A travel agency is concerned with the accuracy and appearance of itineraries prepared for its clients. Defects can include errors in times, airlines, flight numbers, prices, car rental information, lodging, charge card numbers, and reservation numbers, as well as typographical errors. As the possible number of errors is nearly infinite, the agency measures the number of errors that do occur. The current process results in an average of three errors per itinerary.
a) What are the two-sigma control limits for three defects?
b) Dr. Liu scheduled a trip to Dallas for her conference last week. Her itinerary contained six errors. Interpret this information based on your real experience and the result from part (a).