Quality Control Personnel Research Articles

Quality of Construction Processes of Government Supplied Uniforms in the West Akyem Municipality of Ghana

The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of construction processes of government supplied uniforms in the west akyem municipality of Ghana. The study was a descriptive survey carried out at the west akyem municipal assembly. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were utilized to select respondents. The manufacturers were those recruited to sew the uniforms in the municipality. Two (2) quality control personnel were contacted to assess the constructional details of the free school uniforms sewed. Data was quantitatively collected using observation guide and questionnaire. Data collected was tabulated, interpreted and discussed using descriptive statistics. This involved the use of frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. Though the manufacturers rated themselves as excellent, the assessors rated the uniforms unsatisfactory. Most of the constructional processes in the fsus did not meet international quality standards. Based on the findings, the study recommends that before a project of such kind starts, a brief course should be organised by stakeholders for manufacturers involved.

FDI and Product Quality in Host Economies

This paper examines, both theoretically and empirically, how the presence of FDI affects product quality of domestic firms through worker mobility. Heterogeneous firms are faced with a monopolistically competitive product market and labour markets of production workers and quality control personnel. We show that the probability that a FDI-trained worker will move from a foreign-invested to a domestic firm in the host economy is strictly positive. Mobility of more productive workers from foreign-invested to domestic firms lowers the cost of production and contributes to improvement in the quality of goods produced by domestic firms. Profit maximization by firms yields a structural relationship between unobserved product quality and observed revenue, which allows us to identify the impact of FDI on product quality. We use the theoretical model to frame empirical estimation, where we propose a novel approach to correct for sample selection bias. Under some mild assumptions, a set of population moments are derived and estimated using firm level data from China’s beverage manufacturing industry. We find that, on average, (i) working for foreign-invested firms boosts the skill level of workers by 11.12 per cent and (ii) the probability that an FDI-trained worker will move to a domestic firm is approximately 0.3. Estimation of the structural parameters shows that a one per cent increase in FDI leads to approximately 1.4 per cent improvement in product quality of domestic firms in China’s beverage manufacturing industry.

Psycho-akmeologikal peculiarities training for projects of the class of “mega science”

The article is devoted to psychological and akmeologickal characteristics of professional training for projects of a class “megascience”, which must be considered when implementing them. It proves the necessity of using achievements of psychology and akmeology in the training of leaders, experts, specialists involved in projects of a class “megascience”. A number of psychological and akmeologikal features are noted, in particular, a high level of requirements for them, professional uniqueness, a high degree of responsibility for future scientific and applied results, the exclusivity of their training programs. Emphasizes the need for psychological and akmeologikal support of the entire cycle of training for the implementation of scientific projects class “megascience”, a valid use of qualitative tools, psycho-ecological technologies personal and professional development of specialists of different profile. It proves the urgent need in mastering new techniques, methods and technologies of quality control personnel in research projects of a class “megascience”. It is proved that the use of personal qualimetry in research projects of a class “magicians” valid tools provided modern mathematical apparatus allows to reduce human risks, more effective use of mathematical models in solving personnel issues, aimed at improving the level of efficiency of implementation of scientific projects class “megascience”. The proposed model of measuring the competencies of a specialist through the use of expert estimation. The description of the computer model is given, which allows to obtain the necessary information regarding the process of training a specialist and to build a verified trajectory of his professional development.

รูปแบบการพัฒนาศักยภาพผู้ควบคุมคุณภาพการผลิตหม้อน้ำอุตสาหกรรม

The purposes of this research are to study the successful factor for quality control personnel in manufacturing of boiler industrials and to develop and evaluate a model of potential developing for quality control personnel in manufacturing of boiler industrials. This research was conducted under the method of quantitative and qualitative research. The qualitative research tool was informal questionnaires used for in-depth interview 10 boiler entrepreneurs and focus group with 15 professionals; a group of academician, a group of boiler entrepreneur and a group of Human Resources expert. The other tool was quantitative research using questionnaires which were designed for collecting primary data from 400 boiler entrepreneurs. The research statistics resulted in form of percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis.The results of a model of potential developing for quality control personnel in manufacturing of boiler industrials that consisted of 3 core factors and 18 sub-factors. There are as follows: 1) operational skill consisted of 5 sub-factors; policies on quality control personnel improvement, role and duty of quality control personnel, role and duty of quality control personnel , career progress, team development, attitude for quality control personnel, 2) Managerial role consisted of 6 sub-factors; honesty and ethics on job, coordinate on job,earnestness on job, authority decision on job, compensation and welfare, performance in communicate, 3) knowledge consisted of 7 sub-factors; knowledge on job, continued work experiences, knowledge of boiler regulation and standard, training curriculum, analytic in problem solving, continued personnel improvement, analytical thinking. The results of model development and evaluation from focus group with experts found that Potential Development Model for Quality Control Personnel of Boiler Manufacturer will have been appropriate and possible to adopting various organizations.

Development of Professional Competency for Printing Quality Control Personnel Using Training System via Edmodo

Abstract This study aimed to solving problems in providing printing quality control personnel to Thai printing industry. The problems which are mainly concerned including: (1) the lack of competency and ability in authentic performance as well as (2) the lack of capacity in following the professional standard. Therefore, the study employs Edmodo to facilitate the training system. The research procedures included these following processes: (1) reviewing literature, (2) Exploring and evaluating the needs, (3) developing the training system prototype, (4) Evaluating the conceptual framework developed, (5) Drafting the training package through Edmodo, (6) evaluating and Implementing the training system, and (7) Taking the result into improving. The result elucidated that the developed PQC-Training system, after being applied into creating the training package by using the Edmodo website and application, could effectively promote the trainees’ professional competency that was in accordance to requirements of organizations in Thai printing industry.

18F-FDG production procedures as a source of eye lens exposure to radiation

Decreasing the individual dose limit of exposure to ionizing radiation to the eye lenses means verifying the need for routine monitoring of the eye lenses of workers exposed to ionizing radiation, including those employed in facilities producing radiopharmaceuticals based on short-lived isotopes. This work analyzes the exposure of the eye lenses of employees of centers that produce the isotopes for positron emission tomography, in particular fluorine-18. It takes into account the employment structure and work system of the discussed centers, including in terms of changing the dose limit of exposure to the eye lenses. This work complements the paper by Wrzesień (2018 Australas. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. submitted) , which focused on the exposure of workers’ hands to ionizing radiation in radiopharmaceutical production centers. Measurements were carried out using high-sensitivity thermoluminescence detectors (LiF: Mg, Cu, P-MCP-N). The measurements covered 17 employees. Our results show that the highest values of personal dose equivalent Hp(3) were recorded for the 18F-FDG quality control personnel and nurses who injected the radiopharmaceutical in the patients. In the group of nurses, the maximum daily does Hp(3) reached a value close to 200 μSv. For staff who performed the quality control of the 18F-FDG, the maximum daily dose of Hp(3) exceeded 200 μSv. The estimated annual exposure of the eye lenses of workers in these two occupational groups may exceed the new dose limit (20 mSv/year). Results of this study indicate the need for optimization of the procedures related to quality control of radiopharmaceuticals and the injection of 18F-FDG in patients.

Interchangeability and Replacement Inspection of Aircraft Components

Although the aircraft components swap and substitution have described in HB/Z99.7-1987, but for aircraft design, manufacturing and quality control personnel, as the swap and replacement and inspection of aircraft components lack sufficient experience, and the aircraft development stage is resulted, not to swap with the aircraft design and relevant technical requirements to replace the inspection work. Moreover, the manufacturing process lacks sufficient preparation for the manufacture of tooling and inspection methods, this reason lead to a number of exchange problems during the exchange and replacement inspection, and affecting to the subsequent production. In this article, the swap and replacement inspection technologies are discussed in detail from perspective of the manufacturing process, and on the basis of HB/Z99.7-1987. Then, the swap and replace the problems is analyzed, summarized.

Double moving average–EWMA control chart for exponentially distributed quality

ABSTRACTA control chart is an ever-popular tool for monitoring the production process. The early detection of a process shift, if any, is the desire of the quality control personnel. In this article, an effective alternative control charting procedure has been developed for the monitoring of exponentially distributed quality characteristic using the double moving average combined with EWMA statistic. The performance of the proposed control chart is examined for different combinations of the shift constant, the EWMA smoothing parameter, the moving average span, and the target in-control average run lengths. It has been observed that the proposed control chart is more efficient in the detection of process shifts as compared to control chart suggested by Khoo and Wang for the same purpose. The proposed control chart is illustrated for practical usage with the help of a synthetic and a real dataset.

问题管理模式在护理质量管理中的应用

Objective: To discuss the application of problem management mode in care quality management. Methods: The care quality was monitored by area supervisors, combined with problem management mode, to detect the problems timely, analyze and solve problems in order, and achieve continuous improvement of the care quality. Results: The quality awareness of all nurses was obviously increased, and the care quality and wounded monthly satisfaction were also markedly improved. Conclusion: The nursing quality management effectiveness and predictability were effectively improved by the problem management mode, which fully reflected the importance of primary care and quality control personnel in nursing quality management.

Techniques for Assuring the Integrity of Fuel Pins for Fast Reactors

Abstract The integrity of the nuclear fuel pins is of paramount importance from the point of view of safe and efficient operation of nuclear reactors. The fissile fuel pellets are loaded in thin clad tubes and closed by welding of end plugs at both the ends. The integrity of the final fuel pin fabricated is ensured by employing a number of techniques, both destructive and non-destructive at different stages of fabrication. The specifications of the raw materials used, intermediate products and the final product are very carefully made by the designers in consultation with the manufacturers and quality control personnel. The starting feed materials used for fabricating the hardware viz .clad tubes, end plugs, spacer wire and spring are subjected to rigorous quality control checks so that the products meet the design criteria and withstand safely the operating conditions. The material, dimensions, physical, mechanical and chemical characteristics of the clad material are specified considering the time to be spent by the fuel pin in the reactor and the adverse conditions like radiation, temperature, pressure to which the fuel pin is subjected. A number of quality control checks are carried out to assure that the hardware meet the required parameters. Uranium - Plutonium mixed oxide (MOX), enriched Uranium dioxide fuel, Plutonium - Uranium Carbide (MC) pellets are commonly used as fuel for fast reactors. MOX fuel is made from a mixture of Uranium dioxide and Plutonium dioxide as the starting material. The specifications of initial powders, blended powder, green pellets and sintered pellets are carefully drawn so that the integrity of the fuel pin is not endangered in the reactor. A number of non-destructive evaluation techniques have been devised and adopted at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre during the manufacture of MOX and MC pellets for Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) and Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR). The accepted fuel pellets are encapsulated in first end plug welded tubes after degassing. The integrity of the welding of the end plugs depends on the welding procedures adopted. The evaluation techniques should be chosen such that the quality of the welds is ensured. The strength, penetration, freedom from defects, leak tightness, dimensions and color are the major parameters checked. The welds are subjected to a number of checks before wire wrapping. The quality of wire wrap welds is also ensured by suitable methods. The fuel pins are subjected to metrological inspection(length, diameter, bow). Even though the fuel pins are fabricated as per the approved plans, the designers would still like to have a final check on the correct loading of the hardware and fuel pellets in the correct order. A number of non-destructive evaluation techniques have been developed specially for mixed oxide and mixed carbide fuel pins which ensures loading of pellets of required composition and hardware components in the correct order. Loading of pellets of wrong composition, absence of pellets or hardware and presence of wrong component affect the integrity of the fuel pin during operation. An attempt has been made in this presentation to bring out various factors affecting the integrity of the fuel pins in the reactor. The steps taken by different agencies, viz. designers, fabricators and quality control personnel are described. The techniques used for assuring the integrity of the fuel pins are presented. Special emphasis has been given to new non-destructive evaluation techniques developed for fuel pins containing plutonium.

Strategies for Construction Quality Control in Colleges and Universities of China

Construction scale in colleges and universities of China are large, the cost is high, construction technology is complex, having to meet high requirements of security and green environmental protection. In reality, there are some issues such as the lack of interest people in the construction, and regulation is not in place; importance are only paid on results control, before and after quality control have been ignored; the quality of quality control personnel is low, who lack appropriate professional skills. Therefore, Chinese colleges and universities should make efforts to improve quality control staff's legal consciousness and sense of responsibility, and improve the quality management system, improve skills of staff quality management, improve the system of supervision and management strategies to strengthen the quality control of construction engineering.

Applying Regression Model to Predict the Effects of Shaft and Bearing Deviations on the Clearance of the Assembly of Mating Parts

This work presents formulation of linear regression model for the effect of shaft and bearing deviations on the clearance of the assembly of mating parts. The model validation confirmed the existence of statistical relationships between clearance and shaft and bearing deviations. Applying data collected from direct measurement of shafts and bearings produced in the workshop, R values of 99.7% was obtained for assembly of mating parts model ; thus, indicating that about 99.7% of the parts produced are interchangeable, thus reducing the probability of producing scraps to the barest minimum. The results obtained using critical parameters of assembly of mating parts and multiple linear regression models give good estimation and are validated with experimental values with an error much lesser than 4% error. The regression model also showed that given the shaft and bearing deviations, the expected clearance can be determined, thus, enabling the quality control personnel to significantly monitor and reduce variation in the assembly of mating parts.

728 Short Term Mortality in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Treated With Primary Angioplasty (PPCI): A Province-Wide, Systematic Field Evaluation

728 Short Term Mortality in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Treated With Primary Angioplasty (PPCI): A Province-Wide, Systematic Field Evaluation

REVISITING THE PROCEDURES FOR THE VECTOR DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE IN PRACTICE

Abstract. Immense use of topographical data in spatial data visualization, business GIS (Geographic Information Systems) solutions and applications, mobile and location-based services forced the topo-data providers to create standard, up-to-date and complete data sets in a sustainable frame. Data quality has been studied and researched for more than two decades. There have been un-countable numbers of references on its semantics, its conceptual logical and representations and many applications on spatial databases and GIS. However, there is a gap between research and practice in the sense of spatial data quality which increases the costs and decreases the efficiency of data production. Spatial data quality is well-known by academia and industry but usually in different context. The research on spatial data quality stated several issues having practical use such as descriptive information, metadata, fulfillment of spatial relationships among data, integrity measures, geometric constraints etc. The industry and data producers realize them in three stages; pre-, co- and post data capturing. The pre-data capturing stage covers semantic modelling, data definition, cataloguing, modelling, data dictionary and schema creation processes. The co-data capturing stage covers general rules of spatial relationships, data and model specific rules such as topologic and model building relationships, geometric threshold, data extraction guidelines, object-object, object-belonging class, object-non-belonging class, class-class relationships to be taken into account during data capturing. And post-data capturing stage covers specified QC (quality check) benchmarks and checking compliance to general and specific rules. The vector data quality criteria are different from the views of producers and users. But these criteria are generally driven by the needs, expectations and feedbacks of the users. This paper presents a practical method which closes the gap between theory and practice. Development of spatial data quality concepts into developments and application requires existence of conceptual, logical and most importantly physical existence of data model, rules and knowledge of realization in a form of geo-spatial data. The applicable metrics and thresholds are determined on this concrete base. This study discusses application of geo-spatial data quality issues and QA (quality assurance) and QC procedures in the topographic data production. Firstly we introduce MGCP (Multinational Geospatial Co-production Program) data profile of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) DFDD (DGIWG Feature Data Dictionary), the requirements of data owner, the view of data producers for both data capturing and QC and finally QA to fulfil user needs. Then, our practical and new approach which divides the quality into three phases is introduced. Finally, implementation of our approach to accomplish metrics, measures and thresholds of quality definitions is discussed. In this paper, especially geometry and semantics quality and quality control procedures that can be performed by the producers are discussed. Some applicable best-practices that we experienced on techniques of quality control, defining regulations that define the objectives and data production procedures are given in the final remarks. These quality control procedures should include the visual checks over the source data, captured vector data and printouts, some automatic checks that can be performed by software and some semi-automatic checks by the interaction with quality control personnel. Finally, these quality control procedures should ensure the geometric, semantic, attribution and metadata quality of vector data.

Quality Control: An Investigation Of Alternative Management Policies

Determining product quality can be accomplished by quality control personnel or production personnel. Either approach has identifiable costs. This paper presents a computer simulation model for a single channel, two stage process with a buffer inventory. The model provides for a control group (where inspection is performed by quality control personnel at the end of each process) and an experimental group (where inspection is made by production personnel during each process). The model is described using hypothetical parameters for production levels, machine deterioration, and repair times.

On the Study of Non-Engineering Students Applied Open Source for Learning Graphic Design Skills of Dynamic 3D Motocross Suspension Mechanism

The rapid establishment of current technology is dependent on the effective integration of interdisciplinary science. Hence the R & D persons with multiple domain skills are strongly required for most industries. Although, the skills training for students of Vocational-Technical College and general University cannot stratify with the above need for industry. Based on the fact of drawing is the common language of industry, the designer, manufacturer, or quality control and inspection personnel use the language to communicate to each other for solving operational problems. Therefore, the purpose of this work is to train non-engineering students can learn simple mechanical drawing skills and recognize drawings. The training includes using multimedia and 3D graphic technique to write a python (open source language) program for establishing a 3D interactive graphics of a motocross suspension mechanism. As results, the students can transform visual information of the topological structure of a suspension mechanism to the dynamic digital interactive graphic. The results also show this practical technical education and training can improve the ability of non-engineering students to meet the industrial requirements.

A Review of Cleanroom Microflora: Types, Trends, and Patterns

Cleanroom microflora are of importance for microbiologists and quality control personnel in order to assess changes in trends. Shifts in the types of microflora may indicate deviations from the "norm" such as resistant strains or problems with cleaning practices. Given the few published studies of the typical microflora, this paper uniquely reviews over 9000 microbial isolates from a range of different grades of cleanroom. The paper concludes that the typical flora are primarily those associated with human skin (Gram-positive cocci), although microorganisms from other sources such as the environment (Gram-positive rods) and water (Gram-negative rods) are also detected, although in lower numbers. It is of importance that pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare pharmacies review the types and numbers of microorganisms found within their clean areas. Such examination should be carried out over a long period of time so that the complete picture can be revealed. This is important in order to understand if certain species are being recovered pose a product or environmental risk and to check if the cleaning and sanitization practices are effective.

Murkiness in the Channels of Distribution of Pharmaceuticals

Pharmacy curricula are packed with important required and elective coursework. The worth and importance to the academy of these courses and the dedicated faculty members providing these courses simply cannot be overestimated. There seems to be an overabundance of necessary curricular components and precious little surplus time to cover what needs to be added. However, there is one educational segment that appears to be sorely under addressed, or frankly missing entirely from the curricula. There are significant and increasingly disturbing problems within the drug manufacturing, regulatory, payment, and access processes regarding medications in the United States and beyond. Issues that have come to light in the past years include medication counterfeits, breakdowns or total absence of quality assurance (eg, unsterile water used in processing, production line problems, employee contamination of products, drug contamination, drug batch mix-ups), fraud and abuse in pharmaceutical pricing by manufacturers (brand name and generic), expanded demand for a compromised supply chain of manufactured products. But just as important as any of these problems, is the need for leadership at all levels to impact these pressing, life-threatening problems. Are we in the Academy providing students with the awareness, knowledge, and skills that would allow them to step into these chasms and make a difference by helping to eliminate or ameliorate these major concerns? Troubles Within the Channels of Distribution The past several years have proven to be challenging when considering the problems that have surfaced within the drug manufacturing, drug promotion, drug payment, drug regulation, and drug use processes. Drug recalls. Drug recalls and manufacturers' actions regarding the recalls have been frequent news items in the past several years with totals approaching 1,800 in 2009. (1) In the guise of cost-cutting, quality control personnel with necessary expertise and other staffing levels have been gutted with unfortunate and predictable results. (2-4) Recalls of McNeil Healthcare and Johnson and Johnson Merck products have reached double digit levels. (5) A phantom recall of Motrin in 2009 by McNeil was alleged to have occurred and involved having company personnel buy up existing stocks of the drug off store shelves to avoid a formal recall. (6) These recalled brands have been among the most trusted consumer products for decades. It is bitterly ironic that the Johnson and Johnson brand and preceding company set the bar so high with their response to the 1982 Tylenol poisoning and murders. Johnson and Johnson received praise for their remarkable response to the crisis, which included issuing an immediate recall of every bottle of Tylenol, the most popular consumer branded product in the United States. US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has been under fire for a significant period of time for lax oversight of the drug manufacturing milieu in the United States. (7) One specific concern is the source of precursor chemicals, specifically active ingredients imported from China and elsewhere. The FDA simply does not have the resources to monitor chemicals obtained outside the country. The FDA has published a strategic priority document for the next 5 years (2011-2015). (8) In the document, challenges presented by globalization include a staggering and increasing volume of imported products (for 2010; 130,000 importers at approximately 300 ports of entry), more foreign facilities providing agents for the United States (300,000 plus facilities in over 150 countries), incomplete Regulatory information about supply chains, and corporations lacking accountability. The issues facing the FDA are incredibly complex; they certainly will not diminish in the future. More and more pressure is being exerted on the FDA from all sides. At this juncture, there has not been a dramatic influx of funds to meet the expanding requirements placed on the agency. …

Prediction of the Performance of On-line Ash Analyzers Used in the Quality Control Process of a Coal Mining System

In this article, an analytical method for the prediction of dual energy transmission performance, based on uncertainty analysis, is proposed. Comparison of theoretically computed errors to those estimated during the trial operation of dual energy transmission analyzers installed in the lignite mines of Megalopolis and Ptolemaes (Greece), shows that the developed analytical method for the prediction of dual energy transmission performance is not only accurate but also explanatory, aiding engineers and quality control personnel to realize the capabilities of the analyzer. Also, by taking into consideration the reduced quality variation of mined coal, as a result of the homogenization, which takes place during mining from several benches as well as during transportation, stacking, and reclaiming, the optimal installation position of the analyzer can be selected.

An examination of buying centres in Irish biotechnology companies and its marketing implications

PurposeThis research is a qualitative study which aims to investigate the intricacies of organisational buying behaviour in the context of the Irish biotechnology industry. Particularly the research seeks to focus on the phenomenon of buying centres as the core decision‐making unit in an organisation and examines the functionality of such a process. The main aims of the research study is to examine key influencers, as well as to examine the decision process itself so as to fully comprehend modern organisational buyer behaviour and to discuss these issues from a practical viewpoint beneficial to both the marketing and purchasing functions.Design/methodology/approachThe research process was conducted through qualitative methods, which formed a combination of focus group and key respondent interviewing. A triangular approach of data was also used to obtain quality information and to achieve a platform upon which to base accurate conclusions. A small number of organisations from industry participated in this study, which was deemed sufficient as the purpose of the study was gaining insight as opposed to proving or disproving previous theories.FindingsIt was discovered that users were key influencers in the decision process as were quality control personnel. In addition the business functions were found to be the decision makers in a highly dynamic buying centre process, which is constantly changing in terms of numbers, participation, and structure. Based on the finding of the research newer models of organisation buying behaviour were developed in addition to appropriate marketing strategies being put forward in order to better represent the realities of modern business‐to‐business marketing. This is where the real benefits of this research will be seen as marketing organisations become more efficient, buying organisations develop best practice procedures, and academics can build on this research base to further enhance marketing knowledge.Originality/valueThe paper examines buying centres in Irish biotechnology companies and offers recommendations for future research.