Questions from Total Quality Management

Q: Control charts are maintained on individual values on patient recovery time for

Control charts are maintained on individual values on patient recovery time for a certain diagnosis-related group. What precautions should be taken in using such charts and what are the assumptions?

Q: An optical sensor has a Weibull time-to-failure distribution

An optical sensor has a Weibull time-to-failure distribution with a scale parameter of 300 hours and a shape parameter of 0.5. What is the reliability of the sensor after 500 hours of operation? Find...

Q: Explain the concept of process capability and when it should be estimated

Explain the concept of process capability and when it should be estimated. What is its impact on non-conformance? Discuss in the context of project completion time of the construction of an office bui...

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of cumulative sum charts compared to

What are the advantages and disadvantages of cumulative sum charts compared to Shewhart control charts?

Q: What are the conditions under which a moving-average control chart

What are the conditions under which a moving-average control chart is preferable? Compare the moving-average chart with the geometric moving-average chart.

Q: Discuss the importance of risk adjustment in monitoring mortality and related measures

Discuss the importance of risk adjustment in monitoring mortality and related measures in a health care setting.

Q: Discuss the appropriate setting for using a modified control chart and an

Discuss the appropriate setting for using a modified control chart and an acceptance control chart. Compare and contrast the two charts.

Q: What is the motivation behind constructing multivariate control charts? What advantages

What is the motivation behind constructing multivariate control charts? What advantages do they have over control charts for individual characteristics?

Q: Lung congestion may occur in illness among infants. However, it

Lung congestion may occur in illness among infants. However, it is not easily verifiable without radiography. To monitor an ill infant to predict whether lung opacity will occur on a radiograph, data...

Q: Describe the use of the Pareto concept in the selection of characteristics

Describe the use of the Pareto concept in the selection of characteristics for control charts.