1) The symbols for operation, storage, transportation, inspection, and delay would
usually be found on which type of chart?
A.flow process
B.Gantt
C.simultaneous motion
D.worker-machine
E.delay analysis
2) The project management strategy of injecting additional resources in order to reduce
the length of the project is called:
A.expediting.
B.rushing.
C.panicking.
D.crashing.
E.loading.
3) A conveyance __________ signals parts movement.
A.request
B.routing
C.bar code
D.kanban
E.kazian
4) The chart used to review the overall sequence of an operation by focusing on the
movements of either the operator or materials is called a:
A.simo chart.
B.Gantt chart.
C.worker-materials chart.
D.flow process chart.
E.multi-activity chart.
5) Cellular layout is a term associated with:
A.wireless telecommunication.
B.part families.
C.functional (or process) layouts.
D.assembly lines.
E.job shops.
6) There are four resources and four jobs to be done. The time required for each
resource to do each job is as follows:
After the row reduction, what is the reduced time for assigning resource 4 to Job D?
A.0 hours
B.2 hours
C.3 hours
D.6 hours
E.9 hours
7) A stock or store of goods is called a(n):
A.bundler.
B.servicer.
C.retailer.
D.supply chain.
E.inventory.
8) Doctor J. is considering purchasing a new blood analysis machine to test for HIV; it
will cost $60,000. He estimates that he could charge $25.00 for an office visit to have a
patient’s blood analyzed, while the actual cost of a blood analysis would be $5.00. If
this new blood analysis machine has design and effective capacities of 6,000 and 5,000
blood analyses per year, respectively, and Dr. J. expects to perform 4,500 HIV blood
analyses each year, what will be the utilization of this machine?
A.0 percent
B.75 percent
C.83 percent
D.90 percent
E.100 percent
9) What is it about job shops that make them appropriate for products in the
introductory phase of their life cycle?
A.efficiency
B.technology
C.flexibility
D.high volume capacity
E.rigidity
10) When carrying costs are stated as a percentage of unit price, the minimum points on
the total cost curves:
A.line up.
B.equal zero.
C.do not line up.
D.cannot be calculated.
E.depend on the percentage assigned.
11) In using the chase strategy, variations in demand could be met by:
A.varying output during regular time without changing employment levels.
B.varying output during regular time by changing employment levels.
C.varying output with and without changing employment levels.
D.varying inventory levels.
E.price increases.
12) How long would a job with a 70 percent learning curve and a time of 20 hours for
the first unit require (approximately, in hours) for the third unit?
A.14.1
B.11.4
C.10.0
D.7.8
E.4.3
13) The maximin approach to decision making refers to:
A.minimizing the maximum return.
B.maximizing the minimum return.
C.maximizing the minimum expected value.
D.choosing the alternative with the highest payoff.
E.choosing the alternative with the minimum payoff.
14) One upside to terminating a project that is not going as well as planned is that:
A.poorly performing project team members will be kept from causing trouble
elsewhere.
B.no additional costs will be incurred.
C.poor project managers will be weeded out.
D.resources can perhaps be put to better use elsewhere.
15) A “product package” consists of:
A.the exterior wrapping.
B.the shipping container.
C.a combination of goods and services.
D.goods if a manufacturing organization.
E.customer relations if a service organization.
16) Methods analysis and motion study techniques develop which aspects of jobs?
A.behavioral aspects
B.efficiency aspects
C.pay levels
D.quality levels
E.teamwork aspects
17) A firm that makes plastic wrapping material takes random samples of 50 items from
each lot before it is sent to a customer. Lots contain 2,000 items each. Any lot with
more than one defective is subjected to 100 percent inspection, and any defectives are
replaced with good ones.
(A) Construct the OC curve for this plan.
(B) Construct the AOQ curve for this plan. What is the approximate AOQ limit?
18) Consider the following work breakdown structure:
What is the probability that this project will be completed within 205 days?
A.0.6826
B.0.8413
C.0.9544
D.0.9772
E.0.9987
19) Management wants to design an assembly line that will turn out 800 videotapes per
day. There will be eight working hours in each day. The industrial engineering staff has
assembled the information below:
A) Determine the maximum and minimum cycle times.
B) Determine the optimum cycle time.
C) What is the minimum number of stations needed?
D) Draw the precedence diagram.
E) Assign tasks to stations in order of most following tasks first.