单边合格品链长中位数控制图设计

针对过程数据存在异常值的问题,为了监控过程均值的偏移,采用中位数统计量(X)代替传统均值(X)统计量,提出了一种单边合格品链长X(Sided Sensitive Conforming Run Length X, SCRL & X)控制图。采用马尔科夫链方法研究了SCRL & X控制图的性能,首先推导出其一步状态转移矩阵,进一步根据马尔科夫链的性质得到其平均链长(Average Run Length, ARL)。为了获得控制图的最优设计参数和性能指标值,保证其处于过程受控状态下的性能,并使其处于过程失控状态下的平均链长最小。研究结果表明,提出的SCRL & X控制图的统计性能优于传统的双边合格品链长X(Conforming Run Length, CRL & X)控制图,尤其针对过程均值产生较小偏移的情形,其优势较为明显。     

带警戒限的合格品链长控制图

研究了两种带警戒限的合格品链长控制图,一种是一个链长控制图,另一种是两个链长控制图.首先,给出了这两种控制图的制定方法;其次,利用概率流图方法得到了这两种控制图的平均链长(ARL)的计算公式;最后,推导了它们效率的度量指标ANI(发信号之前的平均检验的样品数)的计算公式.     

可变抽样区间的单边控制图

利用质量控制图监督生产过程时 ,通常每隔固定时间从过程抽取固定容量的样本。本文在前文[1] 的基础上设计具有可变抽样区间的单边标准差 (S)图、极差 (R)图和不合格品数 (np)图。计算了这三个图发信号前的平均样本数和平均时间 ,并同固定抽样区间的常规控制图作比较。所设计的控制图能缩短过程失控时间从而减少不合格品数。     

带参数估计的极差控制图设计

现实中,过程参数常常未知,需由第Ⅰ阶段的受控样本数据估计得到.不同的第Ⅰ阶段样本数据集对应着目标参数的不同估计值,进而会导致不同的控制限与不同的控制图表现.对于某位实际工作人员而言,最可能的情况是他手里仅有一组第Ⅰ阶段数据集,因此研究在给定一组第Ⅰ阶段数据集下控制图的表现,即条件表现,更具实际意义.基于Monter Carlo模拟,研究了基于样本平均极差,样本平均标准差和样本合并标准差等3种参数估计形式下常见的等尾极差图和无偏极差图的条件平均链长分布,结果表明参数估计对控制图影响严重.为了弥补第Ⅰ阶段数据量的不足,基于bootstrap方法,提出了修正控制图以获得理想的条件受控表现.比较结果显示,基于样本合并标准差的估计方法更好,修正的无偏极差图表现优于相应的修正等尾极差图.     

合格品链长控制图

在生产过程中不合格品率(p)很低的情况下,利用两个连续不合格品之间的合格品数(合格品链长)控制图来监督过程不合格品率能克服传统的p图所遇到的困难,为生产者提供产品质量改良的信息。本文研究两种合格品链长(CRL)控制图的制定方法,对这些控制图的效率进行了比较,并说明其实际应用。所研究的CRL控制图特别适用于自动化生产过程的100%检验的质量控制。     

带警戒限的均值控制图中平均链长的计算公式

带警戒限的均值控制图中 ,平均链长ARL(AverageRunLength)是其重要特性。本文利用转移概率流图TPFG(TransitionProbabilityFlowGraphs)方法导出了关于ARL的一般公式     

改进型单边EWMA指数控制图设计

现代制造过程中,某些产品的不合格率非常低,通常将这类过程称为高质量过程。由于高质量过程中相邻不合格产品之间的时间间隔服从指数分布,可以通过指数控制图实现对过程状态的监控。因此,本文提出一种改进型指数加权移动平均(Improved Exponentially Weighted Moving Average,IEWMA)指数控制图,并采用蒙特卡洛仿真获得控制图的平均运行链长(Average Run Length,ARL),仿真结果表明该控制图的性能优于传统单边EWMA指数控制图,尤其针对过程中产生较小偏移的情形具有较好的检测性能。     

在固定时间抽样的可变抽样区间的极值控制图

本文根据 Reynolds在固定时间抽样的可变抽样区间 (VSIFT)的 - x控制图 [1 ]的模型设计极值 (ζ)图。规定样本在相等间隔的固定时间点抽取 ,当过程有变化的迹象时 ,允许在两个固定时间之间抽取附加样本。若样本点超过控制限 ,则 VSIFT图同常规图一样发信号。本文计算了 VSIFTζ图的发信号前的平均时间 ,并同固定抽样区间 (FSI)的常规ζ图作比较。极值图不需计算 ,有关集中和分散的信息在一个图上给出 ,且可画上规格限 ,在实践中应用方便。本文设计的 VSIFTζ图能缩短过程失控时间从而减少不合格品数     

自相关过程的残差控制图

由于自相关过程违背了过程输出数据独立性的假定,使得传统休哈特图的有效性受到质疑。本文首先讨论控制图设计基本思想,然后分析了对自相关过程监控的残差控制图原理;进而以平均链长和各链点检出概率为准则,系统研究了AR(1)过程残差控制图的检测能力,并与休图进行了比较。最后,通过一个模拟验证了该方法的有效性。     

A compound control chart for monitoring and controlling high quality processes

In the present article, we propose a new control chart for monitoring high quality processes. More specifically, we suggest declaring the monitored process out of control, by exploiting a compound rule couching on the number of conforming units observed between the (i − 1)th and the ith nonconforming item and the number of conforming items observed between the (i − 2)th and the ith nonconforming item. Our numerical experimentation demonstrates that the proposed control chart, in most of the cases, exhibits a better (or at least equivalent) performance than its competitors.     

预控图的研究和应用

本文分析了预控图的提出，论述了预控图的格式、优点，使用规则、概率分析和具体应用程序，从而为提高工序质量控制水平和经济效果指出了新途径。     

Joint economic design of EWMA control charts for mean and variance

Control charts with exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) statistics (mean and variance) are used to jointly monitor the mean and variance of a process. An EWMA cost minimization model is presented to design the joint control scheme based on pure economic or both economic and statistical performance criteria. The pure economic model is extended to the economic-statistical design by adding constraints associated with in-control and out-of-control average run lengths. The quality related production costs are calculated using Taguchi’s quadratic loss function. The optimal values of smoothing constants, sampling interval, sample size, and control chart limits are determined by using a numerical search method. The average run length of the control scheme is computed by using the Markov chain approach. Computational study indicates that optimal sample sizes decrease as the magnitudes of shifts in mean and/or variance increase, and higher values of quality loss coefficient lead to shorter sampling intervals. The sensitivity analysis results regarding the effects of various inputs on the chart parameters provide useful guidelines for designing an EWMA-based process control scheme when there exists an assignable cause generating concurrent changes in process mean and variance.     

A new multivariate variability control chart based on a covariance matrix combination

In the field of multivariate quality control, there are many control charts related to the process mean but few options addressing process variability. Variability control charts have two main drawbacks: the first relates to the number of parameters to tune and the second relates to how changes in the mean affect the performance of these charts. Thus, in this paper, we propose a new multivariate variability control chart, called the multivariate exponentially weighted covariance matrix combination, which solves these two problems. The results show that this new chart performs well in the detection of changes in variance when the mean does not change and outperforms other charts when the mean does change.     

A new distribution-free adaptive sample size control chart for a finite production horizon and its application in monitoring fill volume of soft drink beverage bottles

Nonparametric control charts have received increasing attention in process monitoring. In this article, a new nonparametric sign (SN) control chart with variable sample size (VSS) for a finite horizon process is developed. The novelty of this research lies in the incorporation of the VSS technique into the nonparametric SN chart for a finite horizon process, hence, resulting in the development of a more sensitive nonparametric short run chart. The statistical performance of the new nonparametric VSS SN control chart is evaluated and compared with the existing fixed sample size (FSS) SN chart for a finite horizon process. The charts' performances are compared using the truncated average run length (TARL) and truncated standard deviation of the run length (TSDRL) criteria. The results obtained show that the nonparametric VSS SN short run chart is always quicker than the FSS SN short run chart in detecting process shifts for various underlying process distributions, hence, reducing scrap and rework cost. Finally, an application of the proposed control charting scheme is shown through a real-life example on the fill volume of soft drink beverage bottles.