SPC Simplified: Practical Steps to Quality

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title
 Copyright
 Contents
 Preface
 Introduction
 MODULE 1 BASIC PRINCIPLES
 Causes of Variation
 Tools of Quality
 The Histogram or Frequency Distribution
 The Control Chart
 Variables Charts
 Attribute Charts
 Summary
 MODULE 2 FREQUENCY HISTOGRAMS AND CHECKSHEETS
 What Is Variation?
 Frequency Histograms
 Constructing a Frequency Histogram
 Some Cautions
 What Frequency Histograms Tell You About Underlying Frequency Distributions
 Frequency Histograms in Production Situations
 Checksheets
 Summary
 Practice Problems MODULE 3 VARIABLE CONTROL CHARTS Using Average and Range Charts That Are Already Set Up
 Interpreting Average and Range Charts
 Averages Outside Control Limits
 Other Signs of a Process Out of Control
 Sources of Assignable Causes
 Ranges Outside Control Limits
 Setting Up Average and Range Charts
 How to Use Control Charts in Continued Production
 Median and Range Charts
 Developing a Median and Range Chart
 Individual and Range Charts
 Developing an Individual and Range Chart
 Control Limits
 Summary
 Practice Problems
 MODULE 4 ATTRIBUTE CONTROL CHARTS Why Use an Attribute Control Chart? Percent Defective p-Charts
 How to Use p-Charts
 Interpreting Percent Defective p-Charts
 Percent Defective, p, Inside Control Limits
 Percent Defective, p, Outside Control Limits
 Other Indications of Out-of-Control Processes
 Types of Assignable Causes
 Setting Up Percent Defective p-Charts
 Fraction Defective p-Charts
 How to Use a Newly Developed p-Chart in Continued Production
 The np-Chart
 Setting Up the Chart
 c-Charts
 How to Use c-Charts
 Interpreting c-Charts
 Setting Up c-Charts
 Summary
 Practice Problems MODULE 5 MACHINE AND PROCESS CAPABILITY Machine Capability
 Average and Range Chart Method
 Limits for Individuals
 The Probability Plot
 Estimating the Proportion of Parts Out of Specification
 Process Capability
 Capability Index
 Capability Ratio
 Summary
 Practice Problems
 MODULE 6 QUALITY PROBLEM-SOLVING TOOLS
 Brainstorming-A Downpour of Ideas
 What Is Needed for Brainstorming?
 How Does a Brainstorm Work?
 Prodding Techniques
 Completing the Brainstorm-A Thorough Soaking
 Difficulties With Brainstorming and What to Do About Them Cause and Effect Diagrams-Organizing the Brainstorm Why Use the C and E Diagram?
 How to Construct a Cause and Effect Diagram
 The Process of Constructing the Cause and Effect Diagram
 Types of Cause and Effect Diagrams
 Pareto Analysis
 How to Construct a Pareto Diagram
 How to Interpret the Pareto Diagram
 Process Flow Charts
 Process Flow Chart Symbols
 Constructing a Process Flow Chart
 How to Use the Process Flow Chart
 Scatter Diagrams
 When to Use a Scatter Diagram
 How to Construct a Scatter Diagram
 Summary
 Practice Problems