Implementation of statistical process control in an Indian tea packaging company

International Journal of Business Excellence

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 160-174

  Rai, Bharatendra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

knob sensitivity; operator actions; process capability; tea packaging; weight variation; x sum chart

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849131439     PISSN: 17560047     EISSN: 17560055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2008.017572     Document Type: Article

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