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SPC Charts are used extensively in different business and decision-making environments. In this example a vendor is being selected based on speed of delivery. Which of the conclusions would help you pick a vendor for your needs regarding lead-time of delivery from your vendors? (Note: There are 4 correct answers).

A.

Vendor A with a much shorter lead time in delivery

B.

Vendor B as it has a better consistency (lower variance) on lead time

C.

Vendor B since Vendor A shows a situation out of control as shown in red

D.

Vendor B since the Control Limits are much narrower than Vendor A

E.

Vendor B has higher lead time, but a process with much narrower Control Limits

Relative to a Design of Experiments the term ________________ refers to variables being a linear combination of each other.

A.

Mirror Image

B.

Directly Parallel

C.

Collinear

D.

None of the above

For a Normal Distribution as samples size increases the Range in Mean and Standard Deviation decrease relative to the Mean and Standard Deviation of the population.

A.

True

B.

False

A(n) ________________ has occurred when two inputs have a greater impact on a change in the output than either of the inputs has by itself.

A.

Dependency

B.

Bimodal reaction

C.

Interaction

D.

Amplified effect

When the Inputs, X’s, for your process are Normally Distributed about the Mean, the Outputs, Y’s, will always be Normally Distributed.

A.

True

B.

False

If a Six Sigma project was to reduce repair station inventory and the team found the inventory was creeping up over time which Lean tools should be considered in the Control Phase to reestablish and sustain the project success?

A.

Review the Visual Factory to assure inventory in excess of desired visible

B.

Improve the lighting to assure adequate visibility

C.

Analyze data from supplier deliveries

D.

Reword the standardized work instructions to use active verbs and not passive phrases

Sally and Sara sell flower pots at their garage sale. Sally motivates Sara mentioning that they will sell a minimum of 22 pots per day if the outside temperature exceeds 60o F. From a sample, whose population is assumed to follow a Normal Distribution, taken for 30 days at 60 degrees or more an average of 18.2 pots per day were sold with a Standard Deviation of 0.9 pots. What is the Z value for this sales process?

A.

1.23

B.

1.62

C.

2.11

D.

4.22

A Non-parametric Test should be used if just one distribution is not Normal out of the two or more gathered.

A.

True

B.

False

Control Charts were developed by Dr. Shewhart to track data over time. To detect Special Cause variation the Control Charts use which of these?

A.

Data shift analysis

B.

Outlier analysis methods

C.

Center Line and Control Limits

D.

None of the above

Data that can be measured on a continuum and has meaningful decimal subdivisions are __________ data.

A.

Continuous

B.

Surplus

C.

Discrete

D.

Variable