Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
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Author: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor III
Publisher: WILEY
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To determine: The reason for companies using 3-sigma control limits instead of 2 sigma control limits.
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Why have companies traditionally used control charts with3-sigma limits instead of 2-sigma limits?
Auto pistons at Wemming Chung's plant in Shanghai are produced in a forging process, and the diameter is a critical factor
that must be controlled. From sample sizes of 5 pistons produced each day, the mean and the range of this diameter have
been as follows:
Day
Mean (mm)
Range R (mm)
158
4.3
151.2
4.4
155.7
4.2
153.5
4.8
156.6
4.5
What is the UCL using 3-sigma?(round your response to two decimal places).
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Factors for Computing Control Chart Limits (3 sigma)
Auto pistons at Wemming Chung's plant in Shanghai are produced in a forging process, and the diameter is a critical factor that must be controlled. From sample sizes of 10 pistons produced each day, the mean and the range of this diameter have been as follows:
Day
Mean x
(mm)
Range R
(mm)
1
156.9
4.2
2
153.2
4.6
3
153.6
4.1
4
155.5
5.0
5
156.6
4.5
Part 4 c) What are the (UCLx) and (LCLx) using 3-sigma?
(UCLx) = mm (round your response to two decimal places).
(LCLx) = mm
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