An improved self-starting cumulative count of conforming chart for monitoring high-quality processes under group inspection

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 7026-7043

  Zhang, Cai Wen ^a   Xie, Min ^b,c   Jin, Tongdan ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

ARL unbiased; control chart; cumulative conformance count; high quality process; self starting

Indexed keywords

ARL-UNBIASED; CONTROL CHARTS; CUMULATIVE CONFORMANCE COUNT; HIGH QUALITY; SELF-STARTING;

DESIGN; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

INSPECTION;

EID: 84868531653     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.649305     Document Type: Article

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