When shoud you apply control charts
At the beginning of a process
Befor a costly or irreversible point
Developing Control Charts
Prepare Collect Data Determine trial control limits Analyze and interpret results Use as a problem solving tool Compute process capability
Control Chart Patterns
Cyclic Mixtures (Two or more sources) Shifts Trends Stratification
Typical Out-of-Control Patterns
Point outside control limits Sudden shift in average Cycles Trends Hugging the center line Hugging the control limits Instablility
ARL
Average Run Length
Length of time that should plot in control before a point plots outside the control limit