Quality Assurance through Process Improvement - A Concise Review

Authors

  • Gummaluri V. S. S. Sharma
  • Potnuru Srinivasa Rao
  • Battula Surendra Babu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2016.20.5.103 Full article

Abstract

The past two decades has seen the realization of the manufacturing firms towards quality consciousness. The various firms worldwide employed the statistical tools for minimizing the deviations and subsequently the number of rejects of the manufactured parts. In this process, more prominence is laid on prevention of defects rather than detecting and rejecting the defect in the usual traditional end inspection quality check. This review paper witnesses the procedures involved in the improvement of the manufacturing process capability and focuses on achieving quality assurance through sustained improvement in the manufacturing process. The different methodologies for sustained improvement in manufacturing process across varied industrial sectors, are identified, discussed and presented. The nuances of enhanced product quality levels through process capability improvement work performed in varied areas of industrial manufacturing are also captured.

Keywords:

Statistical Process Control (SPC), Define-Measure-Analyse-Improve-Control (DMAIC) procedure, process capability, Critical to Quality (CTQ) characteristic, Quality Assurance (QA).

Affiliations

  • Gummaluri V. S. S. Sharma GMR Institute of Technology
  • Potnuru Srinivasa Rao GMR Institute of Technology
  • Battula Surendra Babu GITAM University

Corresponding author: Gummaluri V. S. S. Sharma, sarma.gvss@gmail.com

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Author Biographies

  • Gummaluri V. S. S. Sharma

    Mechanical Engineering Department, GMR Institute of Technology, GMRIT, GMR Nagar, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh State, India
    Mechanical Engineering Department, Centurion University, Parlakhemundi, Odisha State, India

  • Potnuru Srinivasa Rao

    Mechanical Engineering Department, GMR Institute of Technology, GMRIT, GMR Nagar, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh State, India
    Mechanical Engineering Department, Centurion University, Parlakhemundi, Odisha State, India

  • Battula Surendra Babu

    Industrial Engineering Department, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh State, India

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G. V. S. S. Sharma, P. S. Rao, and B. S. Babu, “Quality Assurance through Process Improvement - A Concise Review”, Eng. J., vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 103–114, Nov. 2016, doi: 10.4186/ej.2016.20.5.103.

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Published

2016-11-25

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 5 (2016): Regular Issue

Section

Modern Engineering Technology

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