1. Candy Capability Dr. Ron Tibben-Lembke

2. Lotta Candy

3. Packaged Goods • What are the Tolerance Levels? • What we have to do to measure capability? • What are the sources of variability?

4. Production Process Make Candy Make Candy Make Candy Mix Package Put in big bags Make Candy Mix % Wrong wt. Wrong wt. Make Candy Make Candy Candy irregularity

5. Processes Involved • Candy Manufacturing: • Are M&Ms uniform size & weight? • Should be easier with plain than peanut • Percentage of broken items (probably from printing) • Mixing: • Is proper color mix in each bag? • Individual packages: • Are same # put in each package? • Is same weight put in each package? • Large bags: • Are same number of packages put in each bag? • Is same weight put in each bag?

6. Your Job • Write down package # • Weigh package and candies, all together, in grams and ounces • Write down weights on form • Optional: • Open package, count total # candies • Count # of each color • Write down • Eat candies • Turn in form and empty complete wrappers for weighing

8. Peanut Color Mix website • Brown 17.7% 20% • Yellow 8.2% 20% • Red 9.5% 20% • Blue 15.4% 20% • Orange 26.4% 10% • Green 22.7% 10%

9. Plain Color Mix Class website • Brown 12.1% 30% • Yellow 14.7% 20% • Red 11.4% 20% • Blue 19.5% 10% • Orange 21.2% 10% • Green 21.2% 10%

10. So who cares? • Dept. of Commerce • National Institutes of Standards & Technology • NIST Handbook 133 • Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

11. Acceptable?

13. Package Weight • “Not Labeled for Individual Retail Sale” • If individual is 18g • MAV is 10% = 1.8g • Nothing can be below 18g – 1.8g = 16.2g