"Accessible to students in statistics and industrial engineering, this text presents a systematic introduction to traditional and modern SPC methods. Requiring some background in basic linear algebra, calculus, and introductory statistics, the book illustrates the methods using detailed worked...

Purpose: China’s experience of industrial growth is noteworthy for several reasons, not least because it has made a massive use of selective industrial policies. The industrial development guidelines set by the Five-Year Plans are extensively based on the choice of “strategic” or...