OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT-Total Quality Management

Question 1

A CD player has 3 components that all must function for the player to work. The average reliability of each component is 0.88. What is the reliability of the CD player?  (Round answer to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2500.)

Reliability of CD player

 

Question 2

 

An office copier has four main components in a series with the following reliabilities: 0.95, 0.81, 0.88, and 0.90. Determine the reliability of the copier.  (Round answer to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2500.)

Reliability of copier

 

Question 3

 

A bank loan processing system has three components with individual reliabilities as shown:

R1 = 0.98 R2 = 0.96 R3 = 0.88

What is the reliability of the bank loan processing system?  (Round answer to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2500.)

Reliability of bank loan processing system

 

 

 

Question 4

 

An LCD projector in an office has a main light bulb with a reliability of 0.87 ( R1 ) and a backup bulb, the reliability of which is 0.82 ( R2 ). The system looks as follows:

What is the reliability of the system?  (Round answer to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2500.)

Reliability of system

 

Question 5

 

BioTech Research Center is working to develop a new vaccine for the West Nile Virus. The project is so important that the firm has created three teams of experts to work on the project from different perspectives. Team 1 has a 83 percent chance of success, team 2 an 80 percent chance of success, and team 3 a 94 percent chance. What is the probability that BioTech will develop the vaccine?  (Round answer to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2500.)

Probability of developing vaccine

 

Question 6

 

The following system of components has been proposed for a new product. Determine the reliability of the system.  (Round answer to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2500.)

Reliability of the system