Many businesses claim to use Statistical Process Control (SPC). Few actually benefit from it. In factories around the world, control charts exist to satisfy audits, customer mandates, or quality standards—but quietly fail to achieve promised results. These ineffective programs create frustration, excessive alarms, endless adjustments, and ultimately deliver little more than “SPC for Show.”

Beyond Compliance explains why this happens—and more importantly, how to fix it. Drawing on more than four decades of hands‑on experience as a Process Engineer, Chief Quality Executive, and Consultant across automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, life sciences, and other industrial manufacturing companies, Steven F. Bergeron presents a practical, proven roadmap for transforming SPC into a powerful engine for process improvement, yield enhancement, and improved business performance.

This is not another textbook on SPC theory. It is a field‑tested guide for implementing, qualifying, auditing, and sustaining SPC systems that actually work in real production environments.

Throughout the book, real-world case studies illustrate how organizations moved from unstable, compliance‑driven SPC programs to measurable improvements in yield, reliability, cost, and customer satisfaction.