Plastomer, Inc specializes in the manufacture of high grade plastic film used to wrap food product. Film is rejected and scrapped for a variety of reasons (e.g opacity, high carbon content, incorrect thickness or gauge, scratches and so on). During the past month, management collected data on the types of rejects and the amount of scrap generated by each type. The following table presents the results;
Type of Failure Amount of Scrap (ibs.)
Air bubbles ...........500
Bubble breaks ...........19,650
Carbon content ...........150
Unevenness ..........3,810
Thickness of gauge ........27,600
Opacity .............450
Scratches ...........3,840
Trim ...............500
Wrinkles ............10,650
Draw a Pareto chart to identify which type of failure management should attempt to eliminate first.