EWMA control charts with time-varying control limits and fast initial response

Journal of Quality Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-86

  Steiner, Stefan H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Dept of Stat and Actuar Sciences ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Average Run Length; Cumulative Sum; Exponentially Weighted Moving Average; Fast Initial Response; Markov Chains

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES; TIME VARYING CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EXPONENTIALLY WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGE (EWMA) CONTROL CHARTS;

STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0032761123     PISSN: 00224065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224065.1999.11979899     Document Type: Article

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