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Process Capability Analysis and Cpk for Manufacturing Teams

Many African manufacturers set specification limits but never confirm whether their processes can actually meet them, so scrap and customer rejects persist despite tighter inspection. This course teaches teams to calculate and interpret capability indices such as Cp, Cpk, Pp and Ppk, distinguish short term from long term variation, and use the results to decide whether to accept, adjust or redesign a process. Participants work with real production data to turn capability studies into practical improvement decisions.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the relationship between process variation, specification limits and customer requirements.
  • Calculate Cp, Cpk, Pp and Ppk from production measurement data.
  • Interpret capability indices to judge whether a process is fit for purpose.
  • Distinguish common cause from special cause variation before running a study.
  • Recommend targeted actions to close a capability gap.
  • Present capability results clearly to production and customer audiences.

Course outline

  1. 01Variation, Specifications and Customer Requirements
  2. 02Data Collection and Normality Checks
  3. 03Calculating Cp and Cpk
  4. 04Long Term Indices Pp and Ppk
  5. 05Short Term Versus Long Term Variation
  6. 06Interpreting Capability Results
  7. 07Closing the Capability Gap
  8. 08Reporting Studies to Customers

Who should attend

This course suits quality engineers, process technicians, production supervisors and continuous improvement staff who work with measurement data and specification limits.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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