制造过程控制是一个热门话题，但有多少公司真正控制了整个过程？到目前为止，还不多。为了控制这一过程，公司必须在数据的生成、管理和评估方面更加了解。然而，为了公平对待备受诟病的制造商，在实施过程控制所需的实际工具之前，应特别注意过程控制的概念。今天，也许是第一次，成本效益高的过程控制所需的所有工具都可以现货供应，并被《财富》500强企业和小型工作场所成功整合。

THE SUBJECT OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS CONTROL IS A POPULAR ONE, BUT HOW MANY COMPANIES ACTUALLY CONTROL THE ENTIRE PROCESS? THUS FAR, NOT MANY. TO CONTROL THE PROCESS, COMPANIES MUST BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE GENERATION, MANAGEMENT, AND EVALUATION OF DATA. HOWEVER, IN FAIRNESS TO THE MUCH-MALIGNED MANUFACTURERS, PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO THE CONCEPT OF PROCESS CONTROL PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL TOOLS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT IT. TODAY, PERHAPS FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALL THE TOOLS REQUIRED FOR COST- EFFECTIVE PROCESS CONTROL ARE AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF, AND ARE BEING INTEGRATED SUCCESSFULLY BY FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AND SMALL JOB SHOPS ALIKE.