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Traditionally, an \(\bar{X}\) chart is used to control the process mean, and an R chart is used to control the variance. However, these charts are not sensitive to the small shifts in the processes. The adaptive charts might be considered if the aim is to detect process changes quickly. In this paper, we propose a new adaptive single control chart which integrates the exponentially weighted moving average procedure with the generalized likelihood ratio test statistics for jointly monitoring both the process mean and variability. This new chart is effective in detecting the disturbances that shift the process mean, increase or decrease the process variance, or lead to a combination of both effects.
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Zhang, J., Li, Z. & Wang, Z. A new adaptive control chart for monitoring process mean and variability. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 60, 1031–1038 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-011-3662-2
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