On Effective Dual Use of Auxiliary Information in Variability Control Charts

During the last decade, variance control charts based on different sampling schemes have attracted research interest in the field of statistical process control. These charts used extra (auxiliary) information either for ranking of units or estimation rather than using it for both. The effectiveness of a control chart can be increased by utilizing the auxiliary information for dual purposes. This article is focused on developing a generalized structure of variance control charts based on dual use of auxiliary information under different sampling strategies and runs rules. The generalized structure mainly depends on three auxiliary information-based estimators with dual use of auxiliary information, three bivariate process distributions, and variety of sampling schemes. The performance of the proposed control charts is investigated by assessing the power curve. We have observed that the proposals of the study perform better than its complement. An application example is also provided for practitioners' concerns to monitor the stability of physicochemical parameter of groundwater. Copyright (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.