How to write abstract for final year project and thesis

PROPOSED SYNTHETIC AND GROUP RUNS CONTROL CHARTS BASED ON RUNS RULES Xbar AND DOUBLE SAMPLING np METHODS

ABSTRACT

A control chart is an important tool to monitor one or more quality characteristics of interest in a production process. The classical Shewhart Xbar control chart is the most widely used variables control chart in manufacturing and service industries to monitor the mean of a process with continuous data, due to its simplicity to shop floor personnel. The Shewhart Xbar control chart is very effective for detecting large shifts in the process mean. However, the Shewhart Xbar chart is insensitive to small and moderate mean shifts. This is a major disadvantage of the Shewhart Xbar chart. Runs rules are commonly used to increase the sensitivity of the classical Shewhart Xbar chart for detecting small and moderate process mean shifts. A more recent and efficient runs rule is the revised m-of-k (R-m/k) runs rule scheme for continuous data. On the other hand, in process monitoring involving attribute data, the double sampling (DS) np control chart is an effective chart to detect small and moderate shifts in the fraction of nonconforming items from a process. Motivated by the need to improve performance of existing charts, we incorporate the synthetic and group runs (GR) control charting procedure into the R-m/k runs rule scheme and DS np chart. The main objective of this thesis is to propose four new optimal designs of control charts by minimizing the out-of-control average run length (ARL1) of (i) the synthetic R-m/k runs rule Xbar chart, (ii) the GR R-m/k runs rule Xbar chart, (iii) the synthetic DS np chart, and (iv) the GR DS np chart. The ARL1 results of the optimal charts show that the new charts perform better than their basic counterparts while having comparable performance with some existing charts. In addition, optimization programs for the four proposed charts are provided in this thesis. These optimization programs enable practitioners to compute the optimal charting parameters instantaneously, for use in process monitoring.

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How to write Acknowledgements for final year project and Thesis

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

            I would like to express my sincere gratitude to several individuals and organizations for supporting me throughout my Master/Ph.D. study. First and foremost, I wish to express my sincere thanks to my supervisor, Professor (name), for his patience, enthusiasm, insightful comments, invaluable suggestions, helpful information, practical advice and unceasing ideas which have helped me tremendously at all times in my research and writing of this thesis. His immense knowledge, profound experience and professional expertise in Statistical Quality Control (SQC) has enabled me to complete this research successfully. I am thankful to him for his precious time in guiding me, answering my queries, correcting and improving the English in my thesis. Without his guidance and relentless help, this thesis would not have been possible. I could not have imagined having a better supervisor in my study.

            I also wish to express my sincere thanks to Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for accepting me into the Master/Ph.D. program. In addition, I am deeply indebted to the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia for granting me the MyPhD scholarship. This financial support has enabled me to complete my Master/Ph.D. study successfully. Also, I thank the School of Mathematical Sciences (PPSM), USM for sponsoring me to conferences.

            My sincere thanks goes to Professor (name), Dean of PPSM, USM, for his continuous support and assistance in my postgraduate study. I am also grateful to the lecturers and staff of PPSM for their kindness, hospitality and technical support. In addition, I would like to acknowledge the Institute of Postgraduate Studies, USM and PPSM for organizing various workshops, which have helped me in improving my research and programming skills.

           I also wish to express my deepest thanks to my parents and two elder brothers. Their unwavering support and encouragement is my source of strength. I am also thankful to my beloved fiancée, (name). She is always there caring for me, cheering me up and stood by me through the peaks and valleys of my life. Additionally, I owe my gratitude to all my friends, church members and pastors for giving me their company, friendship, moral support and advice. Last but not least, I am grateful to Jesus and the Almighty God for the abundant blessings and unfailing love for me.

P.S. This is an example on how to write a good acknowledgement for any projects, i.e. final year project, Master, as well as Ph.D thesis. The steps of writing are as follows:
Step 1: Acknowledge your supervisor.
Step 2: Acknowledge your school/faculty/institution/University/College, as well as the staffs that you are grateful for.
Step 3: Acknowledge your financial assistance, eg scholarship, grant, and studyloan (PTPTN).
Step 4: Acknowledge your parents, friends, and your partner for their moral support.