Development of Fuzzy X ̅-S Control Charts through incorporating Fuzziness in Conventional X ̅-S Control Charts

Abstract

The mission to progress the quality and productivity of products and services is spreading across the industry and services sectors. Statistical process control (SPC) is a methodology to monitor an ongoing process and to identify unusual patterns and to indicate the need for correction. The most common SPC tools to be used are control charts. Control charts indicate whether or not the process is stable and resulting quality improvement. Control charts help to distinguish between special and common causes of variation which may occur during manufacturing process and influence the quality of a product.