Controlling and Analyzing Online Data

As soon as you enter data, Quality evaluates it for specification and control-chart violations. You can instantly view the charts or graphics anytime during the data-collection process. Control violations can also be routed to offline personnel, who can review the data and chart information and determine if support action is necessary.

Identifying Causes and Taking Corrective Actions

With data-collection pages, users provide information on what may have caused an out-of-control problem and on the corrective action that they took. This information is also available to offline support personnel, who can review or add causes, actions, and comments. This information is associated with the subgroup and stored in the database for further analysis and review.

Managing Alarms

Each time a subgroup violates a statistical test or an individual measurement is out of specification, an alarm occurs. You can send alarms to a worklist or through electronic mail, using Workflow. You can view details for an alarm, add corrective action and comments, review representative charts, and close out the alarm.