NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

IE 461: Product Quality Assurance
Caroline Jimenez Viana
Chapter 7
5) Determine the central line and limits for a short production run that will be
completed in 3h. The specifications are 25.0 0.3 . Use n=4.

X=
n=
LSL=
USL=
US-LS=
=
Xbar=
R=

25
4
24.7
25.3
0.6
0.1
0.05
0.103

UCL=
LCL=

X-bar
25.15
24.85

R
0.47
0

9) Determine the central lines and control limits for Z and W chart with a
subgroup size of 3 and draw the graphs. If the target X is 25.00 and the target
Rbar is 0.05, determine the plotted points for the following three subgroup.
Are any points out of control?
Subgroup
1
2
3

X2
25.01
25.06
25.04

0.05
3
25

X3
25.00
25.09
24.98

Xbar
24.99
25.08
25.02

R
0.04
0.03
0.06

W
0.8
0.6
1.2

Z bar
2.000
1.500
1.000
Z

0.500
0.000
1

-0.500

-1.000
-1.500

Subgroup

W
3
2.5
2
W

Rbar=
n=
Target X=

X1
24.97
25.08
25.03

1.5
1
0.5
0
1

2
Subgroup

Zbar Zbar CL Zbar UCL Zbar LCL W CL W UCL W LCL

-0.133
0
1.023
-1.023
1 2.574
0
1.533
0
1.023
-1.023
1 2.574
0
0.333
0
1.023
-1.023
1 2.574
0

12) Graph the central lines and control limits for Z and MW charts. The
target Xbar is 3.00, and the target Rbar is 0.05. Plot the points for X1=
3.06, X2= 2.91, and X3= 3.10. Are any points out of control?
X1
X2
X3
3.06
2.91
3.10
Xbar= 3.00
Z
1.2
-1.8 2.0
Rbar= 0.05
W
3.00
3.8
Z CL
0
0
0
Z UCL
2.66
2.66
2.66
Z LCL
-2.66
-2.66 -2.66
W CL
1
1
1
W UCL
3.27
3.27
3.27
W LCL
0
0
0

3
4
3.5
3

2.5
0

Z CL, UCL, LCL

-1

2
1.5
1
0.5

-2

0
-3

Subgroup

4
3.5
3

2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
1

2
Subgroup

17) Determine the PTPC chart plot point for the following:
X*=

USL
LSL Nominal Part 1 Part 2 Plot 1% Plot 2% Plot 1%
0.460 0.440
0.450
0.449 0.458
-10%
80%
-0.10
1.505 1.495
1.500
1.496 1.500
-80%
0%
-0.80
1.2750 1.2650 1.2700 1.2695 1.2732
-10%
64%
-0.10
0.7720 0.7520 0.7620 0.7600 0.7590
-20%
-30%
-0.20

Percent Tolerance Precontrol Chart

Percent

a
b
c
d

X - Nominal
USL-LSL/2

1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
0.00
-0.20
-0.40
-0.60
-0.80
-1.00
780

800

820

840

860
Time

880

900

920

Plot 2% Assume time

0.80

800

0.00

830

0.64

900

-0.30

930

Chart

Assume time
Assume time

920

940

19) Using Excel program file for Zbar and W charts, solve
9) Determine the central lines and control limits for Z and W chart with a
subgroup size of 3 and draw the graphs. If the target X is 25.00 and the target
Rbar is 0.05, determine the plotted points for the following three subgroup.
Are any points out of control?
Subgroup
1
2
3

X2
25.01
25.06
25.04

0.05
3
25

X3
25.00
25.09
24.98

Xbar
24.99
25.08
25.02

R
0.04
0.03
0.06

W
0.8
0.6
1.2

Z bar
2.000
1.500
1.000
Z

0.500
0.000
1

-0.500

-1.000
-1.500

Subgroup

W
3
2.5
2
W

Rbar=
n=
Target X=

X1
24.97
25.08
25.03

1.5
1
0.5
0
1

2
Subgroup

Subgroup

Zbar Zbar CL Zbar UCL Zbar LCL W CL W UCL W LCL

-0.133
0
1.023
-1.023
1 2.574
0
1.533
0
1.023
-1.023
1 2.574
0
0.333
0
1.023
-1.023
1 2.574
0