Total Quality Management

51. The defect concentration diagram can be used in the ______________ stage of the DMAIC.

  1. Define
  2. Measure
  3. Analyze
  4. Improve
Correct answer: (C)
Analyze

52. The taste of the burger can be categorized as good or bad This is an example of which type of data:

  1. Variable
  2. Attribute
  3. Cannot be determined
  4. None of the above
Correct answer: (A)
Variable

53. For a given sample size (n) and number of defects acceptable ©, the Average Total Inspection (of units) should ______________ with increase in N (lot size).

  1. Increase
  2. Decrease
  3. Remain Constant
  4. None of the above
Correct answer: (A)
Increase

54. The pattern of continuous movement in one direction in a control chart is termed as:

  1. Mixture
  2. Cyclic Pattern
  3. Trend
  4. Stratification
Correct answer: (C)
Trend

55. Juran's quality management philosophy is based on three pillars namely planning, control and ______________.

  1. Implementation
  2. Improvement
  3. Monitor
  4. Design
Correct answer: (B)
Improvement

56. For a point in the control chart to be out of control, it must lie

  1. Above UCL or Below LCL
  2. Between Central Line and LCL
  3. Between Central Line and UCL
  4. None of the above
Correct answer: (A)
Above UCL or Below LCL

57. X bar should never be interpreted when:

  1. R chart shows out of control points
  2. X bar chart shows out of control points
  3. The process mean is not known
  4. None of the above
Correct answer: (A)
R chart shows out of control points

58. The average run length can be defined as:

  1. The beta risk for an x bar chart
  2. The expected number of samples taken before any shift in process quality is detected
  3. The number of samples used in the construction of x bar chart
  4. The number of items per sample
Correct answer: (B)
The expected number of samples taken before any shift in process quality is detected

59. Consider the first method of p bar estimation where each sample is of varying size. If the 3rd sample has p bar =.01, and the sample size of the 3rd sample is 10, what will be the upper control limit for the 3rd sample?

  1. .5
  2. .6
  3. .1 ( (p bar + 3 √p bar(1-p bar)/n) is a measure of the upper control limit)
  4. None of the above
Correct answer: (C)

.1 ( (p bar + 3 √p bar(1-p bar)/n) is a measure of the upper control limit)

60. A major assumption for p chart is that all units produced are ______________.

  1. Independent
  2. Dependent
  3. None of the above
  4. Cannot be determined
Correct answer: (A)
Independent
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