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Quality Control Spreadsheets

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Toward the Factory of the Future
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Recently developed electronic spreadsheets have considerable potential for increasing productivity in the quality control function because they incorporate both. spreadsheets and graphics. This feature substantially simplifies the use of the conventional control chart. An example is given using Lotus 1–2–3.

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Moore, J.M. (1985). Quality Control Spreadsheets. In: Bullinger, HJ., Warnecke, H.J. (eds) Toward the Factory of the Future. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82580-4_120

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