30695
Statistical Process Control, 2nd Ed.
By Leonard A. Doty 1996, 400 pp., illus., ISBN 0-8311-3069-5
$45.95

This in-depth introduction to SPC examines the technical aspects of the practices and procedures that are used to apply the quality management system in manufacturing. As in the successful first edition, the author provides a description and history of SPC along with an analysis of how it is applied to control quality costs, productivity, product improvement, and work efficiency. Several important changes and additions have been made in the second edition: A new chapter on the "Tools of Quality" provides a complete explanation of the seven basic tools; an improved discussion on the nature of control charts has been added; and a complete rewrite of most of the text to better facilitate an understanding of current trends in quality management. Unusual but important topics covered include humanistic concepts, DOE (design of experiments), and the probability rules and distributions needed for acceptance sampling. Throughout the book, special care is taken to fully explain how to read and interpret the various control charts used in the implementation of SPC.

Table of Contents:
The Nature of Statistical Process Control. The Tools of Quality. The Normal Curve. Basic Control Charts. Specialized Control Charts. Process Analysis and Control. Other Probability Distributions. Acceptance Sampling. Standard Sampling Plans. Design of Experiments. Appendix. Review of Algebra. Linear Interpolation. Tables. Bibliography. Index.