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LIST OF FIGURES

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FIGURE TITLE PAGE

1.1 Trends leading to the problem 2

1.2 Design and development phases 7
1.3 Summary of the research contributions 10
1.4 Organisation of the thesis 11
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2.1 Chance and assignable causes of process variation 14
2.2 Classification of statistical quality engineering tools 15
2.3 Continuous variability reduction using SPC chart
2.4 Classification of research areas in SPC 20
2.5 Advances in process variation monitoring and recognition 25
2.6 Nelson’s runs rules 26
2.7 Typical fully developed patterns on Shewhart control chart 28

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