Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division

First Semester 2019-2020
Mid-Semester Test (EC-2 Regular)

Course No. : POM ZG521

Course Title : Statistical Process Control
Nature of Exam : Closed Book
Weightage : 35%
No. of Pages = 9
Duration : 2 Hours
No. of Questions = 8
Date of Exam : Saturday 21/09/2019 (AN)
Note:
1. Please follow all the Instructions to Candidates given on the cover page of the answer book.
2. All parts of a question should be answered consecutively. Each answer should start from a
fresh page.
3. Assumptions made if any, should be stated clearly at the beginning of your answer.

Q.1. Describe the management aspects & management outlook for quality improvement. [5]

Q.2. Out of 20 components in a bin 5 are defective and 15 are good. To make a circuit for
Nebulizer it is required to have 5 such components. The circuit will be functional if at
least 3 of its 5 components are good. What is the probability that the circuit so assembled
will be good? [5]

Q.3. Highlight the advantages of TQM. [4]

Q.4. M/s. Luxor Manufacturing Co’s. defective outgoing ECG monitors may be considered as
a random variable having normal distribution with a variance of 4. The QC Engineer
investigates and finds the probability of more than 4 defects to be 0.102. What is mean
defective units produced by the Co.? [5]

Q.5. Average IQ level of the workers in an Instrument Production Center was stated to be utmost 130
with a variance of 144. A sample of 25 workers were selected and their average IQ was found to
be 125. Test the significance of the statement at a confidence level of 95%. [5]

Q.6. Enumerate the most serious barriers, as stated by Deming, that management potentially
faces within an organization. [4]

Q.7. In a Biomedical Equipment Manufacturing Company probability of producing defective

Nerve Stimulator is 0.2, while randomly picking 10 such units, what is the probability
that-
(a) At least 3 will be defective
(b) Only 1 will defective [5]

Q.8. If P(A) = 0.2, P(B) = 0.4 and P(AUB) = 0.5, can we say that the events A and B are
mutually exclusive? Justify your answer. [2]

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N. B. : Binomial Distribution table, Z- table and t-table are enclosed for reference of the
examinees.

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