Course detail

Quality Management

FSI-GRI-AAcad. year: 2023/2024

The course familiarises students with basic principles of quality management and quality assurance in a company.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Blecha, Ph.D., FEng.

Department

Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics (ÚVSSR)

Entry knowledge

Student should have basic knowledge of design of machinery.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit is conditional on 100% attendance at practicals and preparation of the semester work.
Examination:
Test consisting of 20 questions (max. 20 points).
Rating: 24,50 points or more A; 23,50 points or more B; 22 points or more C; 20 points or more D; 18 points or more E


1. 100% attendance at practicals.
2. Working out of semester project.

Aims

The course on Quality Management familiarises students with basic principles of quality management and assurance in an enterprise. The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with the European standards for quality management and assurance and with methods of quality assurance from pre-production stages of a new product development.
The course on Quality Management enables students to obtain knowledge of creation of the system of quality management and assurance in an enterprise and its audit and certification. Also dealt with are the ways of quality assurance in development, manufacturing and assembling stages of a product creation, as well as application of suitable methods.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČSN EN IEC 60812. Analýza způsobů a důsledků poruch (FMEA a FMECA). Druhé vydání. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2019.
ČSN EN ISO 9000. Systémy managementu kvality: Základní principy a slovník. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2016.
ČSN EN ISO 9001. Systémy managementu kvality: Požadavky. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2016.
ČSN EN 61025. Analýza stromu poruchových stavů (FTA). Praha: Český normalizační institut, 2007.

Recommended reading

ČSN EN ISO 14001. Systémy environmentálního managementu: Požadavky s návodem pro použití. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2016.
Imai, M.: Kaizen. Computer Press, Brno, 2007, ISBN 978-80-251-1621-0
Taylor, J. at all: The Handbook of Quality and Service Improvement Tools; ISBN 978-1-907045-81-3
Töpfer, A. a kol.: Six Sigma. Computer Press, Brno, 2008, ISBN 978-80-251-1766-8

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-ENG-A Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Blecha, Ph.D., FEng.

Syllabus

1. Terms and definitions
2. Context of the organization
3. Leadership of the organisation
4. Quality planning - QFD
5. Quality planning - FMEA
6. Quality planning - FTA
7. Support processes of Quality Management
8. Operation processes of Quality Management - SPC
9. Performance evaluation
10. Improvement of processes - KAISEN
11. Improvement of processes - DOE
12. Improvement of processes - FMEA and FTA
13. Presenation and defence of semestral project

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Blecha, Ph.D., FEng.

Syllabus

Lessons are organised in modules of 2 hours every 2 weeks.
1. Practical application of QFD method
2. Practical application of FTA method
3. Practical application of FMEA method
4. Assignment of semester projects
5. Consultations to semester projects.
6. Consultations to semester projects.
7. Presentation of semester projects + course-unit credit awarding