Statistical Process Control Workshop
May 24 - 25, 2010
David Irish, Western Dairy Center
Each Spring, in cooperation with the Food Science Department of Utah State Univeristy, the Western Dairy Center offers a class on Statistical Process Control (SPC). This class is designed with both the student and the industry professional in mind. Statistical process control is a tool used to control quality and improve business success. W. Edwards Deming defined quality as "understanding, accepting, meeting, and exceeding customer needs, wants, and expectations continually." During this course, participants will learn about the history of SPC, variation, control charts, run charts, and a variety of statistical tools. Using real life examples, of multiple industries, participants will have a broad, basic understanding of the SPC tools used in the business world. Additionally, this course will provide participants an on-going relationship with SPC expertise that can be utilized for years after the class is over. Step up to a higher level of quality with USU/WDC's SPC training.
- Introduction to SPC
- Defining quality
- Process improvement
- SPC - it's as easy as driving a car
- What is a process
- Variation comes in to two types
- Data & Data Collection
- Control Charts
- Cause and effect diagrams
- Process flow diagrams
- Process Capability and control limits
Lunch is provided
- Histograms
- Pareto Diagrams
- Scatter Diagrams
- Individual Control charts
- c Control charts
- p Control charts
- Interpretation of contol charts
- Control charts and the process
- Making corrections to the process
- SPC Summary
- Question and Answer
Registration Form
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