Run chart: Getting the most

Run charts should be used as a quick test of system performance. Start ups and short runs in manufacturing settings often produce too little data for conventional control chart analysis, but are easily analyzed in a run chart. Inspection data generated in these situations should be plotted immediately on a run chart to enable quick diagnosis of system changes over time or to identify signs that the process has begun to stabilize.

Run charts are good way to illustrate and share information with other departments. They are often used to post sales figures for all to see. Patterns and trends are much easier to see on a run chart than in a matrix of rows and columns.

Because run charts can be easily constructed, they are especially useful for one-time analysis of historical data.

See also:
>Run chart: What is it?
>Run chart: What does it look like?
>Run chart: When is it used?