Practical Management Science
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The process outputs from three suppliers are shown in the table. The customer is striving to achieve 3-Sigma performance. The product specification limits are USL = 210, and LSL = 190. If the three suppliers were able to shift their process averages to the target value, which supplier(s) would be capable of 3-Sigma performance?
A. Suppliers 2 and 3
B. Suppliers 1 and 2
C. Suppliers 1 and 3
D. Only supplier 1.
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