Revised and expanded, this Second Edition continues to explore the modern practice of statistical quality control, providing comprehensive coverage of the subject from basic principles to state-of-the-art concepts and applications. The objective is to give the reader a thorough grounding in the principles of statistical quality control and a basis for applying those principles in a wide variety of both product and nonproduct situations. Divided into four parts, it contains numerous changes, including a more detailed discussion of the basic SPC problem-solving tools and two new case studies, expanded treatment on variable control charts with new examples, a chapter devoted entirely to cumulative-sum control charts and exponentially-weighted, moving-average control charts, and a new section on process improvement with designed experiments.

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Expert guidance on modern SQC methods, from the name you trust!

Douglas Montgomery's modern iintroduction to SQC prepares you for professional practice with comprehensive coverage of current statistical methods for quality control and improvement. With this text, you'll learn how to apply state-of-the-art techniques for statistical process monitoring and control, design experiments for process characterization and optimization, conduct process robustness studies, and implement quality management techniques such as the six-sigma approach.

Fullu updated and revised, this Fifth Edition features more fully integrated coverage of Minitab, new homework problems, new and more modern examples, and more.

Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, Fifth Edition:

Provides guidelines throughout the book for selecting the proper type of statistical technique to use in a wide variety of product and non-product situations.
Presents comprehensive coverage—ranging from basic principles to state-of-the-art applications.
Provides clear and relevant examples, including new examples that illustrate applications of statistical quality improvement techniques in non-manufacturing settings. many examples and exercises are based on real data.
Reflects contempory practice and provides more information on management aspects of quality improvement.
Emphasizes statistical techniques in the context of a strong engineering and management orientation.
Includes electronic versions of all data sets in the text, supplemental text material, and all instructor resources on the Montgomery SQC website www.wiley.com/college/montgomery.

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