This contributed book focuses on major aspects of statistical quality control, shares insights into important new developments in the field, and adapts establis

The twenty-three papers in this volume are carefully selected, reviewed and revised for this volume, and are divided into two parts: Part 1: "On-line Control" w

The twenty-three papers in this volume are carefully selected, reviewed and revised for this volume, and are divided into two parts: Part 1: "On-line Control" w

In the 1920's, Walter Shewhart visualized that the marriage of statistical methods and manufacturing processes would produce reliable and consistent quality pro

The main focus of this edited volume is on three major areas of statistical quality control: statistical process control (SPC), acceptance sampling and design o