DESIGN OF AN EXTENDED NONPARAMETRIC EWMA SIGN CHART

Authors

  • Chen-Fang Tsai Aletheia University
  • Shin-Li Lu Aletheia University
  • Chi-Jui Huang Jinwen University of Science and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2015.22.6.1172

Keywords:

Nonparametric control chart, EWMA sign chart, DEWMA sign chart, Detection ability

Abstract

Selecting the correct control chart is essential to effectively monitoring process shifts. In particularly, a nonparametric control chart is recommended over a traditional control chart when the quality characteristics of a process are unknown. In this paper, we extend the nonparametric exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) sign chart to a double EWMA (DEWMA) sign chart to improve the detection ability in small process shifts. Simulation studies show that the nonparametric DEWMA sign chart performs better than the EWMA sign chart in detecting small process shifts, but that they perform similarly when detecting large shifts.

Author Biographies

Chen-Fang Tsai, Aletheia University

Shin-Li Lu, Aletheia University

Chi-Jui Huang, Jinwen University of Science and Technology

Published

2016-01-14

How to Cite

Tsai, C.-F., Lu, S.-L., & Huang, C.-J. (2016). DESIGN OF AN EXTENDED NONPARAMETRIC EWMA SIGN CHART. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 22(6). https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2015.22.6.1172

Issue

Section

Production Planning and Control