A poka-yoke is any foolproof device that prevents defects or injury from occurring.
E-marketplaces are sites on the Internet where companies can find new business
partners.
The feasible solution space contains the values for the decision variables that satisfy the
linear programming model’s constraints.
Getting the members of a supply chain to collaborate and work together is called supply
chain integration.
A retail operation is an example of an exchange transformation process.
The final design consists of detailed drawings and specifications for the new product.
Acceptance sampling involves the inspection of a non-random sample of n units
selected from a larger lot.
Supply chains for services are easier to define than supply chains for manufactured
goods.
Core competencies tend to be processes and not products or technologies.
The trend toward continuous replenishment in supply chain design has shifted the need
for accurate forecasts from long-term to short-term.
Outsourcing involves sourcing from an outside supplier goods and services that were
previously produced in-house.
An operations manager benefits from an integrated view of business organizations.
A process flowchart is a graph showing the steps of a job or how a set of jobs fit
together into the overall flow of the production process.
Sales and operations planning is an aggregate planning process that determines the
capacity needed to meet immediate demand.
A payoff table is a quantitative technique supporting decision-making under
uncertainty.
____________________ is a software system that retrieves the description and
geometry of a design from a database, and tests and analyzes that design on a computer
screen.
a. Computer aided design
b. Collaborative product design
c. Computer aided engineering
d. None of these answer choices is correct.
If the following jobs are sequenced according to the SPT rule then job B is completed
on day (assume zero for today’s date)
a. 6.
b. 14.
c. 15.
d. 22
Which of the following control charts are based on sample sizes as small as one?
a.
b. R
c. c
d. p
Which of the following factors are responsible for the creation and expansion of a
global marketplace?
a. The dissolution of Communism in Eastern Europe and the creation of the European
Union.
b. Emerging markets in China and growing Asian export-driven economies.
c. Falling trade barriers and the establishment of new trade agreements.
d. All of these answer choices are correct.
If the following jobs are sequenced according to the LPT rule then the mean completion
time (in days) for all jobs is (assume zero for today’s date)
a. 118 days.
b. 6.6 days.
c. 33 days.
d. 23.6 days
An incentive plan that encourages employees to achieve a company’s goals and
objectives is referred to as
a. a piece-rate wage plan.
b. gainsharing.
c. profit sharing.
d. overtime.
Which of the following is not a type of predictable demand behavior?
a. trend
b. random variation
c. cycle
d. seasonal pattern
Retailers expect suppliers to make frequent delivery of merchandise that includes a mix
of different products in small quantities in what is called a
a. mixed pallet.
b. partial pallet.
c. mixed truckload.
d. partial truckload.
The single most important criterion for the success of many projects is that
a. it be finished on time.
b. the quality meet minimum standards.
c. the costs are minimized.
d. None of these answer choices is correct.
All of the following factors pressure companies for quicker response and shorter cycle
times except
a. demanding customers.
b. longer product life cycles.
c. globalization.
d. All of the answer choices are correct.
The selection of suppliers is called
a) sourcing.
b) outsourcing.
c) procurement.
d) None of these answer choices is correct.
___________ illustrate the improvement rate of workers as a job is repeated.
a) Learning curves
b) Process curves
c) Learning charts
d) Process charts
Given the information below, the number of available-to-promise units in period 4 is
a. 400
b. 150
c. 50
d. 0
Increased uncertainty and variability in a supply chain typically results in
a. faster deliveries.
b. more accurate order fulfillment.
c. larger inventories.
d. lower costs.
A service counter employs two servers. On average, a server requires 8 minutes to
process a customer and service times follow an exponential distribution. Customers
arrive at the counter at the rate of 12 per hour according to a Poisson distribution. The
average number of customers waiting to be served would be
a. 4.444
b. 2.844
c. 1.600
d. 0.893
A project consists of the following four activities with activity times in days:
Table YY
The latest start (LS) time for activity D is
a. 8 days.
b. 11 days.
c. 19 days.
d. 12 days.
Strategies for proactive demand management would not include
a. shifting demand into other time periods.
b. offering products or services with countercyclical demand patterns.
c. partnering with suppliers to reduce information distortion along the supply chain.
d. using subcontracting to meet unexpected high demand levels.
Consider an espresso stand with a single barista. Customers arrive at the stand at the
rate of 28 per hour according to a Poisson distribution. Service times are exponentially
distributed with a service rate of 35 customers per hour. The average number of
customers waiting in line for service is
a. 4.0
b. 3.8
c. 3.5
d. 3.2
Modern Inc. manufactures low-cost tables at a processing cost of $80 per table. The
company produces 100 units per day and averages 90% good quality resulting in 10%
defective items. Fifty percent of the defective units are reworked prior to shipment to
Modern’s distribution center. The rework cost is $10 per unit. If production is increased
to 200 units per day, the quality productivity ratio (QPR) is
a. approximately 1.00.
b. approximately 1.10.
c. approximately 1.20.
d. approximately 1.30.
What is the difference between infinite scheduling and finite scheduling?
What is Kaizen and what role do employees play in Kaizen?
List the steps in work sampling.
When is it appropriate to use material requirements planning (MRP)?
List 5 of the attributes of good job design identified by Frederick Herzberg.
What is a scope statement?