| Article ID: | iaor2016685 |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 435 |
| End Page Number: | 442 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Journal: | Quality and Reliability Engineering International |
| Authors: | Eslamipoor Reza, Hosseini-nasab Hassan |
| Keywords: | manufacturing industries |
Process capability indices (PCIs) have been frequently employed in manufacturing organizations. In this paper, some existing PCIs are reviewed, and after that, the loss function concept is used as a practical tool for PCI. In this regard, an effective scheme for a revised PCI is presented. The preference of the revised index is presented in theory and illustrated through a numerical example.