Basic of Statistical Process
Control
Module 3 – Quality Control
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Learning Outcomes
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Understand chance and assignable causes of
variability in a process
Explain the basic statistic method for modelling
process variation
Explain the basic of process control and the
development of control chart
Understand the basic of statistical process control
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Introduction
No two products are ever
identical
Process to produce the
product is inherently vary
Cause of Variability:
1. Random (common
cause)
2. Non-Random
(assignable)
Reducing variability in
process will improved
quality of product
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Process Variability – Common
Cause
A common cause is a natural cause of variation in the
system.
No pattern (tidak ada pola)
Inherent in process; unavoidable (melekat pada proses)
Can be quantified with summary statistics that are
consistent over time (dapat disimpulkan melalui
kesimpulan statistik secara konsisten dari waktu ke
waktu)
CANNOT be reduced by adjusting the existing process,
only by changing it (Tidak dapat dilakukan penyesuaian
melalui proses yang ada kecuali dengan penggantian)
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Prediction
Time
The process is stable or in-control
Common causes examples:
Machine vibration (getaran mesin)
Temperature fluctuations (perubahan suhu)
Slight variation in raw materials (sedikit variasi dalam bahan baku)
Human variation in setting control dials (variasi manusia dlm pengaturan
pengendalian kecepatan)
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Process Variability –
Assignable Cause
Assignable cause or special cause is a response
to some inconsistency in process operation
Non-random variation (unusual)/ tidak biasa terjadi
May exhibit a pattern (dapat terlihat bentuk polanya)
Causes summary statistics that are not consistent
over time (tidak konsisten dari waktu ke waktu)
CAN be reduced by adjusting the existing process
(dapat dikurangi dengan penyesuaian proses yang
ada.
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Prediction
Time
The process is unstable or out-of-control
Assignable causes examples:
Batch of defective raw material (Cacat material)
Faulty set-up (Kegagalan set up)
Human error
Incorrect recipe
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Modelling Process Variation(1)
Process variation can be modelled by statistical
method
Descriptive Statistics include
The mean: measure of central tendency
The Range: difference between largest/smallest
observations in a set of data
Standard Deviation: measures the amount of data
dispersion around mean
Data distribution shape: normal or bell shaped or
skewed
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Modelling Process Variation(2)
Normal
bell-shaped
Add up about 30 of most things
and you start to be “normal”
Curve
Normal distributions are divide up
into 3 standard deviations on
each side of the mean
Once your that, you
know a lot about
what is going on
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Modelling Process Variation(3)
Process characteristics to be controlled can be
measured by statistical inference:
Parameter Estimation
Hypothesis Testing
Review again the concept !
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Statistical Method and Control
Chart
For the purpose of quality
control a control chart is
developed
A typical control chart has
control limits set at values
such that if the process is
in control, nearly all
points will lie between the
upper control limit (UCL)
and the lower control limit
(LCL).
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Illustration
We have a process that we assume the true
process mean is = 74 and the process
standard deviation is = 0.01. Samples of size
5 are taken giving a standard deviation of the
sample average as:
0.01
x 0.0045
n 5
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Control limits can be set at 3 standard deviations
from the mean.
This results in “3-Sigma Control Limits”
UCL = 74 + 3(0.0045) = 74.0135
CL= 74
LCL = 74 - 3(0.0045) = 73.9865
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Choosing the control limits is equivalent to
setting up the critical region for testing
hypothesis
H0: = 75
H1: 75
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Conclusion from Illustration
A process that is operating
A process that is
with only chance causes of
operating in the
variation present is said to
presence of
be in statistical control
assignable causes is
said to be out of
control
The utilization of control chart is part of what is
called Statistical Process Control (SPC)
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What is Statistical Process
Control (SPC)
Statistical process control is a collection of tools
that when used together can result in process
stability and variability reduction
The eventual goal of SPC is reduction or
elimination of variability in the process by
identification of assignable causes.
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SPC Tools
The seven major tools are
1) Histogram or Stem and Leaf plot
2) Check Sheet
3) Pareto Chart
4) Cause and Effect Diagram
5) Defect Concentration Diagram
6) Scatter Diagram
7) Control Chart
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Basic Principles(1)
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Basic Principles(2)
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Basic Principles(3):
Important uses of the control chart
• Most processes do not operate in a state of statistical
control
1
• Consequently, the routine and attentive use of control
charts will identify assignable causes. If these causes can
be eliminated from the process, variability will be reduced
2 and the process will be improved
• The control chart only detects assignable causes.
Management, operator, and engineering action will be
3 necessary to eliminate the assignable causes.
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Basic Principles(4):
Popularity of control charts
Control charts are Control charts
Control charts are
a proven technique prevent
effective in defect
for improving unnecessary
prevention
productivity process adjustment
Control charts
Control charts
provide information
provide diagnostic
about process
information
capability
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Basic Principles(5):
Types of the Control Chart
Variables Control Charts
• These charts are applied to data that follow
a continuous distribution (measurement
data).
Attributes Control Charts
• These charts are applied to data that follow
a discrete distribution.
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Choice of Control Limits
Control limits tell us where the measurements in
a stable process should fall
Lower Upper
Control Control
Limit Limit
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Creating a Control Chart
Upper Control Limit
Center Line
Lower Control Limit
Turn the distribution on its side
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The use of 3-sigma limits generally gives good
results in practice.
If the distribution of the quality characteristic is
reasonably well approximated by the normal
distribution, then the use of 3-sigma limits is
applicable.
These limits are often referred to as action
limits.
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Warning limits (if used) are typically
set at 2 standard deviations from the
mean.
If one or more points fall between the
warning limits and the control limits, or
close to the warning limits the process
may not be operating properly.
Good thing: warning limits often
increase the sensitivity of the control
chart.
Bad thing: warning limits could result
in an increased risk of false alarms.
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Sampling Size and Sampling
Frequency
In designing a control chart, both the sample
size to be selected and the frequency of
selection must be specified.
Larger samples make it easier to detect small
shifts in the process.
Current practice tends to favor smaller, more
frequent samples.
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Rational Subgroups
Subgroups or samples should be selected so
that if assignable causes are present, the
chance for differences between subgroups will
be maximized, while the chance for differences
due to these assignable causes within a
subgroup will be minimized.
Two Approaches:
Snapshot Approach (Shewhart Approach)
Random Approach
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Guidelines for choosing size of subgroup:
One for destructive or chemical batch processes
Two to three when sampling is expensive
Four (or more) for best statistical modeling
Five for computational ease
Ten (or more) for increased sensitivity
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Analysis of Patterns on
Control Charts
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Look for “runs” - this is a
sequence of observations of
the same type (all above the
center line, or all below the
center line)
Runs of say 8 observations
or more could indicate an
out-of-control situation:
Run up: a series of
observations are increasing
Run down: a series of
observations are decreasing
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Cyclic behaviour: may indicate a problem
with the process such as operator fatigue; heat
or stress build-up; etc
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Phase I and Phase II of Control
Chart Application
Phase I is a retrospective analysis of process
data to construct trial control limits
Charts are effective at detecting large, sustained shifts
in process parameters, outliers, measurement errors,
data entry errors, etc.
Facilitates identification and removal of assignable
causes
In phase II, the control chart is used to monitor
the process
Process is assumed to be reasonably stable
Emphasis is on process monitoring, not on bringing
an unruly process into control
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Process Characterization
Ideal State Threshold State
• Process in control • Mean value not centered
• 100% acceptable product • Variability exceed specification
limits
State of Chaos Brink of Chaos
• Process out of control • Process out of control
• Uncontrolled special cause • Product quality wanders
• Off spec product
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What do you do when in
chaos state ?
1. Control special cause variability BEFORE
you try to adjust the mean
2. If you adjust the mean first, your work may
be undone at any time by an uncontrolled
special cause
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Reality of Real Processes
Real processes, left unattended, will tend to a
state of chaos
Statistical process control monitors all
processes, even those that have achieved the
Ideal State, so that changes in process
operation can be detected and corrected before
they lead to off-spec product.
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