Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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Chapter 12.4, Problem 20P
Summary Introduction
Interpretation: Control limits need to be determined based on the given data.
Concept Introduction: C chart is a statistical control chart which helps in monitoring the number of defects in a sample.
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Arana is a company that produces homemade Rotini pasta. They use statistical process control to monitor the
manufacturing process. The company collects five samples, each containing six packs of pasta. Below is the sample
data, but the standard deviation of the process output is unknown. If an R chart is created using three-sigma limits
(i.e., z = 3) to monitor the variability of products, what would be the upper control limit for this R chart?
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Pack 1
452.3
451.6
448.6
Sample 4
454.7
Sample 5 448.9
7.614
9.328
11.653
13.427
Pack 2
452.8
451.2
455.6
451.7
453.4
Pack 3
456
454.6
456.5
451
456.7
Pack 4
457.2
455.3
451.9
452.6
456.3
Pack 5
457.8
452.2
455.6
454.7
452.4
Pack 6
451.8
451.9
448.3
458.4
456
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Organic Grains LLC uses statistical process control to ensure that its health-conscious, low-fat, multigrain sandwich loaves have the proper weight.
Based on a previously stable and in-control process, the control limits of the
x-
and R-charts are:
UCLx
=
5.35,
LCLx
=
4.93;
UCLR
=
0.894,
LCLR
=
0.
Over the past few days, they have taken five random samples of four loaves each and have found the following:
Net Weight
Sample
Loaf # 1
Loaf # 2
Loaf # 3
Loaf # 4
1
4.9
5.2
5.1
5.0
2
5.3
5.1
5.2
5.3
3
4.9
5.2
4.9
5.2
4
5.5
5.5
5.3
5.5
5
5.3
5.2
5.3
5.0
Part 2
Based on the
x-chart,
is one or more samples beyond the control limits?
▼
No
Yes
.
Refer to Table S6.1 - Factors for Computing Control Chart Limits (3 sigma) for this problem.
Twelve samples, each containing five parts, were taken from a process that produces steel rods at Emmanual Kodzi's factory. The length of
each rod in the samples was determined. The results were tabulated and sample means and ranges were computed. The results were:
Sample Mean
(in.)
Range
(in.)
Sample
Sample Sample Mean (in.) Range (in.)
1
9.404
0.044
7
9.403
0.021
2
9.402
0.051
8
9.405
0.058
3
9.393
0.042
9.395
0.039
4
9.404
0.037
10
9.401
0.038
9.399
0.048
11
9.401
0.054
9.397
0.053
12
9.404
0.061
For the given data, the x =
inches (round your response to four decimal places).
Based on the sampling done, the control limits for 3-sigma x chart are:
Upper Control Limit (UCL;) = inches (round your response to four decimal places).
Lower Control Limit (LCL;) = inches (round your response to four decimal places).
Chapter 12 Solutions
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 2PCh. 12.1 - Prob. 3PCh. 12.1 - Prob. 4PCh. 12.1 - Prob. 5PCh. 12.1 - Prob. 6PCh. 12.2 - Prob. 7PCh. 12.2 - Prob. 8PCh. 12.2 - Prob. 9PCh. 12.2 - Prob. 10PCh. 12.2 - Prob. 11P
Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 12PCh. 12.2 - Prob. 13PCh. 12.3 - Prob. 14PCh. 12.3 - Prob. 15PCh. 12.3 - Prob. 16PCh. 12.3 - Prob. 17PCh. 12.4 - Prob. 18PCh. 12.4 - Prob. 19PCh. 12.4 - Prob. 20PCh. 12.4 - Prob. 21PCh. 12.5 - Prob. 22PCh. 12.6 - Prob. 23PCh. 12.6 - Prob. 24PCh. 12.6 - Prob. 25PCh. 12.6 - Prob. 26PCh. 12.6 - Prob. 27PCh. 12.6 - Prob. 28PCh. 12.9 - Prob. 29PCh. 12.9 - Prob. 30PCh. 12.9 - Prob. 31PCh. 12.9 - Prob. 32PCh. 12.9 - Prob. 33PCh. 12.10 - Prob. 34PCh. 12.10 - Prob. 35PCh. 12.10 - Prob. 37PCh. 12.10 - Prob. 38PCh. 12.10 - Prob. 39PCh. 12.10 - Prob. 40PCh. 12.11 - Prob. 41PCh. 12.11 - Prob. 42PCh. 12.11 - Prob. 43PCh. 12.11 - Prob. 44PCh. 12.12 - Prob. 46PCh. 12.12 - Prob. 47PCh. 12.12 - Prob. 48PCh. 12 - Prob. 49APCh. 12 - Prob. 50APCh. 12 - Prob. 51APCh. 12 - Prob. 52APCh. 12 - Prob. 53APCh. 12 - Prob. 54APCh. 12 - Prob. 55APCh. 12 - Prob. 57APCh. 12 - Prob. 58APCh. 12 - Prob. 59APCh. 12 - Prob. 60APCh. 12 - Prob. 61APCh. 12 - Prob. 62APCh. 12 - Prob. 63APCh. 12 - Prob. 64APCh. 12 - Prob. 65APCh. 12 - Prob. 66APCh. 12 - Prob. 67APCh. 12 - Prob. 68APCh. 12 - Prob. 69APCh. 12 - Prob. 70AP
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