NAME:____Julia Cote_____ SID:_____110034881_______

INDE-3270 Product Quality and Reliability Tutorial Assignment #0

Due: 12PM, January 13, 2023 (submission through Brightspace only, no e-mail submission)
PROBLEM 1:
Select one of the following cases and identify 3 quality characteristics (or quality issues, quality concerns)
1. Buying a new laptop computer
2. Attend a fast-food restaurant
3. Ordering meals through Uber eats
4. Attend the Devonshire vaccine clinic

Buying new laptop

1. Performance characteristics (battery, RAM)
2. Aesthetics (color, size, texture)
3. Durability (expected life span)

PROBLEM 2:
A tool and die manufacturer is selecting one among 4 different EDM machines for its tool/die operation. Trials
runs of 5 workpieces are done on each of the 4 EDM machines. The specifications for one of the critical
dimension of the trial run part are 15.500 ± 0.005 (in). Rank the 4 ECM machines from best to worst in
terms of accuracy and consistency.

EDM Machine A: 15.502 ; 15.503 ; 15.503 ; 15.503 ; 15.502

EDM Machine B: 15.501 ; 15.500 ; 15.501 ; 15.499 ; 15.500
EDM Machine C: 15.497 ; 15.504 ; 15.504 ; 15.496 ; 15.505
EDM Machine D: 15.502 ; 15.498 ; 15.502 ; 15.498 ; 15.502

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PROBLEM 3:
The tensile strength for a beam is following a normal distribution. The mean is 500 (MPa) and the standard
deviation is 50 (MPa). Find the probability that a randomly selected beam of this type has a tensile strength
greater than 650 (MPa) = ?

Z = (650-500)/50 = 3.0 Look in table and get 0.9987  1 – 0.9987 = 0.0013 = 0.13% of a beam being greater
than 650