Vol. 2010 No. 1 (2010)

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Methodological Evaluation of Process-Control Systems in Senegal: A Randomized Field Trial

Amadou Diop, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18908388
Published: August 5, 2010

Abstract

In Senegal, process-control systems are employed to enhance engineering quality control in manufacturing processes. A randomized field trial was conducted over six months with 150 participants. Participants were randomly assigned to either the treatment group (using process-control systems) or control group (no system). The proportion of defects in treated groups was found to be significantly lower than that in control groups (p < 0.05). The randomized field trial demonstrated significant reliability improvements with the use of process-control systems. Recommendation for implementation of process-control systems based on findings and to further enhance quality control measures. Process-Control Systems, Engineering Quality Control, Randomized Field Trial, Reliability The maintenance outcome was modelled as $Y_{it}=\beta_0+\beta_1X_{it}+u_i+\varepsilon_{it}$, with robustness checked using heteroskedasticity-consistent errors.

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Amadou Diop (2010). Methodological Evaluation of Process-Control Systems in Senegal: A Randomized Field Trial. African Learning Design, Vol. 2010 No. 1 (2010). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18908388

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African developmentquality controlrandomized trialsprocess reliabilityengineering metricseconometricsexperimental design

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