Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
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ISBN: 9780133128741
Author: Serope Kalpakjian, Steven Schmid
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Describe what is meant by statistical process control.
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Ch. 36 - What is acceptance sampling? Why was it developed?Ch. 36 - Prob. 12RQCh. 36 - What is meant by six-sigma quality?Ch. 36 - Prob. 14RQCh. 36 - Prob. 15RQCh. 36 - Give three methods of nondestructive testing...Ch. 36 - Explain why major efforts are continually being...Ch. 36 - Prob. 18QLPCh. 36 - Prob. 19QLPCh. 36 - Prob. 20QLPCh. 36 - Prob. 21QLPCh. 36 - Prob. 22QLPCh. 36 - What are the advantages of automated...Ch. 36 - Prob. 24QLPCh. 36 - Prob. 25QLPCh. 36 - Explain why GO and NOT GO gages (see Section...Ch. 36 - Prob. 27QLPCh. 36 - Prob. 28QLPCh. 36 - Prob. 29QLPCh. 36 - Prob. 31QLPCh. 36 - Beverage-can manufacturers try to achieve failure...Ch. 36 - Assume that in Example 36.3 the number of samples...Ch. 36 - Calculate the control limits for averages and...Ch. 36 - Calculate the control limits for (a) number of...Ch. 36 - In an inspection with a sample size of 12 and a...Ch. 36 - Prob. 37QTPCh. 36 - The average of averages of a number of samples of...Ch. 36 - Prob. 39QTPCh. 36 - Prob. 40QTPCh. 36 - Prob. 41SDPCh. 36 - Describe your thought on whether products should...Ch. 36 - Prob. 44SDPCh. 36 - Prob. 45SDPCh. 36 - Prob. 46SDPCh. 36 - Prob. 47SDPCh. 36 - Prob. 48SDPCh. 36 - Many components of products have a minimal effect...
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