01/06/2023

PROGRAM : BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

ENGINEERING: INDUSTRIAL

SUBJECT : QUALITY ASSURANCE 2A

CODE : QUAMIA2

TEST : TWO

DATE : 07 June 2023

DURATION : 09:00 – 11:00

TOTAL MARKS : 90

WEIGHT : 30%

ASSESSOR : Ms. K. SWATE

MODERATOR : Mr. A BALOYI

NUMBER OF PAGES : 4 7

INSTRUCTIONS : ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

: ROUND OFF ALL FINAL ANSWERS TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES

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QUESTION 1 (Multiple Choice)

1.1 A capability index of is considered by most organization to be de facto standard,

with even larger values desired, which requires the specifications to be set at +/-6σ. (2)

a. 1.33 b. 1.22 c. 1.00 d. 0.67

1.2 When the process capability is greater than the tolerance: (2)

a. an undesirable situation exists. b. the most desirable situation exists.

c. the process is in control d. the situation is satisfactory.

1.3 Which of the following is NOT an out-of-control condition? (2)

a. Recurring cycles b. Change or jump in level.

c. Trend or steady change in level d. Only chance causes are present.

1.4 A sample of 4 is selected from a lot of 20 piston rings. How many different sample
combinations are possible? (2)

a. Math ERROR (impossible) b. 80 c. 160000 d. 4845

1.5 Which of the following is a method of counting events:

a. addition b. outcomes c. division d. permutation

1.6 The curve which shows the amount inspected by both the producer and the consumer is
called? (2)

a. AOQ b. ASN c. ATI d. AQL

1.7 Given the single sampling plan n=80 and c=2 and the equally effective double sampling
plan n1 = 50, c1 =0, r1 = 3, n2 = 50, c2 = 3, and r2 = 4, assume p0 = 0.01 calculate the
plotted point on ASN curve for the double sampling plan (5)

a. (0.01; 80) b. (0.01; 79) c. (0.01; 60) d. (0.01; 69)

1.8 When the word OR is verbalized in probability it means to perform the arithmetic
operation of: (2)

a. multiplication b. diversion c. addition d. exponentiation

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1.9 The bath-tub curve: (2)

a. is the number of failures over time b. is a parallel system.

c. is reliability d. is a series system.

1.10 A hospital laboratory technician randomly selects three blood samples from a lot of 20
that is known to be 10% nonconforming. What is the probability that the sample will contain
no nonconforming units? (3)

a. 0.711 b. 0.716 c. 0.714 d. 0.713

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QUESTION 2

2.1 Using Table 1, establish the revised central line and control limits for the applicable chart
with 25 subgroups. The trial central line is 5.64, the UCL is 12.76, and LCL is 0. (10)
Note: Not all the subgroups are included in the data; however, the sums are correct.
Excluded subgroups in Table 1 are all in control.

Table 1
Count of Blemish Nonconformities/Canoe
Serial Count of
Number Nonconformities Comment
MY102 7
MY103 14 13 Material defects
MY104 6
* *
* *
* *
MY109 20 Mold sticking
MY110 14 Fell of skid
MY114 6
MY115 5
Total Ʃ = 141

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10,46

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2.2 Discuss 5 objectives of nonconforming charts (10)

Nonconforming charts: (any 5)
• Determine the average quality level. Knowledge of the quality average is essential as
a benchmark. This information provides the process capability in terms of attributes.
• Bring to the attention of management any changes in the average. Once the average
quality (proportion nonconforming) is known, changes, either increasing or
decreasing, become significant.
• Improve the product quality. In this regard, a p chart can motivate operating and
management personnel to initiate ideas for quality improvement. The chart will tell
whether the idea is an appropriate or inappropriate one.
• Evaluate the quality performance of operating and management personnel.
Supervisors of activities and especially the chief executive officer (CEO) should be
evaluated by a chart for nonconforming units. Other functional areas, such as
engineering, sales, finance, and so on, may find a chart for nonconformities more
applicable for evaluation purposes.
• Suggest places to use X and R charts. Even though the cost of computing and charting
X and R charts is more than the chart for nonconforming units, the X and R charts are
much more sensitive to variations and are more helpful in diagnosing causes. In other
words, the chart for nonconforming units suggests the source of difficulty, and the X
and R charts find the cause.
• Determine acceptance criteria of a product before shipment to the customer.
Knowledge of the proportion nonconforming provides management with information
on whether to release an order.

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QUESTION 3

3. 2 Outline 4 characteristics of statistical in-control process. (8)

• The natural pattern of variation - the points or subgroup average values forms its own
frequency distribution.
• Only chance causes of variation are present and are part of a stable process.

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 • The points are located back and forth across the central line in a random manner, with
no points beyond the control limits.
• All points stacked at one end, forms a normal curve.
• Assignable causes have been eliminated from the process to the point that plotted
subgroups are within control limits.

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QUESTION 4

N = 4000; n1 = 200; c1 = 2; r1 = 6; n2 = 300; c2 = 6; r2 =7

4.1 Illustrate the analysis of the double sampling plan method for the sampling plan above
(15)

Inspect a sample of 200 from a

Lot of 4000

If 2 or less Nonconforming If 6 or more Nonconforming

units Accept the Lot and units Reject the Lot and Stop.
Stop.

If 3 or 4 or 5 Nonconforming
units, Inspect second sample
of 300.

If 6 or less Nonconforming If 7 or more Nonconforming

units on both samples Accept units on both samples Reject
the Lot and Stop. the Lot and Stop.

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4.2 Develop the equations for the sampling plan? (10)

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QUESTION 5

0,936 0,989

0,906 0,996

0,953
5.1 What is the reliability of the system connected as shown above? (8 marks)

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5.2 Determine the failure rate for five items that were tested for fifteen hours. Three items
failed at 9, 10, 11 hours, respectively and the other two items were still operating at the
end of fifteen hours. (4 marks)

5.3 Determine the reliability at 75 hours for a system with a constant failure rate where the
mean life is 90 hours.? (3 marks)

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END TOTAL: 90 MARKS