CONFIDENTIAL

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EM $/$ MAY $2023/$ MEM $575/$ KJP $585/450$

Question $1$ : Suggested Time $-10$ ?minutes $($ CO $1/$ PO $1/$ C $2$ : $5\%)$

An automotive part manufacturer producing stamping parts is now facing high reject rates. The poduction manager of the company plans to introduce IR $4\mathrm{.}0$ ?technology pillars to support the production line. Discuss two $(2)$ ?suitable IR $4\mathrm{.}0$ ?technology pillars to overcome the quality issue of high rejection rates.

$CO\frac{1}{P}O\frac{1}{C}2(5$ ?Marks $)$

Question $2$ : Suggested Time $-30$ ?minutes $($ CO $2/$ PO $2/$ C $3$ : $5\%)$

$2.$ ?The Shah Alam Hospital has compiled demand for heart surgery for the past $11$ ?months, as reported in Table Q $2.$ ?The director of medical services predicted $11$ ?months ago that demand would be for $41$ ?surgeries.

Table Q $2$ : Demand for heart surgery

$\backslash$ table $[[$ Month $,$ Demand $],[$ January $,45],[$ February $,50],[$ March $,52],[$ April $,48],[$ May $,55],[$ June $,58],[$ July $,60],[$ August $,63],[$ September $,61],[$ October $,58],[$ November $,52]]$

i $.$ ?Apply exponential smoothing of $0\mathrm{.}6$ ?and then $0\mathrm{.}9$ ?to compute the demand forecast for February through December. Use two $(2)$ ?decimal points for the answer.

$CO\frac{2}{P}O\frac{2}{C}3(6$ ?marks $)$ ?

ii $.$ ?Determine and justify the most preferable value of $?$ ?that gives a better prediction.

$CO\frac{2}{P}O\frac{2}{C}3(4$ ?marks $)$