Operations Management
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Author: CACHON, Gérard, Terwiesch, Christian
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To determine: The process capability index for the process.
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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:
a) What is the value of x?
=
x= 155.56 mm (round your response to two decimal places).
b) What is the value of R?
R 4.48 mm (round your response to two decimal places).
c) What are the UCL; and LCL; using 3-sigma?
Day
1
2
3
4
5
Upper Control Limit (UCL) = 156.94 mm (round your response to two decimal places).
Lower Control Limit (LCL-) = 154.18 mm (round your response to two decimal places).
d) What are the UCLR and LCLR using 3-sigma?
Upper Control Limit (UCL) = 7.96 mm (round your response to two decimal places).
Mean x
(mm)
154.9
153.2
155.6
155.5
158.6
Range R
(mm)
4.0
4.8
3.9
5.0
4.7
Lower Control Limit (LCL) = 1.00 mm (round your response to two decimal places).
e) If the true diameter mean should be 155 mm and you want…
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