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Chapter 10, Problem 25P
Summary Introduction
To determine: The firm which is capable.
Introduction:
Process capability index is the measure of the capacity of a process which is the measure of ability of the process to produce the required output within specified limits.
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A woodcutting operation has a target (nominal) value of 200 inches and consistently averages 200.1 inches with a standard deviation of .05 inches. The design engineers have established an upper specification limit of 200.25 and a lower specification limit of 199.75 inches.
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a Less than 1
b Greater than or equal to 1 but less than 1.25
c Greater than or equal to 1.25 but less than 1.5
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e Greater than or equal to 1.75 but less than 2
f Greater than or equal to 2
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CONNECT AC
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