OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - PROBLEMS IN Total Quality Management

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)