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Theory and Method

A Markov Chain Model for the Multivariate Exponentially Weighted Moving Averages Control Chart

George C. Runger Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287
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Sharad S. Prabhu Statistical Quality Improvement R & D Department, SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, NC, 27513
Pages 1701-1706 | Received 01 Nov 1994, Published online: 27 Feb 2012

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