The degree or strength of a relationship between two variables is shown by the
A) alpha
B) mean
C) mean absolute deviation
D) correlation coefficient
E) cumulative error
A product-oriented layout would be most appropriate for which one of the following
businesses?
A) fast food
B) steel-making
C) insurance sales
D) clothing alterations
E) a grocery store
The sign at the bank that reads “Wait here for the first available teller” suggests the use
of a __________ waiting line system.
A) dynamic-channel
B) random-channel
C) single channel
D) multi-channel
E) multiple line
Which of the following attributes is most typical of a service?
A) production and consumption occur simultaneously
B) tangible
C) mass production
D) consistency
E) easy to automate
A process that is assumed to be in control with limits of 89 +/- 2 had sample averages of
the following€ 87.1, 87, 87.2, 89, 90, 89.5, 88.5, and 88. Is the process in control?
A) Yes
B) No, one or more averages exceeded the limits.
C) Not enough information to tell.
D) No, there is a distinguishable trend.
E) No, two or more consecutive points are very near the lower (or upper) limit.
Henry Ford is noted for his contributions to
A) material requirements planning
B) statistical quality control
C) assembly line operations
D) scientific management
E) time and motion studies
EDD stands for
A) earliest due date
B) earliest design date
C) earliest detrimental date
D) earliest decision date
E) none of the above
Examples of response to the global environment include
A) Boeing’s worldwide sales and production
B) Benneton’s flexibility in design, production, and distribution
C) a Chinese manufacturer, Haier, opening plants in the United States
D) Ford’s partnerships with Volvo and Mazda
E) all of the above
Porter’s Five Forces Model contains which of the following?
A) immediate rivals
B) potential entrants
C) customers
D) suppliers
E) all of the Above
A method of input-output control that uses a system of cards to limit the amount of
work at a work center and also to control lead time and monitor backlog is
A) the assignment method
B) backward scheduling
C) forward scheduling
D) constant work-in-process or ConWIP
E) level material use
A project whose critical path has an estimated time of 820 days with a variance of 225
has a 20% chance that the project will be completed before day (rounded to nearest
day).
A) 631
B) 689
C) 807
D) 833
E) 1009
Material requirements plans specify
A) the quantities of the product families that need to be produced
B) the quantity and timing of planned order releases
C) the capacity needed to provide the projected output rate
D) the costs associated with alternative plans
E) whether one should use phantom bills of material or not
Which of the following is not one of the factors complicating the techniques for
addressing the fixed position layout?
A) The volume of materials is dynamic.
B) At different stages of a project, different materials are needed; therefore, different
items become critical as the project develops.
C) Takt times at workstations are dynamic.
D) There is limited space at virtually all sites.
E) All of the above are complicating factors.
Which of the following is a common heuristic for assembly line balancing?
A) debits near the windows, credits near the door
B) manufacturers locate near materials, retailers locate near customers
C) earliest due date first
D) ranked positional weight
E) none of the above
Cycle time is computed as
A) desired output divided by the daily operating time
B) daily operating time divided by the product of desired output and the sum of job
times
C) the product of desired output and the sum of job times divided by daily operating
time
D) daily operating time divided by the scheduled output
E) 1.00 minus station time
Which of the following is representative of a firm pursuing a learning curve strategy?
A) aggressive pricing policy
B) focus on productivity improvement
C) building on shared experience
D) keeping capacity growing ahead of demand
E) all of the above
Which of the following is most likely to affect the location strategy of a manufacturing
firm?
A) appearance/image of the area
B) utility costs
C) purchasing power of drawing area
D) competition in the area
E) parking availability
The MPS calls for 110 units of Product M. There are currently 30 of Product M on
hand. Each M requires 4 of Component N. There are 20 units of N on hand. The net
requirements for N are
A) 150
B) 170
C) 300
D) 320
E) 440
The jobs listed below needed to be completed. Assume that it is now day 140. If the
jobs are sequenced according to longest processing time rule, what is the lateness of job
A?
A) 0.0 days
B) 24.0 days
C) 7.4 days
D) 10.0 days
E) 11.6 days
The initial solution to a transportation problem can be generated several ways, so long
as
A) it minimizes cost
B) it ignores cost
C) all supply and demand conditions are satisfied
D) degeneracy does not exist
E) all cells are filled
__________ costs result from production of defective parts or services before delivery
to the customer.
Find the minimum cost solution for the transportation problem detailed in the table
below.
Before your solution can be implemented, you discover that the combination Source 3 –
Destination 1 is unavailable, due to political turmoil in the country where Source 3 is
located. Solve the revised problem. How much is cost increased by this complication?
What are the two basic types of product layouts? Explain how they are alike, and how
they are different.
Two methods of solving linear programming problems by hand include the corner-point
method and the__________.
Name and discuss three qualitative forecasting methods.
Briefly describe how “the unexpected” makes short-term scheduling at Delta Airlines a
challenge. Also describe how Delta meets that challenge, and achieves competitive
advantage through short-term scheduling.
Some organizations use number of beds, number of rooms, or room size to measure
capacity. There’s no time period in this capacity, and no “throughput.” Why are these
firms using such a different concept of capacity?
How does aggregate planning in services differ from aggregate planning in
manufacturing?