B0507 - Quality Control and Certification for Process and Product Reliability T

Learning outcomes

The course intends to discuss the fundamental principles of what is quality culture and how maintaining it.

Total quality management (TQM) is a management approach to long-term success through customer satisfaction.

The course will teach how to use a combination of strategy, data and tecniques to improve quality.

Course contents

A prior knowledge and understanding of basics of linear algebra, mathematical analisys and physics are required to attend this course with profit.Fluent spoken and written Italian is a necessary pre-requisite: all lectures and tutorials will be given in Italian. References to international editions of textbooks in English are also provided.

As to the contents:

1 General concepts

- Historical notes.

2 Reliability

Concept of probability, Statistics,

-Measurements

-Reliability, Availability,MTTF,MTBF,MTTR,

-Hazard function,

-Mission function,

- Degradation models reliability,

2 Reliability analysis tecniques

-FMEA FMECA FTA,ETA, RBD, HAZOP,Markov chain

- Life tests

- Weibull exponential distribution

-Military Handbook (HDBK-217)

3 Techniques to increase Reliability

-Redundancy

-Maintenance

-Preconditioning

4 Complex system analysis

-Inspection method

-Event method

-Minimal cut method

5 Conformity

-Measurement conformity

-statistical process control

-sampling plans

-Quality control charts

6 Certification

-Accteditation

-quality marking

-CE marking

-Quality health, Safety Environment

-Circular Economy

-Innovation and networking

-International Standard ISO 9001

-Risk management and risk assesment

Readings/Bibliography

Elementi di Affidabilita' - Zanini

Controllo statistico della Qualita' - Montgomery

Lecture notes available online are reserved for enrolled students on Platform https://virtuale.unibo.it.

Lecture notes represent the foundamental material for the final examination.

Teaching methods

Lectures aimed at throughout treatment of the course contents.

Exercises aimed at deepening and applying the theoretical topics

Assessment methods

Achievements will be assessed through a written test (1 hour test) made up of open-ended, closed-ended and multiple choice questions.

The purpose of the exams is to ascertain the comprehension of expected knowledge and expertise. No books, notes, or media tools are allowed.

To obtain a positive evaluation, students are required to demonstrate a knowledge of the key concepts of the subject, some ability for critical application, and a comprehensible use of technical language.

The grades range from 18/30 to 30/30, depending on the students' competence level and preparation.

The results will be available on the Almaesami Platform online.

 

6 Tests during the academic year

Students who have regularly approved it in their career can take the exam.

The exam is held in person and will last 1 hour;

The exam consists of a written test with closed-answer, open-answer or multiple choice questions.

Those who do not accept the evaluation grade must send an e-mail to the teacher exclusively from their institutional email address within 24 hours of the publication of the results;

after this time ALL the evaluation grades will be registered.

Only one rejection  is allowed

For those who attend  AFFIDABILITA' CONTROLLO DI QUALITA' E DELLE PERFORMANCE AZIENDALI C.I. the evaluation will be unique and calculated considering a weighted average (0.75 Affidabilità Controllo qualità e certificazione di processo e di prodotto and 0.25 Tecniche e Strumenti per l'analisi dei dati aziendali)

Teaching tools

Lectures aimed at throughout treatment of the course contents.Exercises aimed at deepening and applying the theoretical topics.

All teaching material and notes will be available online.

Office hours

See the website of Paola Rinaldi