1. OSU Extension Catalog
Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Statistical Process Control: Part 1, An Introduction

Scott Leavengood and James E. Reeb
EM 8726 | Published June 1999, Reviewed 2023

Summary

Provides background information about statistical process control, a technique for continuous quality improvement.

Part of the Performance Excellence in the Wood Products Industry publication series.

About the authors

Scott Leavengood
Forest Products Manufacturing
James E. Reeb
Extension forester and associate professor
Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Lincoln County

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