Statistical analysis of process capability indices with measurement errors

Process capability indices (PCIs) have been widely used in manufacturing industries to provide a quantitative measure of process potential and performance. While some efforts have been dedicated in the literature to the statistical properties of PCIs estimators, scarce attention has been given to the evaluation of these properties when sample data are affected by measurement errors. In this work we deal with the problem of measurement-error effects on the performance of PCIs. The analysis is illustrated with reference to C-p and C-pk, i.e. the two most common measures suggested to evaluate process capability. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.