An overview of Phase I analysis for process improvement and monitoring

Journal of Quality Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 265-280

  Allison Jones Farmer, L ^a   Woodall, William H ^b   Steiner, Stefan H ^c   Champ, Charles W ^d  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assignable cause; Change point; Common cause variation; Control chart; Self starting chart; Spc; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

CONTROL CHARTS; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

ANALYSIS OF DATA; ASSIGNABLE CAUSE; CHANGE-POINTS; COMMON CAUSE VARIATION; PHASE I ANALYSIS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; PROCESS VARIABILITY; SELF-STARTING;

STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84979939333     PISSN: 00224065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224065.2014.11917969     Document Type: Review

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