When a team consists of five black belts and eight quality engineers, how many unique meetings could be held consisting of one black belt and two quality engineers?
Benchmarking is difficult to perform on processes that
The temperature in a storage location is logged once every 30 minutes. The control chart that is appropriate for displaying these values is:
A full factorial experiment has three factors. Each factor has three levels. The number of test combinations or runs is:
The following is a set of individual measurements:
3 5 4 5 6 3 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 7 6 4 5 5 8 7 6 6 7 7 4
Find the control limits for the individuals chart.
Which of the following techniques can be used in regression analysis to reduce higher-order terms in the model?
The Pareto Principle is associated with 80:20 ratios? (True/False)
In order for a problem to be solved correctly, which of the following must occur first?
This QFD matrix was used in the design process for a ball point pen. What symbol is appropriate for the square labeled 11?
What is the value of the test statistic?
Which of the following is an element of standard work?
Find the mean, median and mode of the following data set:
9, 11, 12, 12, 14, 18, 18, 18, 20, 23:
At a particular time, three components are in series and each has a reliability of 0.98. What is the reliability of the system?
The area under the curve value is 1, then the mean, median and mode values would be same (True/False)
At a particular time, three components are in parallel and each has a reliability of 0.98. What is the reliability of the system?
Which of the following is not one of the Lean R’s?
Cost of quality includes the following except________
Following have been exponents of Quality evolution except?
One characteristic of attributes data is that they are always
This QFD matrix was used in the design process for a ball point pen. What symbol is appropriate for the square labeled 15?
In an experimental design context, replication refers to:
Which of the following measures is increased when process performance is improved?
If it is desirable to maximize the response R, the following levels should be used:
One of the approaches used by TRIZ is referred to as “removing the contradiction.” A project team is asked to determine how many coats of paint should be applied to a panel. In this case the contradiction is:
A complex system has many causes and effects. These may be illustrated on which of the following:
A team wants to make a schedule for a project showing which tasks must be done sequentially and which may be done simultaneously. Which tool is most appropriate?
A stable, normally distributed process with specification 3.50 .03 has = 3.51 and = .016. What percent of the production violates specification?
The primary metric for a project is reduced cost for process A. Baseline data might include:
(Refer to the previous problem) The variance of the five replications for each run is calculated. Most of these variances are approximately equal but two are significantly lower than the others. The experimenters would be especially interested in those two runs if they want to optimize:
This table displays the inventory of fasteners in a storage cabinet. A bolt is selected at random from the fastener cabinet. Find the approximate probability it is size 7/8.
Perform a risk analysis to determine the expected profit or (loss) from a project which has four possible disjoint outcomes:
Outcome A shows a profit of $340,000 and has a probability of 0.25.
Outcome B shows a profit of $120,000 and has a probability of 0.40.
Outcome C shows a loss of $40,000 and has a probability of 0.10.
Outcome D shows a profit of $100,000 and has a probability of 0.25.
A population of size 1,000,000 has mean 42 and standard deviation 6. Sixty random samples, each of size 15 are selected. According to the Central Limit Theorem the distribution of the sixty sample means has a standard deviation of approximately:
In a resolution III fractional factorial experimental design, main effects are confounded with:
There are 14 different defects that can occur on a completed time card. The payroll department collects 328 cards and finds a total of 87 defects. DPMO =:
P(A) = .42, P(B) = .58, P(A&B) = .10. Find P(A or B).
This table displays the inventory of fasteners in a storage cabinet. An item is selected at random from the fastener cabinet. Find the approximate probability it is size 3/4.
According to the Central Limit Theorem:
The following data were collected on the diameters of turned shafts: 2.506 2.508 2.505 2.505. These values are:
I. Attribute data
II. Discrete data
III. Variables data
IV. Continuous data
The average weight of castings produced at the Nebraska foundry is 3.7 lbs. A new supplier from Kansas has submitted a batch of castings known to have normally distributed weights. A random sample of 10 has an average weight of 3.6 lbs. and standard deviation 0.06 lbs. Do these data indicate that the Kansas foundry produce lighter castings on average?
The team in the above problem draws arrows from Post-It® notes that are causes to notes that are the effects of these causes. This step is best described by which approach to problem solving?
If the probability that event A occurs is 0.51, the probability that event B occurs is 0.64 and events A and B are statistically independent then:
The management team in the above problem assigns each goal a numerical value designating its importance. The “bulls eyes,” circles and triangles are replaced by the values 3, 2 and 1 respectively. Entries are made in each box by multiplying the 3, 2 or 1 by the goal value.
The importance of each activity is calculated by adding the entries in its row.
Causes in a cause and effect diagram often include management, measurement systems, mother nature and the four standard causes:
A quality engineer employed by a hospital is asked to improve the process of medication storage in locked cabinets near patient doors. One defect that occurs rarely is that the medication caddy is left out when the cabinet is relocked. The engineer installs a gravity activated arm that will not permit the door to close when the caddy isn’t inside.
This improvement is best described by which approach to problem solving?
A team wants a technique for improving consistency of assembly operations. They should use:
George is an employee of Black, Inc. John is George’s internal customer. Which statement is true?
Intuitively, which factor A or B seems most likely to be significant?
A medicine with efficacy of .52 is given to five patients. Find the approximate probability that at least one of the patients is cured. (Hint: Use the binomial formula.)
A team wants a technique for displaying the connection between various customer needs and various features on a product. They should use:
Calculate the main effect of factor A (i. e. A+ – A– ).
This table displays the inventory of fasteners in a storage cabinet. An item is selected at random from the fastener cabinet.
Find the approximate probability it is a 1/2 inch bolt.
The principle disadvantage of fractional factorial experiments is that: