Fall 2007 Courses

ISE 428  Quality Engineering

Instructor, Dr. Joan A. Burtner, Certified Quality Engineer

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Homework and Exercises

Updated November 5, 2007

 

Assignment
 

Due Date

HW 1
ISE428 Fall2007 INCLASS EXERCISE 1  
August 27, 2007
HW 2

Acceptance Sampling HW 1   

Review Handout 1  Be prepared to discuss the information in class.

  August 27, 2007
HW 3

Bring layout/models/write-up as assigned in class on Wednesday

*Ken GPI  *Nelson/Stephen LL *Tristan write-up of vignette

  September 5, 2007
HW 4
ISE428 Fall2007 Laboratory Exercise 2   September 10, 2007
HW 5
ISE 428 Acceptance Sampling Homework 2   September 10, 2007
       
HW 6

Develop four operational definitions for characteristics of Cheerios.

Specify values for the parameters (n1, n2, AC1, AC2, RE1, RE2) of a double sampling plan based on ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-1993.

  September 12, 2007
HW 7 Develop five operational definitions for characteristics of Skittles. Classify each characteristic based on ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-1993 definitions of critical, major, and minor defects.  Choose an appropriate AQL for each characteristic. Be prepared to implement a double sampling plan in class.   September 17, 2007
HW 8 You are a new employee at a candy factory. Due to complaints from one of the company's long-time cutomers, your supervisor (who is a Black Belt) is concerned about variances in the weights of the product. He asked you to join the team that will investigate the problem. Use the data we collected in class to write a 1-2 page report that assesses the nature of the data. Conduct appropriate statistical tests.  Include graphs as necessary. Conclude with your recommendation for what to do next.   September 24, 2007
In-class Exercise Acceptance Sampling Laboratory   Exercise 3 and Excercise 4   September 24, 2007
HW 9 Refer to the Chi-Square Handout.  Using the samples discussed in class, test the hypothesis that the distribution of colors is uniform.   September 26, 2007
HW 10 Refer to the Chi-Square Handout.  Using the samples assigned in class, determine if the distribution of colors shown on the individual package wrappers is representative of the actual distribution of colors inside the packages. Express your results in a memo to management.   October 1, 2007
HW 11 Read the chapter on Supply Chain Management from the Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Handbook   October 3, 2007
HW 12

Walpole 7th edition Page 608 1 and 5  Page 615 1 and 7 Hand Calculation

Walpole 7th edition Page 608 1   Page 615 7 Minitab

  October 10, 2007
HW 13 Take-Home Midterm  (Available October 5, 2007)   October 15, 2007
HW 14

I have emailed you a Minitab spreadsheet with the HW 14 data.

You may use Minitab for the calculations.
However you must supplement the Minitab output with the usual
hypotheses, decisions, and conclusions.

  October 17, 2007
HW 15 Study the ISE 428 Experimentation Glossary.  Be prepared for a quiz on Monday.   October 22, 2007
HW 16 Prepare a written summary and critique of the Define Section of the Six Sigma Green Belt article that was distributed in class on Monday.   October 24, 2007
HW 17 Prepare a written summary and critique of the Measure Section of the Six Sigma Green Belt article that was distributed in class on Monday.   October 29, 2007
HW 18 Prepare for a Lean Glossary Quiz.   October 31, 2007
HW 19

Use data from samples 1-32 of table 1 (page 263) of the Six Sigma Green Belt article (part 2) to design and execute a balanced 2x3 experiment. Factor 1 should be X2. Factor 2 should be X7. Use a minimum of 3 replicates per cell.

ISE428F07 How to build a TWO-WAY ANOVA in Minitab 14 v3

TwoWayANOVA_JMB Handout Nov2007

  November 7, 2007