Abstract
AbstractNumerous process capability indices have been proposed in the manufacturing industry to provide unitless measures on process performance, which are effective tools for quality improvement and assurance. Most existing methods for capability testing are based on the distribution frequency approaches. Recently, Bayesian approaches have been proposed for testing capability indices Cp and Cpm but restricted to cases with one single sample. In this paper, we consider estimating and testing capability index Cpm based on multiple samples. We propose accordingly a Bayesian procedure for testing Cpm. Based on the Bayesian procedure, we develop a simple but practical procedure for practitioners to use in determining whether their manufacturing processes are capable of reproducing products satisfying the preset capability requirement. A process is capable if all the points in the credible interval are greater than the pre‐specified capability level. To make the proposed Bayesian approach practical for in‐plant applications, we tabulate the minimum values of $C^{\ast} (p)$ for which the posterior probability p reaches various desirable confidence levels. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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