02124nas|a2200253 i 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000200007324500600009326000520015330000150020549000280022050001390024850200580038752010280044565000490147365000270152270000390154970000520158870000540164071000510169481000600174585600650180520260817162420.0020228s2001    th  u m rtt  00|  a1eng d  a.b118478881 aLaurence, Ibarz10aAnalysis of quality costs by simulation :ba case study  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2001  a77, [6] p.1 aThesis ;vno. ISE-01-07  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies  aThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2001  aBecause any changes taken for the purpose of quality improvement cost money, it is normal to want an answer to the question: "What will be the effects of that action?" before implementing that change. So, what is required is a tool to investigate the quality performance and the financial implications of changes in equipment, set-up, procedures, ... before they are implemented. This would be an important help in decisions making. A mathematical model can be a tool to predict the economic consequences of the actions the organisation plans to take. But, because a simulation tool can model linear drift of the mean proportion defectives and also sudden shifts of this mean (generated randomly), and because a simulation model is a dynamic system, it is certainly more adequate than the mathematical model. Both models will be studied in this research. After studying the effects of the different actions that can be taken, it will be possible to improve the actual system, and reduce the costs related to poor quality.  10aTotal quality managementxSimulation methods10aQuality controlxCosts1 aNagarur, Nagendra N.,eChairperson1 aAnulark Techanitisawad, eExamination committee0 aVoratas Kachitvichyanukul,eExamination Committee2 aEuropean Commission (PTS), eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. ISE-01-07  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B08598