Trends, Industry Application and Future Directions of Quality Control and Reliability Engineering

This special issue paper on quality control and reliability engineering(Q&R) is presented in celebration of the 50supth /supanniversary of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers(KIIE). Q&R is critical for the competitiveness of various industries. To identify academic research trends, Q&R papers published in the Journal of KIIE(JKIIE) and the IISE Transactions, which is the representative journal of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers(IISE), are classified and analyzed. Paper published in the past 20 years are divided into 10 years each, classified with respect to detailed topics, trends are identified, and differences between the two journals are addressed. To emphasize the usefulness of Q&R discipline, technological and environmental changes in the Q&R field are summarized and opinions on how to utilize Q&R technology in industry are presented. Finally, directions for future development in the Q&R field are proposed. It is hoped that researchers and practitioners in the Q&R field get some idea from this paper and add more creative research ideas and work experiences in the Q&R field.