1) Trend-adjusted exponential smoothing requires selection of two smoothing constants.
2) Flexible manufacturing systems bring the benefits of automation to continuous
processes.
3) An advantage of a “chase” strategy for aggregate planning is that inventories can be
kept relatively low.
4) The path in a network with the average length of time to completion is called the
critical path.
5) To avoid temporary storage in a warehouse, cross-docking can be used.
6) The tool that is useful in documenting the current process is a:
A.control chart.
B.Pareto chart.
C.check sheet.
D.flowchart.
E.simo chart.
7) Which of the following is not a key factor of competitiveness?
A.price
B.product differentiation
C.flexibility
D.after-sale service
E.size of organization
8) In a task assignment situation, in how many different ways can five jobs be assigned
to five machines?
A.1
B.5
C.25
D.120
E.3,125
9) Which of these factors would be least likely to affect productivity?
A.methods and technology
B.workers
C.management
D.product mix
E.advertising
10) The two most important factors in choosing a forecasting technique are:
A.cost and time horizon.
B.accuracy and time horizon.
C.cost and accuracy.
D.quantity and quality.
E.objective and subjective components.
11) Which of the following would not improve the performance of a breakdown
program?
A.more trained personnel
B.short lead times for replacement parts
C.standby equipment
D.cross-training repair personnel
E.reducing inventories of spare parts
12) 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 normal time for this task if the bartender worked at a 20 percent faster pace
than is average?
A.75 seconds
B.90 seconds
C.108 seconds
D.110 seconds
E.112.5 seconds
13) Refer to the following data for jobs waiting to be processed at a single work center
(jobs are shown in order of arrival):
What is the schedule sequence using the shortest processing time priority rule?
14) In a stopwatch time study, the number of cycles that must be timed is a function of:
(I) the variability of observed times.
(II) the desired accuracy for the estimated job time.
(III) the desired confidence for the estimated job time.
A.I only
B.I and II only
C.II and III only
D.I, II, and III
E.I and III only
15) Unique attributes of firms that give them a competitive edge are called:
A.functional strategies.
B.Balanced Scorecards.
C.supply chains.
D.core competencies.
E.sustainable initiatives.
16) The quality manager for Graphics, Inc., is concerned about the quality of the lot of
several thousand posters which her company printed this week and is now preparing to
ship. If the cost of replacing a defective poster once it has been shipped is $10.00, while
the cost of complete 100 percent inspection prior to shipment is $.50 per poster, at what
point is she indifferent between complete inspection and shipment without inspection?
A.5 percent
B.10 percent
C.12 percent
D.20 percent
E.25 percent
17) Production systems with customized outputs typically have relatively:
A.high volumes of output.
B.low unit costs.
C.high amount of specialized equipment.
D.fast work movement.
E.skilled workers.
18) The MRP input stating which end items are to be produced, when they are needed,
and what quantities are needed, is the:
A.master schedule.
B.bill of materials.
C.inventory records.
D.assembly time chart.
E.net requirements chart.
19) Which one of these would not be a factor in determining the reorder point?
A.the EOQ
B.the lead time
C.the variability of demand
D.the demand or usage rate
E.all are factors
20) Organizations with fixed, perishable capacity can benefit from:
A.yield management.
B.price increases.
C.constraints.
D.suboptimization.
E.waiting lines.
21) An effort to expand the scope of production resource planning by involving other
functional areas in the planning process has been:
A.material requirements planning.
B.capacity requirements planning.
C.manufacturing resources planning.
D.just-in-time planning.
E.multifunctional relationships planning.
22) The ratio of actual output to design capacity is:
A.design capacity.
B.effective capacity.
C.actual capacity.
D.efficiency.
E.utilization.
23) Consider the following linear programming problem:
Solve the values of x and y that will maximize revenue. What revenue will result?
24) Outsourcing some production is a means of supporting a constraint.
25) Project management approaches can help in a conversion to an ERP system.
TRUE
ERP conversions can be complex projects.
26) Given the following data for a make-or-buy decision:
Which alternative would you select for a quantity of 24,000 units per year?
27) Consider the following information:
What quantity would be required for a profit of $2,000?
28) A dry cleaning firm uses an average of 20 gallons of cleaning fluid a day. Usage
tends to be normally distributed with a standard deviation of two gallons per day. Lead
time is four days, and the desired service level is 92 percent. What amount of safety
stock is appropriate if a fixed order size of 600 gallons is used?
= 20 gallons per day; = 2 gallons per day
LT = 4 days
SL = 92 percent (Z = 1.41)
29) Data on the last three years of demand are available as follows:
What is the spring’s seasonal relative?
30) Given the following line balance data:
What is the appropriate cycle time for eight hours of operating time per day and a
desired output rate of 960 units per day?
31) Given the following data for jobs awaiting processing at a manufacturing cell in
which jobs are first processed by machine A, then by machine B:
In developing the sequence that will minimize throughput time, where in the schedule
sequence should job W be placed?