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We consider a process, or a system, working in time that can be in a number of states. Some states are more desirable than others. The process has to be inspected to detect undesirable states and to avoid the penalties of operating in these undesirable states.
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Shahani, A.K. (1992). Importance of Process and Control in Statistical Process Control. In: Lenz, HJ., Wetherill, G.B., Wilrich, PT. (eds) Frontiers in Statistical Quality Control 4. Frontiers in Statistical Quality Control 4, vol 4. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11789-7_13
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