...Nigel P. Grigg Statistical process control (SPC) is a common feature of quality control in most high volume manufacturing processes. In the food industry, while there is no explicit compulsion for organisations to make use of SPC techniques, their usage can accrue the same benefits as in other...

... the presence of data outliers or an abnormal sequence of observations (also known as runs). Food Quality Quality control Service Statistical process control charts Although US firms have invested millions of dollars in quality improvement programmes during the past decade, a surprising number...

...Bin‐Shan Lin In the health care area, there is a wealth of information about quality control methods, but little has been written about computer‐based quality control systems. This article focuses on the development of a statistical process control (SPC) system for hospital food‐service operations...