Question 1

Which company is known for coining the term "six-sigma?"

Accepted Answer

A) Ford Motor Company 
B) Proctor and Gamble 
C) IBM 
D) Motorola Corporation 
E) Hewlett-Packard 
A) Ford Motor Company 
B) Proctor and Gamble 
C) IBM 
D) Motorola Corporation 
E) Hewlett-Packard D

Question 2

A p-chart is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A) Traditional statistical tools 
B) Fishbone diagramming 
C) Acceptance sampling 
D) Experimental design 
E) Statistical process control 
A) Traditional statistical tools 
B) Fishbone diagramming 
C) Acceptance sampling 
D) Experimental design 
E) Statistical process control E

Question 3

Which of the following would imply that data observations are closely clustered around the mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Small range and small standard deviation 
B) Small range and large standard deviation 
C) Large range and small standard deviation 
D) Large range and large standard deviation 
E) Neither range nor standard deviation has anything to do with "clustering." 
A) Small range and small standard deviation 
B) Small range and large standard deviation 
C) Large range and small standard deviation 
D) Large range and large standard deviation 
E) Neither range nor standard deviation has anything to do with "clustering." A

Question 4

What is an R-chart?

Accepted Answer

a control chart that

Question 5

A process that is in control has no variation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Setting up control charts to monitor whether a process is in control

Accepted Answer

A) guarantees process capability 
B) guarantees process specifications 
C) does not guarantee process capability 
D) does not guarantee product specification 
E) guarantees meeting client needs 
A) guarantees process capability 
B) guarantees process specifications 
C) does not guarantee process capability 
D) does not guarantee product specification 
E) guarantees meeting client needs

Question 7

The term for "inspecting a random sample of an output from process,within range and functioning properly" is Statistical Process Control

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Define statistical process control.

Accepted Answer

a technique that ans

Question 9

What measures the difference between the largest and smallest observations in a set of data?

Accepted Answer

A) Range 
B) Coefficient of variation 
C) Coefficient of kurtosis 
D) Coefficient of skewness 
E) Standard deviation 
A) Range 
B) Coefficient of variation 
C) Coefficient of kurtosis 
D) Coefficient of skewness 
E) Standard deviation

Question 10

Suppose that you want to monitor the variability in ounces of a process that fills beer cans.Which control chart would be appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A) x-bar chart 
B) R-chart 
C) p-chart 
D) c-chart 
E) OC chart 
A) x-bar chart 
B) R-chart 
C) p-chart 
D) c-chart 
E) OC chart

Question 11

Given a sample size of 2,the lower limit for the R-chart is 0.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Variation in the production process leads to:

Accepted Answer

A) quality defects 
B) process improvement opportunities 
C) quality improvements 
D) product consistency 
E) service improvements 
A) quality defects 
B) process improvement opportunities 
C) quality improvements 
D) product consistency 
E) service improvements

Question 13

What measures symmetry of a distribution?

Accepted Answer

A) Range 
B) Skewness 
C) Standard deviation 
D) Mean 
E) Variance 
A) Range 
B) Skewness 
C) Standard deviation 
D) Mean 
E) Variance

Question 14

Johnson Enterprises sells no-spill syrup in bottles.Management is evaluating four different machines with standard deviations of .006,.01,.022,and .04 ounces for Machines A,B,C,and D,respectively.The specification limits 11.95 and 12.05 ounces.Which machines should receive more detailed evaluation,i.e.which are statistically "capable?"

Accepted Answer

The answer of Johnson Enterprises sells no-spill syrup in bottles.Management...

Question 15

A control chart y-axis represents the quality characteristic that is being monitored.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Increasing the number of standard deviations on which control chart limits are based will decrease the Type I error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the four most common control charts?

Accepted Answer

A) x-bar,R,p,c 
B) x-bar,R,p,OC 
C) x-bar,R,c,OC 
D) x-bar,p,c,OC 
E) R,p,c,OC 
A) x-bar,R,p,c 
B) x-bar,R,p,OC 
C) x-bar,R,c,OC 
D) x-bar,p,c,OC 
E) R,p,c,OC

Question 18

A skewed distribution implies that assignable causes of variation may be present.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A c-chart is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A) Traditional statistical tools 
B) Fishbone diagramming 
C) Acceptance sampling 
D) Experimental design 
E) Statistical process control 
A) Traditional statistical tools 
B) Fishbone diagramming 
C) Acceptance sampling 
D) Experimental design 
E) Statistical process control

Question 20

If the upper control limit for a c-chart is 28 and the lower control limit is 4,what is the average number of defects per sample?

Accepted Answer

A) 16 
B) 12 
C) 5.29 
D) 7.29 
E) 4 
A) 16 
B) 12 
C) 5.29 
D) 7.29 
E) 4

Which company is known for coining the term "six-sigma?"

A p-chart is an example of what?

Which of the following would imply that data observations are closely clustered around the mean?

What is an R-chart?

A process that is in control has no variation.

Setting up control charts to monitor whether a process is in control

The term for "inspecting a random sample of an output from process,within range and functioning properly" is Statistical Process Control

Define statistical process control.

What measures the difference between the largest and smallest observations in a set of data?

Suppose that you want to monitor the variability in ounces of a process that fills beer cans.Which control chart would be appropriate?

Given a sample size of 2,the lower limit for the R-chart is 0.

Variation in the production process leads to:

What measures symmetry of a distribution?

A control chart y-axis represents the quality characteristic that is being monitored.

Increasing the number of standard deviations on which control chart limits are based will decrease the Type I error.

What are the four most common control charts?

A skewed distribution implies that assignable causes of variation may be present.

A c-chart is an example of what?

If the upper control limit for a c-chart is 28 and the lower control limit is 4,what is the average number of defects per sample?

Introduction to Operations

Operations Strategy and Competitiveness

Product Design and Process Selection

E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management

Total Quality Management

Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

Forecasting

Capacity Planning and Facility Location

Facility Layout

Work System Design

Independent Demand Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Resource Planning

Scheduling

Project Management

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Introduction to Optimization

Waiting Line Models

Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

Filters

Exam 6: Statistical Quality Control

Which company is known for coining the term "six-sigma?"

A p-chart is an example of what?

Which of the following would imply that data observations are closely clustered around the mean?

What is an R-chart?

A process that is in control has no variation.

Setting up control charts to monitor whether a process is in control

The term for "inspecting a random sample of an output from process,within range and functioning properly" is Statistical Process Control

Define statistical process control.

What measures the difference between the largest and smallest observations in a set of data?

Suppose that you want to monitor the variability in ounces of a process that fills beer cans.Which control chart would be appropriate?

Given a sample size of 2,the lower limit for the R-chart is 0.

Variation in the production process leads to:

What measures symmetry of a distribution?

A control chart y-axis represents the quality characteristic that is being monitored.

Increasing the number of standard deviations on which control chart limits are based will decrease the Type I error.

What are the four most common control charts?

A skewed distribution implies that assignable causes of variation may be present.

A c-chart is an example of what?

If the upper control limit for a c-chart is 28 and the lower control limit is 4,what is the average number of defects per sample?

Introduction to Operations

Operations Strategy and Competitiveness

Product Design and Process Selection

E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management

Total Quality Management

Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

Forecasting

Capacity Planning and Facility Location

Facility Layout

Work System Design

Independent Demand Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Resource Planning

Scheduling

Project Management

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Introduction to Optimization

Waiting Line Models

Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

Filters