Due Date: 3/7/13

END 471 HOMEWORK 3

1) A machine is used to fill cans with motor oil additive. A single sample can is selected every hour and the weight of the can is obtained. Since the filling process is automated, it has very stable variability, and long experience indicates that = 0.05 oz. The individual observations for the 24 hours of operation are shown here. Sample Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 x 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.01 8.00 8.01 8.06 8.07 8.01 8.04 8.02 8.01 Sample Number 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 x 8.05 8.04 8.03 8.05 8.06 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.04 8.02 8.03 8.05

a) Assuming that the process target is 8.02 oz, set up a tabular cusum for this process. Design the cusum using the standardized values h = 4.77 and k = b) Does the value of = 0.05 seem reasonable for this process? c) Suppose the data there represent observation taken immediately after a process adjustment that was intended to reset the process to a target value of = 8.00. Set up and apply an FIR cusum to monitor this process. d) Set up EWWA control chart with = 0.2 and L = 3 for this process. Interpret the results. e) Analyze the data using a moving average control chart with w = 5. Compare the results obtained with the cumulative sum control chart in part (a).