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What are the uses of statistical quality control?
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Solution
(i) The role of statistical quality control is to collect and analyse relevant data for the purpose of detecting whether the process is under control or not.
(ii) The value of quality control lies in the fact that assignable causes in a process can be quickly detected.
In fact the variations are often discovered before the product becomes defective.
(iii) Statistical quality control is only diagnostic.
It tells us whether the standard is being maintained or not.
(iv) This technique is used in almost all production industries such as automobile textile, electrical equipment, biscuits, soaps, chemicals, petroleum products, etc.
(v) The purpose for which SQC are used in two-fold namely (a) process control (b) product control.
The main purpose of SQC is to device statistical techniques which would help in elimination of assignable causes and bring the production process under control.
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| `bar"X"` | 49 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 39 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 51 | 45 |
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| Mean | 11.2 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.0 |
| Range | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
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