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To explain: Whether inspection by variables or attributes is appropriate for the given situation.
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To explain: Whether inspection by variables or attributes is appropriate for the given situation.
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To explain: Whether inspection by variables or attributes is appropriate for the given situation.
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To explain: Whether inspection by variables or attributes is appropriate for the given situation.
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For the following situations, comment on whether inspection by variables or by attributes might be more appropriate:a. Filling packaged food containers to the proper weight.b. Inspecting for defects in cloth.c. Inspecting appliances for surface imperfections.d. Determining the sugar content of candy bars.
Custom Fabrication recorded the following information on their defects from their Quality Control Department last month. Software Error 69, Machine error 19, Material Defect 27, Operator error 36, Blueprint error 9, Handling damage 12. Using Pareto Analysis, what is the percentage of defects from the top two errors? Round your answer correctly to ONE decimal place.
1. How important is quality to the company, given its current growth situation?
2. What are the underlying causes of the quality problems in a company? What action is being taken by management to overcome these problems, and is this sufficient to create lasting improvements?
3. Should more inspectors be recruited and/or trained to cope with the growth in output? What other actions could be taken to improve quality in the company?
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