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In the 'liquid' portion of the MPS, the master scheduler generally has the authority to
approve what changes?
a) product mix
b) changes needing extra resources (already authorized by the aggregate plan)
c) product mix and changes needing extra resources (already authorized by the
aggregate plan)
d) neither product mix and changes needing extra resources (already authorized by the
aggregate plan)
e) there is not such a thing as a 'liquid' portion of the MPS
You can insert __________________ for a cell to add explanatory information about a
calculation or assumption that does not have to be in the model itself.
a) Cell Explanations
b) Cell Descriptions
c) Cell Comments
d) Cell Information
e) Cell Documentation
In January 2003, how many suppliers were members of Covisint?
a) 76
b) 760
c) 7,600
d) 76,000
e) 760,000
In Excel, which function takes a range of values as its input and returns the largest
value from that range?
a) SUP
b) LARGE
c) BIG
d) HIGH
e) MAX
What type of process is designed to produce a large volume of a standardized product
for mass production, such as automobiles?
a) project processes
b) batch processes
c) line processes
d) continuous processes
e) recycle processes
For the standard normal distribution, how much confidence is provided within 2
standard deviations above and below the mean?
a) 97.22%
b) 95.44%
c) 99.74%
d) 99.87%
e) 90.00%
Which of the following is least like a fixed-position layout?
a) farm
b) shipbuilding
c) bridge construction
d) building construction
e) car wash
What is a small battery-driven truck that is not operated by a human and moves
material from location to location?
a) CAD
b) AGV
c) AS/RS
d) FMS
e) CAM
Suppose that on Monday the cost of inputs sums to $1000, and the value of outputs
sums to $4000. For which of the following values on Tuesday would productivity
increase?
a) inputs = $1100, outputs = $4000
b) inputs = $1100, outputs = $4200
c) inputs = $850, outputs = $3600
d) inputs = $1000, outputs = $3900
e) inputs = $2000, outputs = $8000
How can the following Linear Program be characterized?
Max X + Y
Subject to
X ≤ 34
X, Y ≥ 0
a) bounded and feasible
b) unbounded and feasible
c) bounded and infeasible
d) unbounded and infeasible
e) this is not a Linear Program
In facility location zoning restrictions, soil conditions, and access roads for trucks are
________________.
a) community considerations
b) site considerations
c) quality of life issues
d) hardly ever important
e) cultural considerations
Johnny Now, Inc. produces two different models of outhouses. Demand next period is
expected to be 12,000 and 18,000 units for Models A and B, respectively. Model A has
CPOPF planning factors of 0.75 and 0.60 for direct labor and machine time,
respectively. Model B has CPOPF planning factors of 0.50 and 0.80 for direct labor and
machine time, respectively. Historically department G uses 24% of the direct labor and
machine time for these products, while department H uses the remaining 76%. What is
the machine time requirement for department H next period?
a) 5,184 hours
b) 13,680 hours
c) 14,400 hours
d) 21,600 hours
e) 16,416 hours
In Excel, what does the formula '=MAX(B25:D25)' do?
a) It returns the largest value in either cell B25 or cell D25.
b) It converts all values in the range between B25 and D25 to the highest value in that
range.
c) Whichever of B25 or D25 is lowest, it converts that value to the other one.
d) It returns the largest value among cells B25, C25, and D25.
e) It maximizes the formulas in each of the cells in the range between B25 and D25.
What is the upper control limit for a c-chart if the total defects found over 20 samples
equals 150?
a) 7.5
b) 2.739
c) 15.72
d) 20
e) 30
Which of the following is not typically contained in the marketing plan?
a) product design
b) target markets
c) new products
d) profit margin
e) competitive focus
When line balancing, which rule does the textbook suggest for assigning tasks to
workstations?
a) shortest task time
b) first come first served
c) fewest predecessors
d) longest task time
e) most successors
Unlike JIT traditional quality control systems use
a) quality circles
b) quality plans
c) control charts
d) acceptable quality levels
e) quality applications
What is a network internal to an organization called?
a) supernet
b) internet
c) intranet
d) supranet
e) internalnet
Research has shown that most spreadsheet developers believe their products:
a) accurately reflect reality.
b) are error free.
c) are the best solution.
d) are eloquent solutions to the decision.
e) deserve more credit.
If a production line produces 800 units per 8-hour workday, what is the cycle time in
minutes?
Julia has been assigned to develop a new product design specifications. Manufacturing
has stated that the system must have a capability index of 1.2 when the product standard
deviation is 1.3. What is the specification range limits?
Job A has a flow time of 20 days, job B has a flow time of 13 days, job C has a flow
time of 12 days, and job D has a flow time of 15 days. If the time it takes to finish all
four jobs (as a whole batch) is 15 days, what is the average number of jobs in the
system?
What are the three major elements of JIT?
It is good practice to ____________ the units and the __________ represented by
objective function.
Discuss why a negative number in the available-to-promise row is always a problem.
What is a p-chart?
The basic principles of forecasting are: ____________________,
______________________, and ______________________.
