Prioritization and selection of parameters for control chart implementation based on technical criticality and cost criticality


Sirintra Tan-intara-art and Napassavong Rojanarowan


An important problem in control chart implementation is the availability of resources to collect and analyze data for control charts implementation. This paper proposes a method to prioritize and select final product parameters to control. The prioritization is based on cost of quality and technical criticality of those parameters. The prioritization method is demonstrated by a case study of flexible printed circuit manufacturing.


DOI: j.dsl.2013.04.001

Keywords: Control charts ,Statistical process control Parameter prioritization Parameter selection ,Cost of quality ,Failure costs

How to cite this paper:

Tan-intara-art, S & Rojanarowan, N. (2013). Prioritization and selection of parameters for control chart implementation based on technical criticality and cost criticality.Decision Science Letters, 2(3), 203-210.


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