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A process incapability index

Michael Greenwich (Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, USA.)
Betty L. Jahr‐Schaffrath (Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, USA.)

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

ISSN: 0265-671X

Article publication date: 1 June 1995

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Abstract

Introduces a process capability index which indicates the incapability of a process to meet its specifications. This incapability index is obtained by a transformation of the C*pmindex, and it is more informative than C*pm. This transformation allows one to separate information concerning the process variation from information concerning the departure from the process target. As a result, departure from the process target can be assessed without process variation, and vice versa. Presents a number of practical estimators and confidence bounds (intervals).

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Greenwich, M. and Jahr‐Schaffrath, B.L. (1995), "A process incapability index", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 58-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/02656719510087328

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