Applications of
Statistical Process Control
Tools in Apparel Industry
Project Supervisor:
Sir Imtiaz Ahmed Khan
Presenter:
Hera Mazhar
(06-NTU-154)
What is Statistical Process
Control?
a tool for monitoring and controlling
manufacturing processes.
an analytical decision making tool
It eliminates variation
History of SPC
1920s – SPC tools
were laid for conducting
research on quality
improvement methods
and to lower the costs.
Walter Shewhart of
Bell Telephone
Laboratories
History of SPC
Dr. W. Edwards
Deming
took the concepts to
Japan following WWII
known as the “God of
Quality” in Japan
History of SPC
H.F. Dodge – Bell Labs statistician
H.G. Romig – contribution to sampling
inspection
Japan
World-renowned high quality of Japanese
products
Eight Basic SPC Tools
Check Sheet
Defect Concentration Diagram
Scatter Diagram
Histogram
Pareto Chart
Cause-and-Effect Sheet
Flow Chart
Control Charts
SPC involves:
Determining the critical process
parameters that need to be monitored
Setting up an initial control chart and
confirming that the process is in-control, and
Collecting and plotting future data on the
chart and interpreting the chart to determine if
the process has gone out-of-control.
What is the importance of
application of SPC in Apparel
Industry?
Decisions must be made on facts –
opinions cannot be risked
Objectives of the Project
Identification and data gathering of the
problems and areas requiring improvement
Check Sheets
Identification and data gathering of the
problems and areas requiring improvement
Defect Concentration Diagram
Identification and data gathering of the
problems and areas requiring improvement
Histograms
Prioritizing the problems
Pareto Charts
Analysis of a selected problem
Cause & Effect Diagram
Flowcharting of the problem
Flow Chart
Development of Control charts and their
study
Control Chart
PDSA Cycle
What are the advantages of
this type of application to the
industry?
“Prevention is better than cure”
Focus on prevention rather than detection
What are the advantages of this
type of application to the
industry?
Places the responsibility for quality in the
hands of the operator
Quick and accurate decisions
Customer satisfaction
Decreased scrap, rework and inspection
costs
Decreased operating costs
Maximized productivity
Predictable and consistent level of quality