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Exercici SPC 1

The document presents data on the lifetimes of batteries from West Battery Corp. It includes hourly sample data over 25 hours to establish control limits for monitoring the manufacturing process. It asks to determine control limits from the data, plot x-R control charts, and comment on whether the process is in control based on the charts.

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Exercici SPC 1

The document presents data on the lifetimes of batteries from West Battery Corp. It includes hourly sample data over 25 hours to establish control limits for monitoring the manufacturing process. It asks to determine control limits from the data, plot x-R control charts, and comment on whether the process is in control based on the charts.

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SPC 1

Enunciat

“West Battery Corp. has recently been receiving complaints from retailers that its 9-volt
batteries are not lasting as long as other name brands. James West, head of the TQM
program at West’s Austin plant, believes there is no problem because his batteries have had
an average life of 50 hours, about 10% longer than competitors’ models. To raise the lifetime
above this level would requiere a new level of technology not available to West. Nevertheless,
he is concerned enough to set up hourly assembly line checks. Previously, after ensuring that
the process was running properly, West took size n=5 samples of 9-volt batteries for each of
25 hours to establish the standards for control chart limits. Those samples are shown in the
following table”:

West Battery Data – Battery lifetime (in hours)

Sample
Hour Mean Range
1 2 3 4 5
1 51 50 49 50 50 50.0 2
2 45 47 70 46 36 48.8 34
3 50 35 48 39 47 43.8 15
4 55 70 50 30 51 51.2 40
5 49 38 64 36 47 46.8 28
6 59 62 40 54 64 55.8 24
7 36 33 49 48 56 44.4 23
8 50 67 53 43 40 50.6 27
9 44 52 46 47 44 46.6 8
10 70 45 50 47 41 50.6 29
11 57 54 62 45 36 50.8 26
12 56 54 47 42 62 52.2 20
13 40 70 58 45 44 51.4 30
14 52 58 40 52 46 49.6 18
15 57 42 52 58 59 53.6 17
16 62 49 42 33 55 48.2 29
17 40 39 49 59 48 47.0 20
18 64 50 42 57 50 52.6 22
19 58 53 52 48 50 52.2 10
20 60 50 41 41 50 48.4 19
21 52 47 48 58 40 49.0 18
22 55 40 56 49 45 49.0 16
23 47 48 50 50 48 48.6 3
24 50 50 49 51 51 50.2 2
25 51 50 51 51 62 53.0 12
means

a) Determine means and the upper and lower control limits for x and R

b) Plot the x-R control charts

c) Is the manufacturing process in control?

Professora: Carla Vintró


Escola Politècnica Superior
d’Enginyeria de Manresa
DEPARTAMENT D’ORGANITZACIÓ D’EMPRESES
d) Comment on the lifetimes observed

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