Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4.S, Problem 2P
A product is composed of four parts. In order for the product to function properly in a given situation, each of the parts must function. Two of the parts have a .96 probability of functioning, and two have a probability of .99. What is the overall probability that the product will function properly?
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A product is composed of four parts. In order for the product to function properly in a given situation, each of the parts must function. Two of the parts have a .96 probability of functioning, and twohave a probability of .99. What is the overall probability that the product will function properly?
A product is composed of four parts. In order for the product to function properly in a given situation, each of the parts must function. Two of the parts have a 0.96 probability of functioning, and two have a probability of 0.99. (Leave your answers in 4 decimal places).
Consider an assembly line with 20 stations. Each station has a 0.5% probability of making a defect. At the end of the line, an inspection step singles out the defective units. The inspection step catches 80% of all defects. From inspection, units that are deemed to be non-defective are moved to the shipping department.
If a defect is found at inspection, it is sent to the rework department. Rework fixes about 95% of the defective units. Units are directly shipped from the rework department with no further inspection taking place.
What is the probability that a defective unit is shipped (in decimal form)?
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Operations Management
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