A control chart plots measured values along with upper and lower quality control limits. Values appearing outside these limits are unacceptable and could indicate a manufacturing problem. Although ...

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The extent to which products meet specifications needs to be systematically monitored in a production process. Product quality will typically be defined by two quantities: deviations from stated ...

Fuzzy control charts represent a significant evolution in Statistical Process Control (SPC) by addressing intrinsic uncertainties in measurement and human evaluation that classical approaches often ...

2 types of variation and how we distinguish between common and special cause variation, along with how to create a rational subgroup. We also cover the equations and constants for the X-bar and R ...

Editor's note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Read Part 1 here. Stop Asking the Wrong Questions of SPC In Part 1, in association with “Stop Testing Everything,” we discussed the temptation to ...