Principles Of Operations Management
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Author: RENDER, Barry, HEIZER, Jay, Munson, Chuck
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Chapter 6.S, Problem 29P
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To determine: The upper and lower control limit for a 3-sigma mean chart.
b)
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To determine: The upper and lower control limit for a 3-sigma range chart.
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