ASQ Quality Press
Titles appearing in SciTech Book News — December 2008
The certified quality inspector handbook.
Ed. by H. Fred Walker et al.
ASQ Quality Press, ©2009 434 p. $110.00 TS156
978-0-87389-731-0
Walker (applied science and technology, Rochester Institution of Technology ) et al. present a reference for quality inspectors and those in training and preparing to take the ASQ CQI examinations. The book is organized to conform to the CQI Body of Knowledge. Sections progress through technical mathematics, metrology, inspection and test, and quality assurance, each with multiple sub-sections. Appendices cover computer resources, standard normal distribution, factors helpful in constructing control charts for variables, and sample tables of ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2003 and ANSI/ASQ Z1.9-2003 standards. A glossary of inspection terms is provided. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
