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.