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Machine tool parts often encompass several quality characteristics concurrently, categorized into three types: smaller-the-better, larger-the-better, and nominal-the-better. In this paper, an evaluation index for the nominal-the-better quality characteristic was segmented into two single-sided Six Sigma quality indexes. Furthermore, the process quality of the entire component product was assessed by n single-sided Six Sigma quality indexes. According to numerous studies, machine tool manufacturers conventionally base their decisions on small sample sizes (n), considering timeliness and costs. However, this often leads to inconsistent evaluation results due to significant sampling errors. Therefore, this paper established fuzzy testing rules using the confidence intervals of the q single-sided Six Sigma quality indices, serving as the fuzzy quality evaluation model for components of machine tools.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/axioms13080555","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,14]],"date-time":"2024-08-14T09:20:51Z","timestamp":1723627251000},"page":"555","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Fuzzy Evaluation Model for Critical Components of Machine Tools"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Kuen-Suan","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411030, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Business Administration, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung 413310, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Business Administration, Asia University, Taichung 413305, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5975-2392","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kai-Chao","family":"Yao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua 50074, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chien-Hsin","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua 50074, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chun-Min","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411030, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chen-Hsu","family":"Chang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411030, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"301","article-title":"An integrated framework for prioritizing the outsourcing performance outcomes","volume":"13","author":"Prajapati","year":"2020","journal-title":"J. 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