Statistical Process Control

This highly practical course will enable delegates to control and improve process variation and performance by applying commonly used statistical techniques, including control charts and capability studies. The course uses a series of lectures and practical exercises which can be linked to the delegates' own company products and processes.

Course Content

Introduction to SPC
- Origins and uses
- Using data for continuous process improvement
- Key objectives of SPC

Facts From Figures
- Sources, causes and types of variation
- Graphical techniques for analysing process variation
- Frequency distributions & the normal distribution
- Process setting, variability and capability

Process Control and Improvement
- Control charts and their applications
- Control charts for variables
- Evaluating process capability
- Process improvement
- The limitations of specification-based systems
- Control charts for attributes
- Handling more than one characteristic
- Preview of SPC techniques for special situations

Implementing SPC in the Workplace
- Case study examples