Case Study Bayfield Mud Company

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------------------------------------------------- Bayfield Mud Company case study 1. What is your Analysis of the bag-weight problem? Refer to the case, Quality control analysis for this case will be conducted via X-charts and R-charts. X-charts is to control the central tendency of the process, for this case we refer to the weight of 50-pound bags of treating agents R-charts is to control the dispersion of the process, for this case we refer to the range of weigh or difference between maximum weight and minimum weight of the bag. From the analysis of problems, based on the calculations taken from all three shifts over three days, we can see that the average weights, ranges, upper and lower limits have been out of control. 2. What…show more content…
So the first thing is we recommend Bayfield Mud company to educate all staff to take consistent quality of production as the most important thing as the quantity. High output with high quality should come together. Then the company should arrange technical and operation training more frequently to help ensure the staffs operate efficiently. Instead of putting only new staffs on night shift, experienced staffs should be mixed among them in order to help smooth operation in all three shifts. Also we recommend setting up monitoring process by most experienced foremen to review and control the quality of product during production. In addition, company should offer extra incentives for any staffs who can produce every products within control limit of standard weight of bags- 50 pounds. This can be considered as another way to reflect staff's performance. It’s significant that all employees should understand what happens to the customer when the bags don’t weigh what they should and what effect to the company itself if such case…show more content…
This can be done by having the equipment checked on a routine basis for fatigued or broken parts, preventative maintenance, and cleaning of the equipment. All equipment that has rolling or moving parts should be checked for bearing malfunction or greasing of friction points. Company should also reserve some replacements for the case that if any existing parts has been disordered. On a routine basis, the machine should be cleaned of buildup material that gets left by the general operation of the equipment. Furthermore, the machine should be regularly checked for misalignment of parts or sensors that can affect or fluctuate the weights of the bags or indicate an incorrect weight. These procedures will also help in preventing any prolonged downtime the equipment may encounter due to failed inspection and repair of failing
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