Quality Tools Category

Tools of Quality:  The Tools of Quality Workshop reviews the Tools of Quality.  Production environments that utilize modern quality control methods are dependant upon statistical literacy. The tools used therein are called the seven quality control tools. These include: Check Sheet, Flow Chart, Histogram, Control Chart, Pareto Chart, Cause and Effect Diagram, and Scatter Diagram.

Statistical Quality Control:  The Statistical Process Control Workshop reviews Statistical Quality Control Techniques.  In addition to the random variations that occur naturally in any process, during the course of operations some nonrandom variations caused by external factors occur.  Statistical Quality Control can help detect these outside forces as they occur. Implementing Statistical Quality Control involves an initial study of the process to determine that it is stable.  Operating procedures are established and measurements are recorded as they are taken.  Statistical readings are plotted on charts and interpreted.  Any points falling outside the control limits usually indicate the existence of nonrandom variance.  At this point an operator would intervene in the process to solve the problem.