Meet the editors

Dr. Pengzhong Li is a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering and a teaching director in the Sino-German School of Postgraduate Studies (CDHK), Tongji University, Shanghai, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tongji University in 2004. From 1995 to 2001, he was the manager in the Business and Warehousing Management Departments of Guilin Daewoo Bus Co., LTD. He is a Director of

Intelligent Manufacturing and Services Branch of China Creative Studies Institute and Director of East China Branch of National College Institute of Manufacturing Automation. Dr. Li's research interests include intelligent manufacturing systems and quality control technology in manufacturing. At present, he is committed to research on man–machine coordination in the application of artificial intelligence.

Dr. Pereira received his Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the Catholic University of Portugal. He has been recruited as a quality and laboratory expert for seminars and professional laboratory meetings throughout Europe, Africa, and South America. He has more than twenty-five years of experience working in medical laboratories, having held key scientific leadership roles: 15+ years as a senior researcher; 10+ years as a consultant for a

metrology laboratory based on ISO/IEC 17025 specifications and related standards; 20+ years as a consultant and auditor of quality management systems based on ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, and ISO 15189 standards; 16+ years as the quality manager in the Portuguese Institute of Blood and Transplantation, including more than 6 years in national coordination; and 6+ years as a professor of Quality Assurance. Currently, he is the head of the R&D Department at the Portuguese Institute of Blood and Transplantation, Lisbon, Portugal. Dr. Pereira is the author of several peer-reviewed scientific articles and indexed book chapters, and an editor for several books. He serves as a member of several editorial boards. He is a member of the Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institute and Eurachem. Dr. Pereira is an expert on in vitro diagnostic medical devices at the European Commission.

Helena Navas is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), Portugal, and a Researcher for the Unit for Research and Development in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (UNIDEMI). She represents the Portuguese Association for Quality (APQ ) in the Portuguese Technical Standardization Committee on Research Activities, Development, and Innovation

(RDI) and represents FCT NOVA in the Portuguese Standardization Committee on Project Management. She is a member of the Scientific Council of the Portuguese Society of Metrology (SPMet). She was a member of the International Executive Board of the European TRIZ Association (ETRIA) for the 2011–2012 term. She has been a columnist for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship newsletter since

April 2014. She is a lean leader and completed the Six Sigma Black Belt Manufacturing course from The Lean Six Sigma Company. Professor Navas has been a guest speaker at several seminars, round tables, and events dedicated to innovation. She is a researcher, consultant, and trainer in innovation, systematic innovation, TRIZ methodology, and lean and continuous improvement.

Contents

*by Ercan Oztemel*

*by Joseph Evans Agolla*

An Intelligent Access Control Model *by Shadha Mohamed Sulaiyam ALAmri*

*by Anouar Acheghaf and Naima Amar Touhami*

in Intelligence Manufacturing

Case of Dual Axis Solar Tracker

Taguchi Method as a Robust Design Tool

Optimized Portfolios: All Seasons Strategy

*by Fatma Hentati and Neila Masmoudi*

*by Raúl D. Navas, Sónia R. Bentes and Helena V.G. Navas*

on Two Coplanar Lines

*by Coşkun Hamzaçebi*

of Injected PC/ABS Parts

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 17**

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 59**

**Chapter 5 81**

**Chapter 6 93**

**Chapter 7 111**

**Chapter 8 131**

**Chapter 9 151**

Influence of Injection Molding Parameters on the Mechanical Properties

Adapting Disruptive Applications in Managing Quality Control Systems

*by Amusan Lekan, Clinton Aigbavboa, Moses Emetere and James Owolabi*

Analysis and Two-Dimensional Modeling of Directional Coupler Based

Improving Product Quality through Functional Analysis Approach:

*by Emmanuel Karabo Mpodi, Zeundjua Tjiparuro and Oduetse Matsebe*

Introduction to Intelligent Quality Management

Smart Manufacturing: Quality Control Perspectives
