2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/131388Capability indices are dimensionless quantities measuring the aptitude of a process to manufacture items whose characteristics must be within a specified tolerance ranges. The usual indices $C_p$, $C_{pk}$, $C_{pm}$, and $C_{pmk}$ are used for a process of normal distribution and a target located at the center of the tolerance interval. Various indices derived from the previous family allow to consider more complex situations when asymmetrical tolerances and non-normal distributions are taken into account. In this paper we study the case where a single tolerance is imposed because the shifts in the direction of this tolerance appear much more serious than in the opposite direction. We propose a family of four indices having interpretations and properties similar to those of the usual family.16 pagesStatistics Theory46N30Generalization of usual capability indices for unilateral tolerancestext