John S Oakland

Statistical Process Control, Fourth Edition John S Oakland 4th edition

A highly successful title from one of UK's leading exponents of TQM. The book features user-friendly presentation and reflects the latest thinking in the field. It will serve as a textbook for self or group instruction for both student and practising engineers, scientists, technologists and managers and will prove invaluable to all.


Statistical Process Control is a tool which enables both manufacturers and suppliers to achieve control of product quality by means of the application of statistical methods in controlling process. This book gives the foundations of good Quality Management and Process Control, including an explanation of what quality is, and control of conformance and consistency during production. The text offers clear guidance and help to those unfamiliar with either quality control or statistical applications and covers all the necessary theory and techniques in a practical and non-mathematical manner. This book will be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand or implement modern statistical process control techniques. It will serve as a textbook for self or group instruction for both student and practising engineers, scientists, technologists and managers and will prove invaluable to all.

Reviews of previous editions:
'...outlines all the techniques of SPC in a non-mathematical, practical way...useful in every industrial situation' BSI News.
'...if you want to know about and / or implement SPC you will gain much practical information and help from this book.' Quality Assurance News
'A well-produced, well-written, instructive guide to the subject.' Quality News



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