What is the purpose of a Measurement System Analysis?

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1. What is the purpose of a Measurement System Analysis? Why is it important? Provide examples of measurement systems.

2. Name and Describe types of Measurement Systems Analysis techniques? Please perform a compare and contrast of each technique against the others.

3. What are tools leveraged to identify causes with process inefficiencies? Why is Causal Analysis important?

4. Pareto Chart: Table 1 depicts the number of problems encountered at an Auto Mechanic Shop during the month of January.

Table 1: Auto Mechanic Problems

Auto Mechanic Work Days	Brake Problems	Transmission Problems	Engine Problems	Suspension Problems	Power / Electrical Problems	Fluid Problems	Starter Problems
1/1/2019	11	21	21	4	10	3	18
1/2/2019	4	7	6	17	22	10	9
1/3/2019	17	5	4	17	6	27	26
1/4/2019	15	6	7	5	22	0	0
1/5/2019	20	27	27	29	29	8	13
1/6/2019	5	0	29	11	4	1	16
1/7/2019	9	1	11	20	16	30	3
1/8/2019	6	4	3	27	22	2	22
1/9/2019	26	15	17	5	17	7	12
1/10/2019	16	6	2	30	20	30	25
1/11/2019	2	15	25	14	9	12	23
1/12/2019	28	27	15	6	26	24	17
1/13/2019	24	8	4	30	11	9	18
1/14/2019	10	23	16	8	24	29	11
1/15/2019	6	15	13	13	2	18	15
1/16/2019	5	24	2	23	25	12	5
1/17/2019	18	16	24	22	6	26	24
1/18/2019	16	21	7	22	1	25	20
1/19/2019	21	26	10	12	17	14	19
1/20/2019	10	10	24	9	0	3	8
1/21/2019	1	12	4	9	11	10	29
1/22/2019	13	26	20	2	15	5	0
1/23/2019	8	22	27	16	4	8	21
1/24/2019	15	20	15	6	10	7	12
1/25/2019	19	14	10	6	1	2	22
1/26/2019	28	20	18	9	6	30	18
1/27/2019	22	2	21	24	6	18	26
1/28/2019	0	6	23	14	5	9	20
1/29/2019	29	13	29	13	29	5	12
1/30/2019	14	18	2	25	21	23	16
1/31/2019	0	20	10	13	18	4	9

a. Use excel to create a Pareto Chart. Make sure to include the cumulative percentage line.

b. What does the Pareto Chart tell you about the data collected?

c. Which problems should the shop specialize in based the chart?

Assume:

· Breaks cost $150 to repair and takes 3 hours.

· Transmission cost $500 to repair and takes 6 hours.

· Engines cost $1000 to repair and takes 48 hours.

· Suspension cost $750 to repair and takes 5 hours.

· Power / Electrical cost $1150 to repair and take 72 hours.

· Fluids cost $50 to repair and takes 1 hour.

· Starters cost $300 to repair and takes 4 hours.

d. Construct a Pareto Chart based on Cost Impact, and another on Time Impact.

e. How are these different than your original Pareto Chart? What does this tell you about your decision under (c).

5. 5 Whys: Perform a 5 Whys on causes for the highest outcome of question 4a.

6. Fishbone Diagram: Construct a Cause-and-Effect Diagram for the Auto Mechanic Scenario. Use the problems as your categories and create your own causes.

7. What is Sampling?

8. What is the difference between population versus process sampling?

9. Name factors in sample selections and describe each (in your own words).

10. What are the best and worst ways to choose samples? Why are they best, why are they worst?