Purpose

The weakening of the United States' position in the world electronics and automotive industries has been attributed in large part to the advances during the last forty years by the Japanese in the area of quality improvement. The continual improvement of quality is vital to the survival of manufacturing and service industries.

The Department of Statistics operates a Center for Reliability and Quality Sciences. The Center serves all quality professionals, managers, supervisors and engineers, and can provide statistical expertise on quality problems through its personnel. The main functions of the RQS Center are:

1. to provide training for industrial and professional personnel through the production of short courses, and workshops, and conferences:
2. to coordinate faculty consulting and research in the areas of reliability and statistical quality control; and
3. to enhance the quality of research proposals by the statistics faculty and members in the areas of reliability and statistical quality control.

Further Information

For further information about the Center and questions about specific short course offerings, contact:

Jim Lynch, Director
Center for Reliability and Quality Sciences
Department of Statistics
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-7800