Monitoring high quality processes: a study of estimation errors on the time-between-events exponentially weighted moving average schemes

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In some production environments the defect rates are considerably low such that measurement of fraction of nonconforming items reaches parts per million level. In such environments, monitoring the number of conforming items between consecutive nonconforming items, namely the time between events (TBE) is often suggested. However, in the design of control charts for TBE monitoring a common practice is the assumptions of known process parameters. Nevertheless, in many applications the true values of the process parameters are not known. Their estimates should be determined from a sample obtained from the process at a time when it is expected to operate in a state of statistical control. Additional variability introduced through sampling may significantly effect the performance of a control chart. In this study, the effect of parameter estimation on the performance of Time Between Events Exponentially Weighted Moving Average (TBE EWMA) schemes is examined. Conditional performance is evaluated to show the effect of estimation. Marginal performance is analyzed in order to make recommendations on sample size requirements. Markov chain approach is used for evaluating the results.

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Industrial engineering.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/17939

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G. Özsan, “Monitoring high quality processes: a study of estimation errors on the time-between-events exponentially weighted moving average schemes,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2008.