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Statistical Process Control: A Vital Tool for Quality Assurance

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This chapter reviews the main graphs that are usually used in Statistical Process Control in a continuous manufacturing production system. The chapter begins with some general descriptions and concepts related to SPC, there are a brews description related to SPC evolutions and tendencies appears some examples related to each graph type and finally, appears an application.

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Meza-Jiménez, J., Escamilla-López, M., Llamas-Cabello, R. (2014). Statistical Process Control: A Vital Tool for Quality Assurance. In: García-Alcaraz, J., Maldonado-Macías, A., Cortes-Robles, G. (eds) Lean Manufacturing in the Developing World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04951-9_4

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