A Monte Carlo comparison of capability indices when processes are non-normally distributed

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 219-231

  Wu, Hsin Hung ^a   Swain, James J ^b  

^a CHIENKUO TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clements method; Johnson family of distribution; Johnson Kotz Pearn method; Process capability index; Weighted variance method

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

CLEMENTS METHOD; JOHNSON FAMILY OF DISTRIBUTION; JOHNSON-KOTZ-PEARN METHOD; PROCESS CAPABILITY INDEX; WEIGHTED VARIANCE METHOD;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 0035328947     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qre.394     Document Type: Article

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