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statistical quality control

 
 
noun [U] (abbreviation SQC)

Definition

PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT the use of statistics to make certain that the quality of goods that are being produced is of the intended standard: The business turnaround began with a total quality-control process centred on statistical quality control.
(Definition of statistical quality control noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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