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• Abbasi, B.
• Ahmad, S.
• Abdollahian, M.
• Zeephongseku, P.

As is well known, process capability analysis for more than one quality variables is a complicated and sometimes contentious area with several quality measures vying for recognition. When these variables exhibit non-normal characteristics, the situation becomes even more complex. The aim of this paper is to measure Process Capability Indices (PCIs) for bivariate non-normal process using the bivariate Burr distribution. The univariate Burr distribution has been shown to improve the accuracy of estimates of PCIs for univariate non-normal distributions (see for example, [7] and [16]). Here, we will estimate the PCIs of bivariate non-normal distributions using the bivariate Burr distribution. The process of obtaining these PCIs will be accomplished in a series of steps involving estimating the unknown parameters of the process using maximum likelihood estimation coupled with simulated annealing. Finally, the Proportion of Non-Conformance (PNC) obtained using this method will be compared with those obtained from variables distributed under the bivariate Beta, Weibull, Gamma and Weibull-Gamma distributions.

• Economics and Business
• Computer and information sciences

• Financial management
• Business management

process capability index (PCI), bivariate Burr distribution, simulated annealing algorithm, non-normal distribution, multivariate processes

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