Statistical Quality Control—Phase II Control Charts

This chapter explains basic concepts of the CUSUM control chart, and discusses two-sided CUSUM control charts using numerical procedures and the fast initial response CUSUM control chart. It also discusses combined Shewhart–CUSUM control charts, CUSUM control chart for controlling process variability, moving average (MA) control charts, and exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) control charts. The chapter helps the readers to understand the difference between phase I and phase II control charts and to set up one-sided and two-sided CUSUM control charts. It also helps them to set up one-sided and two-sided tabular CUSUM control charts, to understand the advantages of CUSUM control charts over X¯ and R control charts, to set up MA control charts and to set up EWMA control charts.