International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management: Volume 1 Issue 1

Today's Business Management and Quality Leadership

A.V. Feigenbaum

This article outlines what is required today for modern management to create strong economic growth through successful emphasis on quality. The factors discussed are the…

When Quality is Considered Why Buy British?

R.J. Mortiboys

In this article the author notes the tendency in the UK to protect the short‐term interests of groups and individuals and our failure to develop coherent industrial and economic…

Rationale for Productivity Increase, Quality Improvement and QC Circles

N. Sasaki

The essence of the lessons from Japanese industry are abstracted so that it is possible to relate productivity increases with quality improvement and establish the role of the QC…

Making Quality Everybody's Business

D. Hutchins

This article, intended to show that industrial competitiveness depends on an effective strategy for quality improvement, begins by looking at the various definitions of quality to…

Quality Control and Reliability Management—The Role of Production Engineers

H. Paul, P.S. Yan

This article presents some discussions on the role of production engineers in quality and reliability planning and control in the context of the manufacturing sector in Singapore…

Reliability Concepts Applied to Service Industries

Mohammad Hashim

This article sets out to prove that the basic concepts and techniques of reliability engineering, which are normally applied to material products, can also be applied effectively…

Is Reliability Assessment Worthwhile?

F.H. Thomas

The article first examines some of the important criteria involved in evaluating the worth of a reliability and cost analysis facility within a manufacturing company. Using the…