Multivariate control charts for monitoring the process mean and variability using sequential sampling

Sequential Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-315

  Reynolds Jr , Marion R ^a   Kim, Keunpyo ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Average time to signal; Exponentially weighted moving average control chart; Multivariate exponentially weighted moving average control chart; Regression adjustment of variables; Squared deviations from target; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE TIME TO SIGNAL; EXPONENTIALLY WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGE CONTROL CHARTS; MULTIVARIATE CONTROL CHARTS; MULTIVARIATE EXPONENTIALLY WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGE CONTROL CHART; MULTIVARIATE EXPONENTIALLY WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGES; MULTIVARIATE NORMAL; REGRESSION ADJUSTMENT; VARIABLE SAMPLING RATES;

MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROCESS MONITORING; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

FLOWCHARTING;

EID: 34249882456     PISSN: 07474946     EISSN: 15324176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07474940701404898     Document Type: Article

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