Question 1

Acceptance sampling involves the inspection of a non-random sample of units selected from a lot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Six Sigma companies report defective parts per million (PPM)versus the more traditional defective parts per hundred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The probability of accepting a lot that has a higher percentage of defective items than the lot tolerance percent defective is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) producer's risk. 
B) sampling plan. 
C) consumer's risk. 
D) average outgoing quality. 
A) producer's risk. 
B) sampling plan. 
C) consumer's risk. 
D) average outgoing quality. C

Question 4

The consumer's risk is the probability of accepting a lot in which the fraction of defective items exceeds the lot tolerance percent defective (LTPD).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Six Sigma companies report

Accepted Answer

A) defective parts per million. 
B) defective parts per thousand. 
C) defective parts per hundred. 
D) no defective parts. 
A) defective parts per million. 
B) defective parts per thousand. 
C) defective parts per hundred. 
D) no defective parts.

Question 6

With acceptance sampling,a lot is either rejected or accepted depending on the number of defects found in a sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A lot is rejected if the number of defective units found in a random sample exceeds a predetermined acceptable number of defective units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The simplest form of a sampling plan is a single-sample attribute plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the advantage of a multiple-sampling plan?

Accepted Answer

A multiple-sampling plan also referred t

Question 10

With a single-sample attribute plan,only one of the items randomly sampled from a lot is inspected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The expected number of defective items that will pass on to the customer with a sampling plan is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) lot tolerance percent defective. 
B) acceptable quality level. 
C) average outgoing quality. 
D) sampling plan. 
A) lot tolerance percent defective. 
B) acceptable quality level. 
C) average outgoing quality. 
D) sampling plan.

Question 12

The probability of rejecting a lot that has an acceptable quality level is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) producer's risk. 
B) consumer's risk. 
C) lot tolerance percent defective. 
D) acceptable quality level. 
A) producer's risk. 
B) consumer's risk. 
C) lot tolerance percent defective. 
D) acceptable quality level.

Question 13

A multiple-sampling plan uses the smallest sample size of any sampling plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Acceptance sampling is still used today for all the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) government regulations. 
B) contractual requirements. 
C) industry standards. 
D) total quality management principles. 
A) government regulations. 
B) contractual requirements. 
C) industry standards. 
D) total quality management principles.

Question 15

Is acceptance sampling consistent with TQM?

Accepted Answer

Acceptance sampling is a historical appr

Question 16

A(n)___ curve is a graph showing the probability of accepting a lot for different quality levels with a specific sampling plan.

Accepted Answer

A) operating characteristic (O
C)  
B) average outgoing quality 
C) lot tolerance percent defective 
D) single-sample attribute 
A) operating characteristic (O
C)  
B) average outgoing quality 
C) lot tolerance percent defective 
D) single-sample attribute

Question 17

Choosing among a single-,double- and multiple-sampling plans is a strategic versus an economic decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The ___ is the maximum number of defective items a customer will accept in a lot.

Accepted Answer

A) producer's risk 
B) consumer's risk 
C) average outgoing quality 
D) lot tolerance percent defective 
A) producer's risk 
B) consumer's risk 
C) average outgoing quality 
D) lot tolerance percent defective

Question 19

An operating characteristics (OC)curve is a graph that measures the probability of accepting a lot with no defective items.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The average outgoing quality (AOQ)is a measure of the expected number of defective items that will pass on to the customer with the sampling plan selected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Operational Decision-Making Tools: Acceptance Sampling

Acceptance sampling involves the inspection of a non-random sample of units selected from a lot.

Six Sigma companies report defective parts per million (PPM)versus the more traditional defective parts per hundred.

The probability of accepting a lot that has a higher percentage of defective items than the lot tolerance percent defective is referred to as the

The consumer's risk is the probability of accepting a lot in which the fraction of defective items exceeds the lot tolerance percent defective (LTPD).

Six Sigma companies report

With acceptance sampling,a lot is either rejected or accepted depending on the number of defects found in a sample.

A lot is rejected if the number of defective units found in a random sample exceeds a predetermined acceptable number of defective units.

The simplest form of a sampling plan is a single-sample attribute plan.

What is the advantage of a multiple-sampling plan?

With a single-sample attribute plan,only one of the items randomly sampled from a lot is inspected.

The expected number of defective items that will pass on to the customer with a sampling plan is known as the

The probability of rejecting a lot that has an acceptable quality level is referred to as the

A multiple-sampling plan uses the smallest sample size of any sampling plan.

Acceptance sampling is still used today for all the following reasons except

Is acceptance sampling consistent with TQM?

A(n)___ curve is a graph showing the probability of accepting a lot for different quality levels with a specific sampling plan.

Choosing among a single-,double- and multiple-sampling plans is a strategic versus an economic decision.

The ___ is the maximum number of defective items a customer will accept in a lot.

An operating characteristics (OC)curve is a graph that measures the probability of accepting a lot with no defective items.

The average outgoing quality (AOQ)is a measure of the expected number of defective items that will pass on to the customer with the sampling plan selected.

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