Quality Control Assignment Due: April 23rd at the start of class

Problem 1:
NutraFlakes cereal is to be packaged with a mean of 10 ounces plus or
minus 0.1 ounces. Using the data in the table given below, determine the
standard deviation of the 20 weights and then determine the capability of
the process.

Problem 2:
A process that is considered in control measures liquid in ounces. Below
are the last 12 samples taken. The sample size = 4.

Is the process in control?

Problem 3:
Your supervisor, Lisa Lehmann, has asked that you report on the output of
a machine on the factory floor. This machine is supposed to be producing
optical lenses with a mean weight of 50 grams and a range of 3.5 grams.
The following table contains the data for 10 samples, each with 6
observations per sample, taken during the past 3 hours:

What seems to be happening? (Hint: Make the appropriate control chart(s).

Run charts may be helpful as well.)
Problem 4:
There have been complaints that the sports page of the Dubuque Register
has lots of typos. The last 6 days have been examined carefully and the
number of typos/page is recorded below. Is the process in control using
Z 2?

Day

Number of Typos

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Problem 5:
The number of defective sinks in each of 25 samples taken from a process
which produces ceramic sinks is shown in the following table. 200 units
were included in each sample. Construct a control chart with 99.73%
confidence limits. Plot the sample results on the chart. Is the process in

control? If not, eliminate the sample data associated with any outliers and
recompute the control limits. Does the revised chart reflect a process that is
in control?

Problem 6: Answer the 3 questions at the end of the case study: Cecil Rice
Export (Alexandria, Egypt), located in the Chapter 10 folder on
Blackboard.