ABSTRACT
It should be stated at the outset that the principal subject of this book is financial calculations to prove or disprove the need for 100% inspection of manufactured goods by high-tech methods, particularly nondestructive testing (NDT). The intent is to fit this calculational methodology into the entire context of quality so that management as well as NDT professionals will feel comfortable with it. To do this, it is necessary to provide a background to the overall “big picture” of quality. This first chapter provides some of this background, and Chapter 2 continues the exposition from a historical perspective showing how inspection came into the quality picture.
