Statistical process control

Statistical process control Statistical process control (SPC) strives for continuous improvement in product quality and production costs. A definition of quality as “the degree of fitness for purpose or function” 1 emphasises the fact that quality is a measure of satisfying customer needs. In practice, SPC means a group of statistical tools used in estimating

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Professor Emeritus Kauko Leiviskä, University of Oulu

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