Question

A production manager at a pottery factory has noticed that about 70 percent of defects result from impurities in raw materials, 15 percent result from human error, 10 percent from machine malfunctions, and 5 percent from a variety of other causes. This manager is most likely using a-
Select one:
a. cause-and-effect diagram.
b. scatter diagram.
c. quality loss function.
d. Pareto chart.
e. flowchart.

Answer 1

Ans d. Pareto chart

A Pareto Chart is a bar graph that shows the frequency of defects (in percentage) , as well as their cumulative impact through line graph. Pareto Charts are useful in prioritizing defects and take actions accordingly. The manager in this instance is using Pareto chart to list the frequency of failures in percentage terms.

Other options are incorrect.