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Flow Chart for Machine and Process Capability Study

Cmk Machine capability index

Calculation of the indices Cpk Process capability index
Ppk Process performance index
k = katayori (japanese term for offset, bias, systematic deviation)

Data recording

Short-term study Long-term study

Duration of study?
(Machine capability) (Process capability/
performance)

Section
yes no
Section 5.2.1 or
Process stable?
Process without 5.3.1
4.2.2 or Process with
systematic variation systematic variation
4.2.3 of the mean of the mean

no no 5.2.2 or
Normally distributed? Normally distributed? 5.3.2

5.2.3 or
yes yes 5.3.3

Extended
Normal distribution Assign distribution model Normal distribution Assign distribution model
normal distribution

Cm/Cmk Cm/Cmk Cp/Cpk Cp/Cpk Pp/Ppk

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