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Process Capability: For Continuous and Discrete Data
Process Capability: For Continuous and Discrete Data
Variation
Dont worry the rope is over half an inch thick on
average.
average
determinedbythecustomer
d
determinedbytheprocess
db h
Rejects
Rejects
Voice of Customer
V i off P
Voice
Process
Rejects
Rejects
Acceptable
Acceptable
Quality Products
Quality Products
LCL
-3s
Target
GOOD CAPABILITY
POOR CAPABILITY
UCL
+3s
Time
This process is short term Capable but not long term Capable
Vallue of Produ
uct Charactteristic
Cp
Pp
LSL
LCL
3s
-3s
UCL
+3s
USL
Short term
1 cycle
performance
Sustained long
term
performance
Time
An off-centred process
Cp =
USL - LSL
6sshortterm
TL =
Pp =
USL - LSL
6 longterm
6s
TU =
X - LSL
3s
Cpk =
Ppk =
Lower Spec Limit
LSL
Rejects
Rejects
LCL
-3s
USL - X
3
3s
Min (TL, TU)short term
3sshortterm
Mi (TL, TU)long term
Min
3slongterm
Rejects
Rejects
Acceptable
Acceptable
Quality Products
Quality Products
Target
UCL
+3s
LCL
-3s
Target
TL
UCL
+3s
TU
Considers
Centring
Does Not
Consider
Centring
Short Term
Performance
Long Term
Performance
Cpk
Ppk
Cp
Pp
2.0
B
F
1.5
Cpk
1.0
D
0.5
0.0
0.0
A
0.5
1.0
Cp
1.5
2.0
Point of interest
X
Z = +3
Yield
Defects
(X X)
Z=
s
(Z = the number of standard deviations
from the mean. Z = 3Cp if using USL
and LSL)
X=USL = 26.5
ZU = +3
s = 0.5
Yield
Defects
NORMSDIST(3)=0.99865
( )
P=1-0.99865 =
0.00135. NORMSDIST(-2)=0.02275 (left tail).
Total probability PT = 0.00135+0.02275 =
0.0241 or 2.41%.
Defects
-2s
Target
Mean
X = 25
+3s
(X X)
Z=
s
(Z = th
the number
b off standard
t d d deviations
d i ti
from the mean. Z = 3Cp if using USL
and LSL)
Cp/Pp Relationships
N.B. Yields and PPMs are calculated using defects at both tails of the
Distribution assuming a Centred Process