Encyclopedia And Handbook Of Process Capability Indices: A Comprehensive Exposition Of Quality Control Measures

• The Cp Index; The Ca Index; The Cpk Index; The Cpm Index; The Loss Indices; The Cpmk Index; The Spk Index; The Cpu/CPL Index; Multi-Process Performance Analysis Chart (MPPAC); PCIs with Asymmetric Specification Limits; Supplier Selection Based on PCIs; Acceptance Sampling Plans Based on PCIs; Process Capability Measures in the Presence of Gauge Measurement Error; Process Capability Assessment with Tool Wear; Process Capability Assessment for Non-Normal Processes; Multivariate Process Capability Indices.

"One strength of the book is the treatment of the inferential nature of these indices. The informed reader will appreciate the compilation and pointers to the in-depth literature for confidence intervals and hypothesis testing using various estimation procedures ... Pearn and Kotz provide an extraordinary service in giving a very good review of capability analysis for the expert user, researcher and software developer. They provide useful connections among the research performed over the past 20+ years." Journal of Quality Technology