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9. Which of the following is least likely to be seen in a company that competes

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Question

9. Which of the following is least likely to be seen in a company that competes on Cost?

Low overhead

High capacity utilization

Effective inventory management

Broad product line

10. Suppose you are asked to determine the Lower Control Limit for a p-chart for quality control purposes. Samples are taken from the production line. The fraction defective is 0.03 and the standard deviation is 0.006 based on the samples. Set z = 3. Which of the following is the LCL of the p-chart?

0.012

0.048

0.006

0.013

11. Given forecast errors of 2, 5, -10, and -3, what is the mean squared error (MSE)?

138

34.5

5

36

A

Low overhead

B

High capacity utilization

C

Effective inventory management

D

Broad product line

Explanation / Answer

9. d. Product variation increases set up cost, losses etc.

10. a. 0.03-3*0.006= 0.012

11. b. MSE = (4+25+100+9)/4=34.5