techniques for statistical process control and design of experiment. This course contains computer assignments in a close connection with the theoretical concepts given during lectures and follows with a project regarding design of experiement. It gives the necessary competences in statistics, which is applied in manufacturing and other industrially-connected engineering educations.