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The Specification for a Plastic Handle Calls for a Length

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The specification for a plastic handle calls for a length of 6.0 inches ± .2 inches.The standard deviation of the process is estimated to be 0.05 inches.What are the upper and lower specification limits for this product? The process is known to operate at a mean thickness of 6.1 inches.What are the Cp and Cpk values for this process? Is this process capable of producing the desired part?


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