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Exploring Acceptance Sampling in InfinityQS’ SPC Solution, ProFicient
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With this blog, I hope to help shed some much-needed light on Acceptance Sampling, an important part of many manufacturing…
Best Practices – Labeling Goods Received
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Labeling goods received is an integral starting point for lot tracing capability. A question that often arises is, “Should I…
Stanley Black & Decker Produces Saw Blades a Cut Above Thanks to WinSPC
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Stanley Black & Decker, the world’s #1 producer of power tools reported that it used WinSPC to reduce its RPM…
Pre-Control: No Substitute for Statistical Process Control
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Unfortunately, applying “simple” tools at the expense of tools with considerably more value (and really not much more complexity or…
Where do the typical control chart signals come from?
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The purpose of control charting is to regularly monitor a process so that significant process changes may be detected. These…
How Can an OC Curve Be Used to Manage Risk of Undetected Special Causes?
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An OC curve allows practitioners to determine a sample size that will result in the detection of those process changes…
3 Great Things About SPC Dashboards in Your Quality Control Software
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Product quality reports are dead; long live the SPC dashboard! Delivering information to the user is key to your manufacturing…
Prevent an Escape with Quality Control in Manufacturing
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When someone says the word “escape,” what comes to mind for you? Is it a last-minute meeting that suddenly “comes…
Why Is Standardization Important? The Benefits of Standardization in Manufacturing
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Standardization. Is that a dirty word to you? Is that something you consider “unattainable,” and therefore not worth discussing? Is…
Why Is Standardization Important? Part II – The Challenges of Standardization in Manufacturing
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As I mentioned in Part I of this blog two-parter, standardization in manufacturing is a dirty word to some folks.…