Question

he engineering department in a manufacturing plant is trying to improve the quality of the firm's product. A team has been assigned to improve drawings. The team has determined that accuracy of drawings is an important quality characteristic. To assess the department's current performance, it is collecting data on the number of errors found on the drawings that are completed each week. Prior to data collection, the team has listed all the possible errors and has given examples of each to be used by the data collectors. Which chart is appropriate? Question 17 options: 1) p chart 2) np chart 3) c chart 4) u chart 5) none of the abo

Answer 1

The correct answer is option (4) U chart

Explanation:

The most appropriate chart to use when assessing the department's current performance and also for data collection on the numbers of error discovered on drawings which are completed every week is the U CHART

U CHART: This is refereed to a control chart that is used in collecting data of sub-groups of different sizes.

The u-chart reveals how processes or procedures, estimates by a number of items not confirmed that are categorized, and changes over a time period. the Non confirmed items are occurrences detected in the sampled sub-grouped.