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Process mean setting and quality investment selection

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pp. 207–213Vol. 47Issue 1January 2026DOI: 10.47974/JIOS-1513XML
Received:
13 Jun 2023
Published Online:
03 Feb 2025
Article type:
Research Article
Language:
EN
Article no.:
JIOS-1513
Pages:
207–213

Abstract

This work discusses inventory model based on EMQ, process mean setting, and parameters of inspection plan in the first step. Then the optimal quality investment for reducing process variance is determined in the second step.

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Subject Classifications

60E05 Probability distributions: general theory

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