Run rules X̄ charts when process parameters are unknown

International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 381-399

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Castagliola, Philippe ^b  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

estimated parameter; Markov chain; run length; Run Rules chart

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; IN-CONTROL; MARKOV CHAIN; MARKOV CHAIN MODELS; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; PHASE I; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RUN LENGTH; RUN RULES; SHEWHART;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 78249285976     PISSN: 02185393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218539310003858     Document Type: Article

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