A book "Statistical Models and Control Charts for High Quality Processes" co-authored by M Xie, TN Goh and V Kuralmani has just been published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. Prof Xie is currently the vice-chair of EMS - Singapore chapter.

In this book, practical models and techniques for the monitoring and control of high quality processes are presented. A simple technique useful for engineers and manager in quality control which is based on counting of the cumulative conforming (CCC) items between two nonconforming ones is discussed in detail. Extensions of the CCC chart are described, as well as applications of other statistical process control techniques.

Many examples, charts, and procedures, are presented throughout the book, and references are provided for those interested in exploring the details. A number of questions and issues are posed for further investigations. Researches and students may find many ideas in this book useful in their academic work, as a foundation is laid for the exploration of many further theoretical and practical issues.

SEMINAR     : "Profit from Technology Boom and Bust"

HOSTED BY   : IEEE EMS

VENUE       : NTU Executive Center Seminar Room 2

	      Orchard Road 2nd Level

              (Opposite Mandarin Hotel, above Jack's

              Place, entry by side street)



DATE        : 13 April, Saturday

TIME	    : 10:30 to 12:00

Synopsis

The technology boom of the late 1990s made many people rich. When the boom turned into bust since 2000 many became much poorer. However, it needs not to be so. Profits can be made in both the boom and bust cycles. To do so one should have some basic understanding and feel for the industries of interest. On top of that one should be ambidextrous in deploying a range of financial instruments that will make money in the boom as well as bust cycles. In this seminar, the practical aspects of such financial instruments will be discussed. Examples from the NASDAQ and NYSE stock markets will be used for illustration.

Speaker

Professor Bobby Srinivasan,Nanyang Business School. Bobby has been teaching and researching finance for decades in Canada and Singapore. He has also been consultant and advisor to many clients in Singapore and internationally.