Adjusted action limits for Cpm based on departures from normality

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 237-249

  Leung, Bartholomew P K ^a   Spiring, F ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Normality assumption; Process capability; Process performance

Indexed keywords

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTIONAL ASSUMPTIONS; EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE; NORMALITY ASSUMPTIONS; PROCESS CAPABILITY; PROCESS PERFORMANCE;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33846937513     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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