A Manufacturer Embarking on a Six Sigma Program Sets the Goal

question 173

Multiple Choice

A manufacturer embarking on a Six Sigma program sets the goal of having true Six Sigma capability for all processes by the end of the month.If their current process capability index on a key metric is less than 2.0 and the process capability ratio is 1.25,what must happen with the process standard deviation?

• A)The process standard deviation must be reduced by about 25%.
• B)The process standard deviation must be reduced by about 37%.
• C)The process standard deviation must be reduced by about 50%.
• D)The process standard deviation must be reduced by about 67%.

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Definitions:

Heck Reaction

A palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction between an aryl halide and an alkene to form a substituted alkene.

Organocuprate Coupling

A type of organic reaction that involves coupling an organocuprate compound with an organic halide or an alkyne to form a new carbon-carbon bond.

Birch Reduction

A chemical reaction that reduces aromatic rings to cyclohexadienes using sodium or lithium in liquid ammonia, often with an alcohol as a proton source.

T-Butylbenzoic Acid

T-Butylbenzoic Acid is an organic compound with the structure derived from benzoic acid where a tert-butyl group is attached to the benzene ring.