The Statistical Quality
Control and Operations Research (SQC & OR) Division of the Indian
Statistical Institute has been the pioneer in the application of
Statistics in solving industrial problems as far as India is
concerned. The Division through its various units located across
India has been helping the industries to improve their processes.
Scientists of the Division are carrying out research in areas like
Quality Management, Reliability and its related fields, Operations
Research and Statistical Quality Control. As a part of the Platinum
Jubilee celebrations of the Institute, the SQC & OR Division is
organizing an international conference on " Present Practices and
Future Trends in Quality and Reliability (ICONQR08)" at the Indian
Statistical Institute, Kolkata during
January 22-25, 2008. The conference would give an
opportunity to the scientists and practitioners to interact with the
experts from industry and academic institutes from India and abroad
about the current practices and future trends in quality and
reliability.
