Mini Case 2 Set-up**
US Tube Supply is a nationwide distributor of carbon, alloy, and stainless steel as well as aluminum tubes and pipes. The company has high-quality standards and it is committed to continuous process improvement. Their most successful product line is the alloy steel tubing known for its tensile strength, yield strength, fatigue resistance, toughness, and wear resistance. Compared to carbon steel, alloy achieves higher physical properties and durability. US Tube Supply offers a wide variety of grades and specifications are available in alloy steel. The most common customer request is their annealed steel 1” x 5’ pipe. The company utilizes a random sampling method to collect data regarding the pipe’s height and diameter from pipe industry. The data is available in the file MiniCasesQCData.xlxs. You have been asked to produce a monitoring and control report of the current state of the production process and to determine whether the process is in control or not. This report must include control charts, an analysis of the results and suggestions for the company’s quality control efforts. If the process is in and out of control status, hypothesize about possible assignable causes and proper steps to follow