Standard capability indices such as C pk are generally considered meaningful only if the process output has a normal (or reasonably normal) distribution. In practice, however, many processes have ...

This section describes a number of specialized capability indices which you can request with the SPECIALINDICES option in the PROC CAPABILITY statement. Kotz and Johnson (1993) suggest that a natural ...

Process capability analysis assesses the inherent variation of manufacturing processes relative to specified tolerance limits. It quantifies whether a process consistently produces components within ...

This study examines the use of process capability index results to establish sampling strategies for new product cleaning and to minimize the risk of insufficient cleaning. Pharmaceutical development ...