Cpk

This is capability index for a stable process. Cpk is defined as min {Cpu, Cpl}

 

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Cpk looks at how well the X double bar is centered to the target value.

When the process is running on nominal, then Cpk = Cp.

For process to be capable, the values of both Cp and Cpk have to be > 1.