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QDM Exam 2 (64 Questions) – Quality Control, SPC, Process Strategy & Layout

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This document contains a complete set of 64 solved multiple-choice questions from QDM Exam 2 for the 2025/2026 academic year, thoroughly covering essential topics in Quality and Decision Making (QDM). It is an ideal resource for students preparing for midterm or final assessments in business, engineering, and operations-related courses. All questions are accompanied by the correct answers and cover both conceptual understanding and applied problem-solving. Topics include: Quality Management: definitions, ISO 9000 standards, Six Sigma, Taguchi method, and the cost of quality (internal, external, prevention, appraisal) Total Quality Management (TQM) tools: check sheets, fishbone diagrams, Pareto charts, scatter diagrams, SPC charts, and histograms Statistical Process Control (SPC): x̄ and R-charts, p- and c-charts, process capability, natural vs assignable variation, and control limits Service and product process strategies: process focus, product focus, repetitive focus, mass customization Layout Strategies: process-oriented, product-oriented, work-cell, fixed-position, and retail layouts Capacity Planning: effective and design capacity, bottlenecks, system capacity, throughput time Decision Tools: break-even analysis, net present value (NPV), expected monetary value (EMV), crossover charts Process Design & Improvement: process analysis, flowcharts, time-function mapping, service blueprinting, reengineering Operations strategy and its connection to firm competitiveness This study resource is especially suited for students in: Operations Management Industrial Engineering Supply Chain Management Business Administration Process Design & Analysis Decision Science and Quality Engineering It is appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate levels and matches typical syllabi used in accredited business and engineering faculties. With comprehensive question coverage and verified solutions, this document supports exam preparation, homework assistance, and concept reinforcement. Keywords: quality management, six sigma, ISO 9000, SPC, process capability, x-bar chart, p-chart, R-chart, control charts, TQM tools, fishbone diagram, Pareto chart, benchmarking, kaizen, process strategy, process focus, product focus, layout design, capacity planning, bottleneck, net present value, break-even analysis, expected monetary value, process redesign, job shop, work-cell layout, statistical control, process improvement

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In this chapter, quality is defined as:

A.

the degree of excellence at an acceptable price and the control of variability

at an acceptable cost.

B.

how well a product fits patterns of consumer preferences.

C.

the totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that

bears on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs.

D.


being impossible to define, but you know what it is. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C.

,the totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bears

on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs.

ISO 9000 is an international standard that addresses . - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔quality management systems


If 1 million passengers pass through the Jacksonville Airport with checked

baggage each year, a successful Six Sigma program for baggage handling

would result in how many passengers with misplaced luggage?

A.

3.4

B.

6.0

C.

34

D.

2,700

E.


6 times the monthly standard deviation of passengers - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A.

,3.4

The process of identifying other organizations that are best at some facet of

your operations and then modeling your organization after them is known

as:

A.

continuous improvement.

B.

employee empowerment.

C.

benchmarking.

D.

copycatting.

E.


patent infringement. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C.


benchmarking.

The Taguchi method includes all except which of the following major

concepts?

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, A.

Employee involvement

B.

Remove the effects of adverse conditions

C.

Quality loss function

D.


Target specifications - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A.


Employee involvement

The seven tools of total quality management are , , , , , , and . - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔check sheets, scatter diagrams, cause-and-effect diagrams, Pareto

charts, flowcharts, histograms, SPC charts.

If the mean of a particular sample is within control limits and the range of

that sample is not within control limits:

A.

the process is in control, with only assignable causes of variation.

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