Postponement involves moving some of the manufacturing into the distribution center.
The critical path is the longest path through the project’s network.
With a single-sample attribute plan a single sample of size n is selected randomly only
one of the items randomly sampled from a larger lotlot and each of the n items is
inspected.
In 2010, the US surpassed China as the world’s largest manufacturer.
Single factor productivity measures compare output to an individual input.
The ability to effectively satisfy internal or external demand in a timely, efficient
manner is referred to as the level of customer service.
One of several strategies for managing demand is to shift it into other time periods
using incentives, sales promotions, and advertising.
To satisfy a customer’s quality requirements companies often require the commitment to
quality of their suppliers.
Simulation is the preferred technique for problems with random variables represented
by probability distributions.
Increases in productivity enable a nation to raise its standard of living.
A project consists of the following activities:
Table XX
The earliest start time for activity F is
a. 30 weeks.
b. 20 weeks.
c. 14 weeks.
d. 13 weeks.
A restaurant currently uses 62,500 boxes of napkins each year at a constant daily rate
over the 365 days that it is open. The cost to order napkins is $200.00 per order and the
annual carrying cost for one box of napkins is $1.00. If the restaurant orders the
economic order quantity then the time between orders (order cycle) is
a. 125 days.
b. 75.3 days.
c. 32.8 days.
d. 29.2 days.
Distribution and transportation are often referred to as
a. logistics.
b. order fulfillment.
c. customer service.
d. maintaining inventories.
Setting goals and timetables to increase the level of participation by women and
minorities to attain parity levels in a company’s workforce is called
a. diversity.
b. equal opportunity.
c. affirmative action.
d. None of these answer choices is correct.
If the following jobs are sequenced according to the LPT rule then job D would be
completed on day (assume zero for today’s date )
a. 5.
b. 25.
c. 30.
d. 33.
A company produces a product consisting of two components arranged as follows:
If both components must function for the product to function, then the two components
would need individual reliabilities of _______ to achieve an overall reliability of 0.90.
a. R1 = 0.90 and R2 = 0.90
b. R1 = 0.95 and R2 = 0.95
c. R1 = 0.80 and R2 = 0.80
d. R1 = 0.85 and R2 = 0.85
Which of the following statements concerning small-lot production is not true?
a. small-lot production requires less space
b. small-lot production requires more capital investment
c. small-lot production simplifies transportation between workstations
d. small-lot production allows processes to be moved closer together
Which one of the following factors is not important to the design and operation of a
mixed-model assembly line?
a. model sequencing
b. line balancing
c. u-shaped lines
d. All of these answer choices is correct.
Supply chain integration does not involve __________________ among supply chain
members.
a. providing information
b. collaborating on replenishment
c. reducing competition
d. coordinating work flows
If the following jobs are sequenced according to the DDATE rule then job A would be
completed on day (assume zero for today’s date)
a. 8.
b. 12.
c. 16.
d. 22
_________________is what the firm does better than anyone else.
a. Order qualifiers
b. Core competency
c. Positioning
d. Deploying
A variable measure is a product characteristic such as
a. color.
b. smooth.
c. temperature
d. tastes good
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is
a. a software systems that uses computer graphics to assist in designing products.
b. a systematic approach to analyzing the causes and effects of product failures.
c. a visual method for analyzing the interrelationships among failures.
d. a structured process that translates the voice of the customer into technical design
requirements.
Simultaneously designing new products and the processes to produce them is known as
a. concurrent design.
b. functional design.
c. modular design.
d. standard design.
The weighted moving average forecast for the fifth period, with weights of 0.15 for
period 1, 0.20 for period 2, 0.25 for period 3, and 0.40 for period 4, using the demand
data shown below is
a. 3,760.
b. 3,700.
c. 3,650.
d. 3,325.