Applying Real-Time Statistical Process Control to Manufacturing Processes Exhibiting Between and within Part Size Variability in the Wood Products Industry

Quality Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-125

  Maness, Thomas C ^a   Kozak, Robert A ^a   Staudhammer, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control charts; Lumber manufacturing; Lumber size control; Real time process control

Indexed keywords

LUMBER; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

CONTROL CHARTS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

LUMBER; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0141919533     PISSN: 08982112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/QEN-120020778     Document Type: Article

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