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CRE · Question #368
A Pareto analysis of field failure data indicates that several significant failure categories are approximately equal in size. The BEST next course of action to take in selecting a category for…
The correct answer is B. Select the category that offers the most overall cost saving. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
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Question
A Pareto analysis of field failure data indicates that several significant failure categories are approximately equal in size. The BEST next course of action to take in selecting a category for improvement would be which of the following?
Options
- ATake additional data until a more significant category is evident.
- BSelect the category that offers the most overall cost saving.
- CSelect the category that is easiest to fix.
- DSelect the category that requires the least expense to fix.
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A5% (2)
- B71% (30)
- C17% (7)
- D7% (3)
Topics
#Pareto analysis#failure data#cost optimization#category selection
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