THE SUBJECT OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS CONTROL IS A POPULAR ONE, BUT HOW MANY COMPANIES ACTUALLY CONTROL THE ENTIRE PROCESS? THUS FAR, NOT MANY. TO CONTROL THE PROCESS, COMPANIES MUST BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE GENERATION, MANAGEMENT, AND EVALUATION OF DATA. HOWEVER, IN FAIRNESS TO THE MUCH-MALIGNED MANUFACTURERS, PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO THE CONCEPT OF PROCESS CONTROL PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL TOOLS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT IT. TODAY, PERHAPS FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALL THE TOOLS REQUIRED FOR COST- EFFECTIVE PROCESS CONTROL ARE AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF, AND ARE BEING INTEGRATED SUCCESSFULLY BY FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AND SMALL JOB SHOPS ALIKE.
| Number of Pages : | 12 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
