SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
FALL SEMESTER 2018-2019
DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT: II
Course Code
: MEE1015
Deadline
Course Name
: TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND RELIABILITY
Max. Marks
: 10
Faculty-In-Charge: Dr. S.SENTHIL KUMARAN
Slot
:
14-09-2018
: G1+TG1
Specific Instruction
1) Meeting the deadline is needed for assignment submission.
2) Late submission cannot be entertained.
3) Refer different books and recent journal articles and write your understanding of
subjects.
4) Answer all questions and don’t copy from your friends.
(5 x 2 = 10) total 10 marks
1) Construct the QFD house of quality for the task of designing a new fitness centre in your city
with two other competing fitness centres.
2) With an example illustrate how benchmarking can help a system to improve both efficiency
and effectiveness of a system.
3) Six sigma concept can be applied to non-manufacturing processes. Do you agree with this
statement? Justify your answer with a suitable example.
4) With a specific application, compare the affinity diagram and relationship diagram in terms
of getting highly creative solutions for managerial problems.
5) Explain the Taguchi’s quadratic quality loss function. How it differs from traditional approach
of quality loss cost?
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All the best