Out of chaos [quality control]

At a facilities management level, process control can improve throughput by reducing downtime, and as statistical process control (SPC) is about process control, its techniques can be used to predict, for instance, tool wear and other conditions that can result in downtime. The result of applying process management may be effective TPM and preventive maintenance schedules. So using the process control techniques on all inputs to the facility or process, coupled with the more efficient processes already mentioned, allows the likely causes of downtime and facility failure to be controlled. Productivity targets are then within reach. Quality focused management is a general form for management that concentrates on the ability to manufacture to nominal, with minimum variation