The economic design of an X control chart recognizing process improvement

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 393-412

  Silver, E A ^a   Rohleder, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0032785101     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499191832     Document Type: Article

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