A new process capability index (PCI) control chart for monitoring the process mean using repetitive sampling is presented. The design of the proposed control chart is based on an unbiased estimator ˆσ = . s c4 of the process standard deviation for a normally distributed quality characteristic. The formulae for the in-control and out-of-control average run length and the standard deviation of the run length (SDRL) are derived. Tables of in-control and out-of-control average run length (ARL) and SDRL for various shifts, δ are presented. The proposed control chart outperforms existing control chart in detecting relatively small process mean shifts in terms of ARLs and SDRLs. Numerical example is presented to demonstrate the application of the proposed chart.
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a double exponentially weighted moving average control
chart using repetitive sampling (RS-DEWMA) for a normally distributed process variable to improve the
efficiency of detecting small process mean shift.
Design/methodology/approach – The algorithm for the implementation of the proposed chart is developed
and the formulae for the in-control and out-of-control average run lengths (ARLs) are derived. Tables of ARLs
are presented for various process mean shift. The performance of the proposed chart is investigated in terms of
the average run-length for small process mean shift and compared with the existing DEWMA control chart.
Numerical examples are given as illustration of the design and implementation of the proposed chart.
Findings – The proposed control chart ismore efficient than the existing DEWMA control chart in the detection
of small process mean shifts as it consistently gives smaller ARL values and quickly detects the process shift.
However, the performance of the proposed chart relatively deteriorates for large smoothing constants.
Practical implications – The application of repetitive sampling in the control chart literature is gaining
wide acceptability. The design and implementation of the RS-DEWMA control chart offers a new approach in
the detection of small process mean shift by process control personnel.
Originality/value – This paper fills a gap in the literature by examining the performance of the repetitive
sampling DEWMA control chart. The use of repetitive sampling technique in the control chart is discussed in
the literature, however, its use based on the DEWMA statistic has not been considered in this context.
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