For the past two years, Mountain High Bike Company used suppliers from India, Japan, and Malaysia to provide precision parts for its custom bikes. There was only one problem: the quality of the parts from all locations lacked precision and consistency. Skilled technicians complained that as many as three out of five parts had to be discarded due to imperfections. The quality control manager convinced the owners to partner with a slightly higher-priced company in Omaha, Nebraska, which utilized ________ to test samples of product components for deviations in quality and precision, prior to sending them to Mountain High Bike Company. The bike company realized savings in both time and money.

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Statistical process control is the process of testing statistical samples of product components at each stage of production. This assures that the product meets the set standards and reduces the need for quality control inspections at the end because mistakes are caught ahead of time.

For the Past Two Years, Mountain High Bike Company Used