Quality
SPC
Statistical Process Control
Charts that detect process drift before it becomes a failure — Shewhart, CUSUM, EWMA.
Statistical Process Control (SPC) uses control charts (X-bar/R, individuals, CUSUM, EWMA) to detect special-cause variation in a process. Western Electric / Nelson rules flag runs, trends and out-of-control points. V5 builds SPC charts live off in-process and lab data and alerts the responsible operator before the next OOS.
