Process capability indices (PCIs), Cp, Ca, Cpk, Cpm, and Cpmk have been developed in
certain manufacturing industry as capability measures based on various criteria, including …

Under the impact of global warming, enterprises must grow, take care of the protection of the
green environment and reduce the impact on society. Therefore, 4R (Reduce, Reuse …

Acceptance sampling plans provide decision rules for lot acceptance determination based
on the required quality levels and allowable risks. In this paper, we develop a variables …

Process capability indices (PCIs) are widely used to assess whether an in-control process
meets manufacturing specifications. In most applications of classical PCIs, the process …

Selecting an appropriate supplier can substantially reduce purchasing costs, decrease
production lead time, increase customer satisfaction, and strengthen corporate …

Evaluating and selecting suppliers are essential tasks in managing supply chains. Quality is
one of the most important factors for supplier selection among various criteria. To compare …

Current manufacturing industries have increased their level of out-sourcing and relied more
heavily on their supply chain as a source of competitive advantage. Supplier selection …

Producing qualified items or products is essential to meet the requirement preset by
customers. Evaluation and selection of desired manufacturing lines become challenging …

Quality has become a major business strategy such that organizations with successful
improvement of their products quality can gain productivity, enhance market penetration …

The statistical comparison of competing manufacturing processes is an important aspect of
statistical quality control that aids quality managers in the choice of potential suppliers of …