1) In linear programming, sensitivity analysis is associated with:
(I) the objective function coefficient.
(II) right-hand-side values of constraints.
(III) the constraint coefficient.
A.I and II only
B.II and III only
C.I, II, and III
D.I and III only
E.I only
2) A tool that is not used for quality management is a:
A.flowchart.
B.histogram.
C.Pareto analysis.
D.redesign.
E.check sheet.
3) If no variations in demand or lead time exist, the ROP will equal:
A.the EOQ.
B.expected usage during lead time.
C.safety stock.
D.the service level.
E.the EOQ plus safety stock.
4) Which of the following is not true about process layouts when they are compared to
product layouts?
A.higher in-process inventories
B.lower span of supervision
C.lower rates of output
D.more involved cost accounting
E.lower unit costs
5) Quality control tools are not really used to fix quality so much as they are used to:
A.highlight when processes are not capable.
B.point out when random variation is present.
C.alert when corrective action is needed.
D.monitor the quality of incoming shipments or outgoing finished goods.
E.initiate team-building exercises.
6) Nearness to raw materials would be most important to a:
A.grocery store.
B.tax preparation service.
C.manufacturing company.
D.post office.
7) Which one of these is a tool used to tell a machine the details of the operations to be
performed?
A.CNC
B.CIM
C.CAD
D.CAM
E.automation
8) A Virginia county is considering whether to pay $50,000 per year to lease a prisoner
transfer facility in a prime location near Washington, D.C. They estimate it will cost
$50 per prisoner to process the paperwork at this new location. The county is paid a $75
commission for each new prisoner they process. If the holding area at this new location
has design and effective capacities of 10,000 and 7,500 prisoners processed annually,
respectively, and 5,000 prisoners will be processed per year, what will be the utilization
of the holding area?
A.0 percent
B.30 percent
C.50 percent
D.60 percent
E.100 percent
9) A design engineer wants to construct a sample mean chart for controlling the service
life of a halogen headlamp his company produces. He knows from numerous previous
samples that this service life is normally distributed with a mean of 500 hours and a
standard deviation of 20 hours. On three recent production batches, he tested service
life on random samples of four headlamps, with these results:
What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of sample means for
whenever service life is in control?
A.5 hours
B.6.67 hours
C.10 hours
D.11.55 hours
E.20 hours
10) Quality control, in contrast to quality assurance, is implemented:
A.during production.
B.by top management.
C.after production.
D.by self-directed teams.
E.before inspection.
11) Which of the following is least likely to be included in order costs?
A.processing vendor invoices for payment
B.processing purchase order
C.inspecting incoming goods for quantity
D.taking an inventory to determine how much is needed
E.temporary storage of delivered goods
12) Which one of the following is not an input in an MRP system?
A.planned-order schedules
B.bill of materials
C.master production schedule
D.inventory records
E.All are inputs.
13) Laser technology used in surgical procedures is an example of technological
advances in:
A.product.
B.facility layout.
C.process.
D.information.
E.reverse engineering.
14) The owner/operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to do
today, shown in the order they were received:
If he uses the first come, first served priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be
the average completion time?
A.7.5 hours
B.5 hours
C.3 hours
D.2.5 hours
E.2 hours
15) Which of the following is not a step in the forecasting process?
A.Determine the purpose and level of detail required.
B.Eliminate all assumptions.
C.Establish a time horizon.
D.Select a forecasting model.
E.Monitor the forecast.
16) When service firms such as retailers or banks make growth-spurred location
decisions, typically these involve:
A.finding new sources of resources to replace exhausted ones.
B.adding new locations rather than expanding existing ones.
C.closing down existing locations and opening new ones elsewhere.
D.expanding existing locations rather than adding new ones.
E.downsizing existing locations and opening new ones elsewhere.
17) Which of the following process types would be most likely to be used in the
introductory phase of a product’s life cycle?
A.continuous
B.intermittent
C.project
D.batch
E.job shop
18) Cause-and-effect diagrams are sometimes called:
A.Pareto diagrams.
B.fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams.
C.run charts.
D.control charts.
E.responsibility charts.
19) The owner of Touchdown Sports Bar wants to develop a time standard for the task
of mixing a specialty cocktail. In a preliminary study, he observed one of his bartenders
perform this task seven times with an average of 90 seconds and a standard deviation of
five seconds.
What is the standard time for this task if the bartender worked at a 20 percent faster
pace than is average, and an allowance of 10 percent of job time is used?
A.135 seconds
B.123.8 seconds
C.118.8 seconds
D.120 seconds
E.112.5 seconds