I: Introduction. - 1 Introduction to Optimization. - 2 Some Contemporary Approaches to Optimization Models in Process Control. - II: Economic Design of Control Charts. - 3 Determination of the Economic Design of Control Charts Simplified. - 4 Economic Design of Time-Varying and Adaptive Control Charts. - 5 Economically Optimal Design of $$\bar{x}$$-Control Charts Assuming Gamma Distributed In-Control Times. - 6 Constrained Optimization Models for Determining Economic Control Chart Parameters. - III: Economic Selection. - 7 Economic Selection of the Mean and Upper Limit for a Container-Filling Process Under Capacity Constraints. - 8 Optimal Target Values in Multiple Criteria Economic Selection Models. - 9 Uniformity of Production VS. Conformance to Specifications in the Canning Problem. - IV: Optimal Setup Control Monitoring and Testing. - 10 A Stepwise-Optimal Procedure for Setting Machines and Adjusting Processes. - 11 Shift Detections of Process Mean Using Regression and Cross-Correlation Analyses. - 12 Optimal Control and Monitoring of Deteriorating Production Processes. - 13 Lot Sizing and Life Testing for Quality Improvement of Items Sold with Warranty. - V: Acceptance Sampling. - 14 A Concise Review of Lot-Bylot Acceptance Sampling by Attributes. - List of Referees. Language: English