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The objective of statistical process control (SPC) is to:
Determine whether a batch of raw materials should be accepted or rejected.
Determine whether a batch of finished goods should be accepted or rejected.
Detect assignable cause variations versus normal random variations in the process.
Identify variable versus attribute measures.
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