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In this paper a new process capability index (C pq ) has been introduced, which is easy to compute and performs well when compared with its natural competitor (C pm ).
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Work done while he was Lukacs Visiting Professor on leave from the University of Maryland.
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Gupta, A.K., Kotz, S. A new process capability index. Metrika 45, 213–224 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02717104
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02717104