Statistical Process Control: Introduction

This course is designed to familiarize participants with the basic principles of statistical process control (SPC). After completing this course, participants should be able to explain what SPC is and how SPC can be applied to a process. They should also be able to describe the basic elements of an SPC control chart and relate an SPC control chart to an X-Y graph and to a normal distribution curve.
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Course Details

Learning Objectives

  • Define quality in terms of the process industry.
  • Explain what SPC is.
  • Describe the benefits of SPC.
  • Describe how SPC was developed.
  • Describe what a process is.
  • Identify factors that affect a process.
  • Describe the two basic types of variation in a process.
  • Identify factors that affect how SPC is applied to a process.
  • Describe how to plot values on a basic X-Y graph.
  • Explain what a histogram is and how it relates to SPC control charts.
  • Explain what a standard deviation is.
  • Identify the basic elements of a typical Shewhart control chart.
  • Relate a Shewhart control chart to a normal distribution curve.
  • Specs

    Course Level Intermediate
    Languages English
    Compatibility Audio, Video, MobileReady

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