Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What is a run test, and when is it used?

What is a run test, and when is it used?

Q: Discuss the managerial issues regarding the use of control charts.

Discuss the managerial issues regarding the use of control charts.

Q: What is a P-chart used for?

What is a P-chart used for?

Q: What is the purpose of acceptance sampling?

What is the purpose of acceptance sampling?

Q: In the ideal world, we would like our processes to have

In the ideal world, we would like our processes to have a high process capability. Discuss.

Q: Is a capable process a perfect process? That is, does

Is a capable process a perfect process? That is, does a capable process generate only output that meets specifications? Explain.

Q: Frito-Lay, the multi-billion-dollar snack food

Frito-Lay, the multi-billion-dollar snack food giant, produces billions of pounds of product every year at its dozens of U.S. and Canadian plants. From the farming of potatoes—in Florida, North Caroli...

Q: Define “in statistical control.”

Define “in statistical control.”

Q: Can the X-bar chart be used to see if the

Can the X-bar chart be used to see if the number of defectives in a production timeslot is randomly distributed? Explain.

Q: List five steps in developing and using x-charts and R

List five steps in developing and using x-charts and R-charts.