standard deviation

Practical Management Science
6th Edition
ISBN:9781337406659
Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 20P: Julie James is opening a lemonade stand. She believes the fixed cost per week of running the stand...
icon
Related questions
Question
1. Boxes of​ Honey-Nut Oatmeal are produced to contain
14.0
​ounces, with a standard deviation of
0.10
ounce. For a sample size of
64​,
the ​3-sigma
x
chart control limits​ are:
Upper Control Limit
​(UCLx​)
​=
14.0414.04
ounces ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Lower Control Limit
​(LCLx​)
​=?
ounces ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
 
 
2.
The overall average on a process you are attempting to monitor is
55.0
units. The process population standard deviation is
1.84.
Sample size is given to be
16.
​a) Determine the ​3-sigma
x​-chart
control limits.
 
Upper Control Limit
​(UCLx​)=56.3856.38
units ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Lower Control Limit
​(LCLx​)=?
units ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
 
 
 
3.
Refer to
Table S6.1 - Factors for Computing Control Chart Limits (3 sigma)
LOADING...
for this problem.
 
​Thirty-five samples of size
7
each were taken from a​ fertilizer-bag-filling machine at Panos Kouvelis Lifelong Lawn Ltd. The results​ were: Overall mean​ =
60.75
​lb.; Average range
R
​=
1.64
lb.
 
​a) For the given sample​ size,
the
control limits for ​3-sigma
x
chart ​are:
Upper Control Limit
​(UCLx​)
​=
61.43761.437
lb. ​(round your response to three decimal​ places).
Lower Control Limit
​(LCLx​)
​=?
lb. ​(round your response to three decimal​ places).
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Quality Process Control
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, operations-management and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781337406659
Author:
WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:
Cengage,
Operations Management
Operations Management
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781259667473
Author:
William J Stevenson
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi…
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi…
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781259666100
Author:
F. Robert Jacobs, Richard B Chase
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Business in Action
Business in Action
Operations Management
ISBN:
9780135198100
Author:
BOVEE
Publisher:
PEARSON CO
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781285869681
Author:
Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi…
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi…
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781478623069
Author:
Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher:
Waveland Press, Inc.