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SCENARIO A Six Sigma team is measuring the moisture content of corn starch as it leaves the conveyer belt of a dryer. They collect one sample four cups of starch at times indicated in the chart at fixed locations labeled A, B, C, and D across the end of the belt. See the diagram below.
The data for a nine hour period are:
Which type of variation dominates? (Hint: Plot the points on the graph above.)
Correct Answer:A
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A set of data from a process has 8 readings per sample and 50 samples. The mean of the 50 sample means is 12.62. The mean of the 50 ranges is 0.18.A customer requires that SPC charts be done on their forms which have spaces for only 5 readings per sample. What should be the UCL and LCL for tbe new averages chart?
Correct Answer:A
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A control chart is to be used to display the number of non-conducting diodes. Each point on the chart represent the number of bad diodes in a box of 1000. The appropriate control chart to use is:
Correct Answer:E
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A team’s goal is to improve information flow in a payroll function. They make thirty-three Post-It® notes, each listing an issue for further investigation. After some discussion, they group them into four categories: mandated record keeping, privacy concerns, insurance concerns and transfer concerns. This grouping process is best described by which
approach to problem solving?
Correct Answer:A
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The quality leader responsible for the term Total Quality Management (TQM):
Correct Answer:D
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In the theory of constraints the “subordinate” step refers to:
Correct Answer:B