The circular safety region: A useful graphical tool in capability analysis

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 529-538

  Vännman, Kerstin ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capability index; Capability region; Circular region; Graphical methods; Process capability plots; Rectangular region; Safety region

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUNCTIONS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; PROCESS CONTROL;

CAPABILITY INDEX; CAPABILITY REGION; CIRCULAR REGION; GRAPHICAL METHODS; PROCESS CAPABILITY PLOTS; RECTANGULAR REGIONS; SAFETY REGION;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 23744466454     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qre.739     Document Type: Review

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