Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division

Second Semester 2018-2019
Comprehensive Examination (EC-3 Regular)

Course No. : ET ZC434

Course Title : QUALITY CONTROL ASSURANCE AND RELIABILITY
Nature of Exam : Open Book
Weightage : 40% No. of Pages =2
Duration : 3 Hours No. of Questions = 4
Date of Exam : 04/05/2019 (FN)
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. The data collected by quality inspection department for a parameter from an assembly line
is given in the Table 2.
(a) Estimate the mean for first 20 samples and last 10 samples. [1 + 1 = 2]
(b) Calculate control limits for x-bar chart. [3]
(c) Construct a x-bar chart and comment this chart based on part(a) [3 + 1 = 4]
(d) Suggest alternate charts to overcome this issue. [1]
(e) Construct the new control chart using σ=1 and n=1. [3 + 2 = 5]

Q.2. A reputed hospital wishes to analyze the health care delivery quality using cause and
effect diagram. Construct the cause and effect diagram. [5]

Q.3. The shelf life of a carbonated beverage is of interest. Ten bottles are randomly selected
and the results obtained are given below:

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Q.3 (a) Is it correct to say its mean shelf life exceeds 120 days at α=0.01? [2]
Q.3 (b) Construct a 99 percent confidence interval on the mean shelf life. [2]
Q.3 (c) Can shelf life be described or modeled adequately by normal distribution? [4]

Q.4. Suppose that a supplier ships component in lots of size 5000. A single-sampling plan with
n=50 and c=2 is being used for receiving inspection. Rejected lots are screened, and all
defective items are reworked and returned to the lot.

(a) Draw OC curve for this plan. [3]

(b) Find the level of lot quality that will be rejected 90% of the time. [3]

(c) Management has objected to use of the above sampling procedure and wants to use
plan with an acceptance number c=0, arguing that this is more consistent with their
zero-defect program. What do you think of this? [3]

(d) Design a single-sampling plan with c=0 that will give a 0.90 probability of
rejection of lots having the quality level found in par(b). Note that the two plans are
now matched at the LTPD point. Draw the OC curve for this plan and compare it to
the one for n=50, c=2 in part(a). [3]

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