A Comparative Study of Six Process Capability Indices and Their Applications to Electronic and Food Industries

Saha Mahendra (), Dey Sanku (), Maiti Sudhansu S. () and Yadav Abhimanyu S. ()
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Saha Mahendra: Department of Statistics, 28742 University of Delhi , Delhi, India
Dey Sanku: Department of Statistics, St. Anthony’s College, Shillong, India
Maiti Sudhansu S.: Department of Statistics, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
Yadav Abhimanyu S.: Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras, India

Stochastics and Quality Control, 2025, vol. 40, issue 1, 33-44

Abstract: In this article, we consider six process capability indices (PCIs) whose quality characteristics have a normal distribution, out of which first PCI 𝒞 p {\mathcal{C}_{p}} was developed in [J. M. Juran, Juran’s Quality Control Handbook, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1974], next PCI 𝒞 p ⁢ m {\mathcal{C}_{pm}} was developed in [T. C. Hsiang and G. Taguchi, A tutorial on quality control and assurance, Annual Meeting on the American Statistical Association, Las Vegas 1985], third PCI 𝒞 p ⁢ m ⁢ c {\mathcal{C}_{pmc}} was developed in [M. Saha, S. Dey and L. Wang, Parametric inference of the loss based index C p ⁢ m C_{pm} for normal distribution, Qual. Reliab. Eng. Int. 38 2022, 10.1002/qre.2987], fourth PCI 𝒞 p ⁢ m ′ {\mathcal{C}^{\prime}_{pm}} was developed in [S. Dey, W. Wang and M. Saha, Modified estimation and confidence intervals of an asymmetric loss based process capability index 𝒞 p ⁢ m ′ \mathcal{C}^{\prime}_{pm} , Qual. Reliab. Eng. Int. 38 2022, 8, 4033–4048], fifth PCI 𝒞 p ⁢ c {\mathcal{C}_{pc}} and sixth one 𝒞 p ⁢ m ⁢ c ′ {\mathcal{C}^{\prime}_{pmc}} are newly proposed in the paper. Next, we estimate the cited process capability indices using the method of moment estimation (MOM) approach when the underlying process follows normal distribution. A simulation study is conducted to evaluate the performance of these indices with respect to their mean squared errors. Additionally, confidence intervals are constructed using the asymptotic confidence interval (ACI), the generalized confidence interval (GCI) and parametric bootstrap confidence interval (BCI). Using Monte Carlo simulation, the performance of the GCI and BCI is compared in terms of average width and associated coverage probabilities. Finally, four data sets, two related to electronic industries and two related to food industries are re-analyzed to show the applicability’s of the suggested indices, MOM estimation, GCI and BCI.

Keywords: Bootstrap Confidence Interval; Cost Function; Generalized Confidence Interval; Loss Function; Moment Estimate; Process Capability Indices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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