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Quality control, or more specifically, statistical process control (SPC), is about scientific means for conducting observations, tests and inspections and thereby making decisions that improve the performance of industrial processes. Deming [29] said it well:
... the only reason to carry out a test is to improve a process, to improve the quality and quantity of the next run or of next year’s crop. Important questions in science and industry are how and under what conditions observations may contribute to a rational decision to change or not to change a process to accomplish improvements.
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Yao, D.D., Zheng, S. (2002). Introduction. In: Dynamic Control of Quality in Production-Inventory Systems. Springer Series in Operations Research. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22779-2_1
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