TY - BOOK AU - Barad,Miryam ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Strategies and Techniques for Quality and Flexibility T2 - SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, SN - 9783319684000 AV - TA169.7 U1 - 658.56 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Quality control KW - Reliability KW - Industrial safety KW - Production management KW - Statistics  KW - Engineering economics KW - Engineering economy KW - Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk KW - Operations Management KW - Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences KW - Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing KW - Statistics for Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance N1 - Acceso multiusuario; Part I -- Definitions of Strategy -- Quality Orientated Strategies -- Flexibility Orientated Strategies -- Part II -- Design of Experiments -- Petri Nets -- Quality Function Deployment N2 - This book presents strategic perspectives on quality and flexibility, as well as quantitative tools for assessing their implementation in a range of systems. It introduces readers to the global changes in the relative importance of quality strategies and flexibility strategies over the past 30 to 40 years. In addition, it presents detailed examples of how multi-purpose techniques such as design of experiments, petri nets and quality function deployment can be applied to evaluate quality and flexibility in the design, planning and operation of various systems.  Uniquely, the book combines strategies and quantitative research tools in a single volume. It also includes many examples that are accessible to readers from different disciplines, and familiarizes readers with techniques that can facilitate their current and future research - making it a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and advanced students alike UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68400-0 ER -