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Question
What do you mean by process control?
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Solution
A production process is said to be under control if the products produced are according to the specifications; that is the characteristics are within the tolerance limits.
This is tested through the control charts.
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A machine is set to deliver packets of a given weight. Ten samples of size five each were recorded. Below are given relevant data:
| Sample number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| `bar"X"` | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| R | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
Calculate the control limits for mean chart and the range chart and then comment on the state of control, (conversion factors for n = 5, A2 = 0.58, D3 = 0 and D4 = 2.115)
Construct `bar"X"` and R charts for the following data:
| Sample Number | Observations | ||
| 1 | 32 | 36 | 42 |
| 2 | 28 | 32 | 40 |
| 3 | 39 | 52 | 28 |
| 4 | 50 | 42 | 31 |
| 5 | 42 | 45 | 34 |
| 6 | 50 | 29 | 21 |
| 7 | 44 | 52 | 35 |
| 8 | 22 | 35 | 44 |
(Given for n = 3, A2 = 1.023, D3 = 0 and D4 = 2.574)
In a certain bottling industry the quality control inspector recorded the weight of each of the 5 bottles selected at random during each hour of four hours in the morning.
| Time | Weight in ml | ||||
| 8:00 AM | 43 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 41 |
| 9:00 AM | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 44 |
| 10:00 AM | 42 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 40 |
| 11:00 AM | 39 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 42 |
Choose the correct alternative:
A typical control charts consists of
Choose the correct alternative:
`bar"X"` chart is a
The following data gives the average life(in hours) and range of 12 samples of 5lamps each. The data are
| Sample No | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Sample Mean | 1080 | 1390 | 1460 | 1380 | 1230 | 1370 |
| Sample Range | 410 | 670 | 180 | 320 | 690 | 450 |
| Sample No | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Sample Mean | 1310 | 1630 | 1580 | 1510 | 1270 | 1200 |
| Sample Range | 380 | 350 | 270 | 660 | 440 | 310 |
Construct control charts for mean and range. Comment on the control limits.
