A Bayesian approach for assessing process precision based on multiple samples

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 685-695

  Pearn, W L ^a   Wu, Chien Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bayesian approach; Credible interval; Decision making; Posterior probability; Process capability indices; Quality control

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN APPROACH; CREDIBLE INTERVAL; POSTERIOR PROBABILITY; PROCESS CAPABILITY INDICES (PCI);

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 13444280114     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Berger J.O. Statistical Decision Theory: Foundations, Concepts, and Methods. 1980;Springer-Verlag, New York
2. Bernardo J.M., Smith A.F.M. Bayesian Theory. 1993;John Wiley and Sons, New York
3. Cheng S.W., Spiring F.A. Assessing process capability: A Bayesian approach. IIE Transactions. 21(1):1989;97-98
4. Chou Y.M., Owen D.B. On the distributions of the estimated process capability indices. Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods. 18:1989;4549-4560
5. Chou Y.M., Owen D.B., Borrego A.S.A. Lower confidence limits on process capability indices. Journal of Quality Technology. 22:1990;223-229
6. Ford Motor Company, 1984. Continuing process control and process capability improvement, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
7. Harry, M.J. 1988. The Nature of Six-sigma Quality. Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, IL
8. Kane V.E. Process capability indices. Journal of Quality Technology. 18(1):1986;41-52
9. Kalos M.H., Whitlock P.A. Monte Carlo Methods. 1986;John Wiley and Sons, New York
10. Kirmani S.N.U.A., Kocherlakota K., Kocherlakota S. Estimation of. σ and the process capability index based on subsamples Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods. 20:1991;275-291
11. Kocherlakota S. Process capability index: Recent developments. Sankhya: The Indian Journal of Statistics. 54:1992;352-369
12. Kotz S., Johnson N.L. Process capability indices - a review, 1992-2000. Journal of Quality Technology. 34(1):2002;1-19
13. Kotz S., Lovelace C.R. Process Capability indices in Theory and Practice. 1998;Arnold, London, UK
14. Li H., Owen D.B., Borrego A.S.A. Lower confidence limits on process capability indices based on the range. Communications in Statistics: Simulation and Computation. 19(1):1990;1-24
15. Pearn W.L., Lin G.H., Chen K.S. Distributional and inferential properties of the process accuracy and process precision indices. Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods. 27(4):1998;985-1000
16. p based on multiple samples Quality and Quantity. 37:2003;443-453
17. Shiau J.H., Chiang C.T., Hung H.N. A Bayesian procedure for process capability assessment. Quality and Reliability Engineering International. 15:1999;369-378
18. Spiring F., Leung B., Cheng S., Yeung A. A bibliography of process capability papers. Quality and Reliability Engineering International. 19(5):2003;445-460