IEEM 3030 Quality Control

Fall 2023

Instructor: Ming-Chuan Chiu, 邱銘傳 Ph.D.

E-mail: mcchiu@ie.nthu.edu.tw
Office Phone: (03)574-2699 Office FAX: (03)572-2204 Office Location: 923 ENG I
Office Hours: Wednesday 1000-1200 and by appointment
Class Times: T34 & R4
Class Location: Eng I 103
Class TA: 賴品均 sa19991109@gmail.com, 許嫚軒 am96149@gmail.com
Office hour: Thursday 0900-1200 at 913 Ext:33949
Class Web: eeclass (https://eeclass.nthu.edu.tw/course/info/16003)
Class FB： https://www.facebook.com/groups/290715060335645

Course Overview & Objectives

This course is designed to be an introduction to the fundamentals of quality management and
control. The objective is to understand the nature of manufacturing process variation and the
methods for its control. In this course, we use Statistical Process Control as our major tool. It includes
Control Charts, Design of Experiments, and Acceptance Samplings.
The lectures will tend to emphasize the theoretical aspects of these topics, with development of
quantitative approaches that also provide managerial insights to problems. Homework and projects
will tend to focus on the practical applications of the concepts and techniques developed in class to a
variety of industrial contexts. Additional instruction may be provided through guest lectures, cases,
games or projects to help match theory and practice.

Textbook
A Modern Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, 8th Edition, by Douglas C. Montgomery, 2019,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Reference
品質管制-現代化導論，第八版，黃川誌 譯，東華書局。
Chao-Ton Su (2013)，Quality Engineering: Off-Line Methods and Applications, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group
蘇朝墩 (2010)，品質管理，前程文化事業有限公司
Handouts would be given on a periodic basis
Grade Construction:
You will be evaluated based on a broad spectrum of assignments. Your grade will be determined in the
following fashion:

 Examinations – 40%
 Midterm 20%
 Final Exam 20%
 Project– 20%
 Assignment/Homework– 30%
 Class Participation– 10%

Grading Policy:
When it comes time to put together final grade, the following grade cutoffs will be applied.

%Range 100 – 90 89 – 85 84 – 80 79 – 77 76 – 73 72 – 70 69 – 60 59 – 50 49 – 1
Letter A+ A A- B+ B B- C D E

Class Policies
The following are some ground rules to help us progress steadily through the semester:

1. Attendance is mandatory for all class periods. You need to be present to learn and contribute to your
team's success. Course grade will be dropped to the next lower grade (such as from A - to B+) for every
three classes missed Also, the course grade will be dropped to the next lower grade if there is a pattern of
tardiness. Missing class due to family vacation is not an excused absence. If possible, send the e-mail to me
(mcchiu@ie.nthu.edu.tw) before class if you are sick or injured and will not be attending class.

2. If you have an excused absence that results in missing a quiz or other major assignment, you must discuss
this with me prior to the quiz.

3. Late assignments (i.e., those not turned in at the beginning of the class period they are due) are graded out
of 80%. Assignments turned in late will be graded, but with a 20% grade reduction for every week beyond
the due date.

4. The instructor will discuss any exam or assignment grade within 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays)
of its return, after which time the discussion is closed.

5. Students are responsible for any missed handout and homework assignment for any unexcused missed class.

6. Changes to assignments will be announced in class and supersede what is on the syllabus (the syllabus may
be updated periodically without prior notice, please check eeclass weekly for updates). If you miss a class for
an excused absence, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have the proper assignment.
7. Excellent team work can improve your project grade by as much as 2% per design project. Poor teamwork
can lower your course grade by the same amount. A project grade is determined for each project, and team
peer evaluations will be used to determine your final score for that project. Students earning high peer
evaluation scores will see a project grade boost, and students earning a low peer evaluation scores will see a
grade decrease.

8. Cell phones are to be turned off or in silent mode when in class. No IM and newspaper during the class.

Tentative Class Schedule

Wk Computer HW HW
Date Course (7th edition (8th edition
# Course 英文版) 英文版)
09/12 Course Introduction
1
09/14 Introduction of Quality Control
09/19 Probability & Statistics Review (I) Chapter 3 5,9,14,34,52 4,6,10,22,33
2 Probability & Statistics Review (II)
09/21
09/26 Probability & Statistics Review (III) Chapter 4 2,7,13,21,24 2,5,9,12,14
3
09/28 教師節
10/03 Chapter 5 5,11,19,21,28 5,10,16,18,21
4 How SPC works
10/05
10/10 Chapter 6 4,9,14,46,59 3,5,7,23,34
5 Variables control charts
10/12
10/17 Chapter7 1,3,19,20,49 1,3,13,14,34
6 Attributes control charts
10/19
10/24 Determining process and Chapter 8 4,8,22,30,49 3,5,13,19,30
7
10/26 measurement systems capability
10/31 Chapter 9 8,12,15,25,36 5,8,10,15,23
8 Time weighted control charts
11/02
11/07
9 Exam 1
11/09
11/14 Basic experimental design for Chapter 13 1,6,7,8,17 1,3,4,5,9,
10
11/16 process improvement
11/21 Chapter 14 1,6,9,16,18 1,4,6,10,11,
11 Process Optimization
11/23
11/28
12 Guest speaker
11/30
12/05 Chapter 15 5,8,13,14,19 4,5,8,9,12
13 Acceptance Sampling Procedures
12/07
12/12 Chapter16 1,7,13 1,5,9
14 Additional sampling procedures
12/14
12/19
15 Project Presentation
12/21
12/26
16 Exam 2
12/28