This article discusses methods of studying variation in characteristics of products that move through a multistage manufacturing process by tracking and measuring individual parts as they pass through multiple stages. We suggest simple regression and analysis of variance tools that may be used to study the amount of variation attributable to different stages of the process and to identify opportunities for variation reduction.
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