chapter 1 What Is Stream of Variation for Multistage Manufacturing Processes? -- part Part I. Basis of Matrix Theory and Multivariate Statistics -- chapter 2 Basics of Matrix Theory -- chapter 3 Basics of Multivariate Statistical Analysis -- chapter 4 Statistical Inferences on Mean Vectors and Linear Models -- chapter 5 Principal Component Analysis and Factory Analysis -- part Part II. Variation Propagation Modeling in MMP -- chapter 6 State Space Modeling for Assembly Processes -- chapter 7 State Space Modeling for Machining Processes* -- chapter 8 A Factor Analysis Method for Variability Modeling* -- part Part III. Variation Source Diagnosis -- chapter 9 Diagnosability Analysis for Variation Source Identification* -- chapter 10 Diagnosis through Variation Pattern Matching* -- chapter 11 Estimation-Based Diagnosis* -- part Part IV. Design for Variation Reduction -- chapter 12 Optimal Sensor Placement and Distribution* -- chapter 13 Design Evaluation and Process Capability Analysis* -- chapter 14 Optimal Fixture Layout Design* -- chapter 15 Process-Oriented Tolerance Synthesis* -- part Part V. Quality and Reliability Integration and Advanced Topics -- chapter 16 Quality and Reliability Chain Modeling and Analysis* -- chapter 17 Quality-Oriented Maintenance for Multiple Interactive System Components* -- chapter 18 Additional Topics on Stream of Variation -- chapter Index -- chapter Related Titles.