Operation Management

Role Of Statistical Process Control In Business

IKRAM Ellahi 0911147

Introduction
STATISTICAL PROCESSCONTROL (SPC) Control Charts for Variables The Central Limit Theorem Setting Mean Chart Limits Setting Range Chart Limits (Rcharts) using Mean and Range Charts Control Charts for Attributes Managerial Issues and Control Charts

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Role Of SPC
statistical process control (SPC) charts has been for process control and improvement in manufacturing businesses for about fifty years. The most common process control technique has been control charting. A control chart is a useful statistical tool that aids practitioners in statistically controlling and monitoring one or more variables, when the quality of the product or the quality of the process is characterized by certain values of this or these variables. By the term controlling, we mean the ability of the control chart at any time to determine if the process or the product characteristic is statistically in control. The term statistically in control process reflects to a process that operates with only chance causes of variation. A process that is operating in the presence of assignable causes is said to be statistically out-of-control. In General, a control chart is very easy to be implemented in any type of process. Thus, control charts are extensively used in manufacturing area nowadays, preserving the quality of the process or the final product. The controlling and monitoring is done over either the mean level or the variance of the process or quality characteristic. Montgomery provides an excellent discussion about statistical process control procedures in the manufacturing

Role of SPC
valuable process it allows examination of specific parts of a process In particular, it looks at the parts that may conceal sources of variation in the quality of the product. The examination involves objective analysis rather than subjective opinion. SPC also allows the strength of each source of variation to be determined numerically. If sources of variation are detected and measured, they may be amenable to correction. In turn, correction of variations may reduce waste in production and may improve the quality of the product that reaches the customer.

Role of SPC
An advantage of SPC over other methods of quality control. Such as "inspection" is that it emphasizes early detection and prevention of problems, rather than the correction of problems after they have occurred.

Role Of SPC
In addition to reducing waste, SPC can lead to a reduction in the time required to produce the product. SPC makes it less likely the finished product will need to be reworked. SPC may also identify bottlenecks, waiting times, and other sources of delays within the process.

Control Charts
Takesamplesfromthepopulationand computetheappropriatesamplestatistic Usethesamplestatistictocalculatecontrol limitsanddrawthecontrolchart Plotsampleresultsonthecontrolchartand determinethestateoftheprocess(inorout ofcontrol) Investigatepossibleassignablecausesand takeanyindicatedactions Continuesamplingfromtheprocessand resetthecontrollimitswhennecessary

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