CONTROL CHARTS FOR DEFECTS

CONTROL CHARTS FOR NUMBER OF DEFECTS PER UNIT

(u-CHART)
• When the sample size varies due to some reason, such as machinery, raw material, workers,
etc., the u-chart is constructed to monitor the number of defects per unit. The u-chart can
also be used when the sample size is constant.

• The procedure for drawing the u-chart for variable sample size is similar to the c-chart with
constant size.

• The primary difference between the c-chart and u-chart is that instead of plotting the
number of defects per sample, we plot the number of defects per item/unit and monitor
them.

• Since the control limits are function of the sample size (n), these will vary with the sample
size. So we should calculate the control limits separately for each sample. In such cases, the
control limits are known as variable control limits.

• Generally, two approaches are used for constructing variable control limits for the u-chart.