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Quality and Reliability of Technical Systems

Theory, Practice, Management

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Alessandro Birolini

    1. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Reliability Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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  • State-of-the-art methods and procedures for cost and time effective QA during design, development, and production
  • Covers theory, practice and management aspects
  • Includes such modern concepts as TQM and concurrent engineering

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Basic Concepts, Quality and Reliability Assurance of Complex Equipment and Systems

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    Pages 1-26

  3. Reliability Analysis During the Design Phase

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    Pages 27-80

  4. Qualification Tests for Components and Assemblies

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    Pages 81-113

  5. Maintainability Analysis

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    Pages 114-134

  6. Design Guidelines for Reliability, Maintainability, and Software Quality

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    Pages 135-157

  7. Reliability and Availability of Repairable Systems

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    Pages 158-238

  8. Statistical Quality Control and Reliability Tests

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    Pages 239-276

  9. Quality and Reliability Assurance During the Production Phase

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    Pages 277-296

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 297-502
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About this book

High reliability, maintanability, and safety are expected fro complex equipment and systems. This book presents state-of-the-art methods and procedures used for cost and time effective quality and reliability assurance during the design and production of equipment and systems. It is based on more than 20 years experience gained by the author in research and industry.
The book covers theory, practice, and management aspects and addresses the needs of scientists, system-oriented engineers, engineers in development and production and project and quality assurance managers. The second edition has been completely updated revised and includes modern concepts such as Total Quality Management (TQM) and Concurrent Engineering.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Reliability Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Alessandro Birolini

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quality and Reliability of Technical Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Theory, Practice, Management

  • Authors: Alessandro Birolini

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97983-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-97985-9Published: 19 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-97983-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 502

  • Topics: Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation, Organization, R & D/Technology Policy

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