Preface. Part I: Introduction. 1. Introduction to Optimization; K.S. Al-Sultan. 2. Some Contemporary Approaches to Optimization Models in Process Control; M.A. Rahim, K.S. Al-Sultan. Part II: Economic Design of Control Charts. 3. Determination of the Economic Design of Control Charts Simplified; E. von Collani. 4. Economic Design of Time-Varying and Adaptive Control Charts; G. Tagaras. 5. Economically Optimal Design of X-Control Charts Assuming Gamma Distributed In-Control Times; M.A. Rahim. 6. Constrained Optimization Models for Determining Economic Control Chart Parameters; T.P. McWilliams. Part III: Economic Selection. 7. Economic Selection of the Mean and Upper Limit for a Container-Filling Process Under Capacity Constraints; Jaiwen Liu, Kwei Tang, Young H. Chun. 8. Optimal Target Values in Multiple Criteria Economic Selection Models; O. Carlsson. 9. Uniformity of Production vs. Conformance to Specifications in the Canning Problem; F.J. Arcelus. Part IV: Optimal Setup, Control, Monitoring and Testing. 10. A Stepwise-Optimal Procedure for Setting Machines and Adjusting Processes; B.J. Melloy, et al. 11. Shift Detections of Process Mean Using Regression and Cross-Correlation Analyses; E.A. Elsayed, et al. 12. Optimal Control and Monitoring of Deteriorating Production Processes; Jiangbin Yang, V. Makis. 13. Lot Sizing and Life Testing for Quality Improvement of Items Sold with Warranty; I. Djamaludin, et al. Part V: Acceptance Sampling. 14. A Concise Review of Lot-by-Lot Acceptance Sampling by Attributes; T.C.E. Cheng, et al. List of Referees. Index.
