While many books on quality espouse the Taguchi loss function, they do not examine its impact on statistical quality control (SQC). But using the Taguchi loss function sheds new light on questions relating to SQC and calls for some changes. This book covers SQC in a way that con…
Ch. 1. Introduction to Shewhart control charts. 1.1. What is "statistical control" and what is it good for? 1.2. Types of control charts. 1.3. The role of control charts in improvement projects. 1.4. Establishing control limits. 1.5. Ways and means to abuse control charts -- ch.…
While many books on quality espouse the Taguchi loss function, they do not examine its impact on statistical quality control (SQC). But using the Taguchi loss function sheds new light on questions relating to SQC and calls for some changes. This book covers SQC in a way that con…