3. Process Monitoring

• 3.1. Process monitoring in context
  • 3.1.1. Usage examples
  • 3.1.2. What we will cover
  • 3.1.3. Concepts
• 3.2. References and readings
• 3.3. What are process monitoring charts?
  • 3.3.1. Monitoring charts
  • 3.3.2. General approach
  • 3.3.3. What should we monitor?
  • 3.3.4. In-control vs out-of-control
• 3.4. Shewhart charts
  • 3.4.1. Derivation using theoretical parameters
  • 3.4.2. Using estimated parameters instead
  • 3.4.3. Phase 1 versus phase 2 in this example
  • 3.4.4. Judging the chart’s performance
  • 3.4.5. Extensions to the basic Shewhart chart to help monitor stability of the location
  • 3.4.6. Mistakes to avoid
• 3.5. CUSUM charts
• 3.6. EWMA charts
  • 3.6.1. From the moving average to the EWMA
  • 3.6.2. The EWMA weights
  • 3.6.3. Control limits for the EWMA chart
  • 3.6.4. Worked example
• 3.7. Other types of monitoring charts
• 3.8. Process capability
  • 3.8.1. Centered processes
  • 3.8.2. Uncentered processes
• 3.9. The industrial practice of process monitoring
  • 3.9.1. Approach to implement a monitoring chart in an industrial setting
• 3.10. Industrial case study
• 3.11. Summary
• 3.12. Exercises