Capability Exercise (6)

If the process is centred precisely on the target mean, then the value of Cpk will be the same as the Cp. However, in practice the Cpk value calculated from the UTL will be different from that calculated from the LTL. In view of this, it is important to note that only the lower of the two values can be used to express capability.

In this example, you will see that the lower value is the one calculated from the LTL, and is 1.19. This is shown graphically in the image below.