An earlier article focused on the conceptual application of appropriate sample sizes for X-bar charts. As we discussed, the purpose of control charts is to...
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How Should the Sample Size be Selected for an X-bar Chart? (Part I)
The purpose of control charts is to detect significant process changes when they occur. In general, charts that display averages of data/measurements (X-bar...
How do I Choose the Appropriate Type of Control Chart
Proper control chart selection is critical to realizing the benefits of Statistical Process Control. Many factors should be considered when choosing a control...
What is the Relationship between Process Stability and Process Capability?
Process Stability and Process Capability are both extremely important aspects of any manufacturing process. Often the concepts behind process stability and...
How do I Know What Product or Process Characteristics to Control?
While the construction of control charts is relatively straight-forward, often a more difficult question is “how do I know what process characteristic to...
10 Keys for Maximizing the Benefits of your SPC Program
Statistical Process Control charts have been called the Voice of the Process. Progressive manufacturers utilize control charts to “listen” to their processes...
What is the Philosophy of Process Control (Rather than Product Control)?
What is Quality? Ask people involved with the design and manufacture of a product the following question: “What is Quality?” Many if not most of the responses...
Analyzing the Experiment (Part VI)
In the last Blog, we explored the use of contour plots and other tools (such as a response optimizer) to help us quickly find solutions to our models. In this...
Analyzing the Experiment (Part V)
In the last Blog, we learned how to work with predictive models to find solutions that solve for desired responses. We used some basic algebra to solve for...