The authority for a worker to stop the production line when quality problems are
encountered is known as poka-yoke.
Modular design is one way to gain the benefits of standardization without losing the
advantage of variety and uniqueness.
A forecast of dependent demand requirements is one of the major inputs into the MRP
process.
Capacity requirement planning (CRP) converts the material plan into labor and machine
workloads.
In a piece-rate wage system, pay is based on the efficiency of the overall process.
Time series methods use historical data to predict future demand.
Line balancing strives to minimize bottlenecks in a process layout.
The longest processing time (LPT) rule tends to complete larger jobs in-house when
subcontracting is anticipated.
The constant average values of operating characteristics a system attains after a long
time is referred to as a steady state.
International trade specialists help firms overcome obstacles associated with importing
products.
Multiple regression analysis can be used to relate demand to two or more dependent
variables.
The application modules that comprise the ERP system are designed to support only
customer relationship management processes.
A transportation management system controls activities at a facility’s dock and
schedules appointments.
Because of ease of use and simplicity, exponential smoothing is preferred over
smoothing average.
The following table of probabilistic time estimates (in weeks) and activity predecessors
are provided for a project.
Table ZZ
The critical path for the project consists of activities
a. A-B-C-D-E.
b. A-B-C-E.
c. A-B-D-E.
d. A-B-C-D.
Given the information below, the number of available-to-promise units in period 4 is
a. 500
b. 100
c. 200
d. 350
A company that produces printer cartridges had cost of goods sold last year of
$629,462,423. The average value of inventory for raw materials, work-in-process, and
finished goods are shown in the table below:
If the company operates 50 weeks per year, then the weeks of supply in inventory
would be
a. 3.7 weeks.
b. 2.5 weeks.
c. 13.5 weeks.
d. 28.3 weeks.
A feasibility study consists of all the following except
a. a market analysis.
b. an economic analysis.
c. a technical and strategic analysis.
d. a concurrent analysis.
The most common mode of transporting products is
a. railroad.
b. trucking.
c. package delivery.
d. water.
XYZ manufacturing has received an order to produce a rod 5 inches in diameter + .04
inch. In sample runs, the machine tool that will be making the rod has been able to
produce rods with a mean diameter of 4.99 inches and a standard deviation of 0.011
inch. The process capability index for this process is
a. 0.91
b. 1.51
c. -0.91
d. -1.51
Given the following Product Structure Record
The number of F’s required for each A is
a. 6.
b. 12.
c. 18.
d. 24.
Which one of the following is not one of the four main categories of ERP modules?
a. Finance/Accounting
b. Sales/Marketing
c. Human Resources
d. Information Technology
All of the following can improve a product’s reliability except
a. simplifying product design.
b. improving individual component reliability.
c. changing the product warranty.
d. adding redundant components..
All of the following are benefits expected from implementing lean production except
a. better quality.
b. shorter lead times.
c. reduced capacity.
d. improved sales.
A hot dog vendor must decide on Monday how many hot dogs to have available for the
coming Saturday’s football game. Each hot dog costs the vendor $3.00 and is sold for
$5.00. After the game any unsold hot dogs are discounted and sold to the university
cafeteria for $1.75. The vendor believes that the demand for hot dogs follows the
probability distribution shown below:
The vendor’s cost of underestimating demand, Cu, is
a. $3.00
b. $1.75
c. $2.00
d. $3.25
Common location incentives include all of the following except
a. tax credits.
b. job training.
c. fixed exchange rates.
d. improvements to infrastructure.
Telco Inc., a manufacturing firm, is calculating its monthly productivity report. From
the following raw data calculate the multifactor productivity.
a. 0.370
b. 0.625
c. 1.500
d. 1.667
The major factors impacting globalization of the supply chain include all the following
except
a. falling trade barriers.
b. the Internet.
c. declining union membership.
d. All these answer choices are correct.
Mass production is well suited to all of the following except
a. producing large volumes of goods quickly.
b. adapting quickly to changes in market demand.
c. producing standardized products for a large market.
d. All of these answer choices are correct.
Pizazz manufactures a 5.0 oz. energy drink of the same name. Because the cans are so
small, consumers are concerned that they are not receiving the full 5 ounces in each
can. A quality engineer at the company is charged with analyzing the filling process and
ensuring accurate readings. On 15 different occasions over the past month, she has
taken a sample of 6 energy drinks off the production line and recorded their weight. If
the sum of the sample means is 80.20 ounces and the sum of the sample ranges is 12.68
ounces, the UCL for an R-chart of this process would be
a. 0.0
b. 1.0
c. 1.7
d. 2.4
Sustainability, in it’s broadest sense, include(s)
a. using resources wisely.
b. treating workers with respect.
c. establishing a business model of shared values.
d. All of these answer choices are correct.
Given the following Product Structure Record
The number of G’s required to assemble 10 A’s is
a. 9.
b. 10.
c. 90.
d. 180.
A ________ chart is used to show both planned and completed activities against a time
scale.
a. Gantt
b. dispatch
c. sequencing
d. None of these answer choices is correct.
Lean can have serious deficiencies when applied to companies that have
a. high variability in demand.
b. large variety of low-volume products.
c. custom engineered products.
d. All of these answer choices are correct.
A firm has the following gross requirements for Item F. If ordering costs are $60 per
order and carrying costs are $0.50 per period.
If the periodic order quantity lot sizing rule is used, the number of period’s worth of
requirements is
a. 0.
b. 1.
c. 2.
d. 3.
A hot dog vendor must decide on Monday how many hot dogs to have available for the
coming Saturday’s football game. Each hot dog costs the vendor $3.00 and is sold for
$5.00. After the game any unsold hot dogs are discounted and sold to the university
cafeteria for $1.75. The vendor believes that the demand for hot dogs follows the
probability distribution shown below:
The optimal number of hot dogs the vendor should order for next Saturday’s game is
a. 1000
b. 1500
c. 2000
d. 3000