FAU QMB 3600 Test 1 & 3
machines is available for 40 hours a week and there is no setup time required when shifting from the production of one product to any other. The processing requirements to make one unit of each product are shown in the table. Weekly product demand for the next planning period has been forecasted as follows: 80
E-1000s; 65 S-2000s; 35 P-2000s; and 20 N-1000s.
Processing Time (Minutes Per Printer)
Model Machine
1 Machine 2 Machine 3 Machine 4
E-1000 (E) 10 15 15 5
S-2000 (S) 10 10 10 10
P-2000 (P) 5 10 15 10
N-1000 (N) 5 5 5 10
In the questions that follow, the traditional method refers to maximizing the contribution margin per unit for each product, and the bottleneck method refers to maximizing the contribution margin per minute at the bottleneck for each product.
Use the information in Table 7.6. Using the traditional method, in what sequence should products be scheduled for production?
a. N, S, E, P b. N, E, P, S c. P, E, N, S d. E, S, P, N
Question 3
2.5 out of 2.5 points
In Statistical Process Control, are used to detect defects and determine if the process has deviated from design specifications.
a. Flowcharts
b. Cause-and-Effect Diagrams c. Process Capability Charts
d. Control Charts
Question 4
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The process that facilitates the placement of orders and identifies, attracts, and builds relationships with external customers is called the:
a. customer relationship process.
b. new service development process. c. order fulfillment process.
d. supplier relationship process.
Question 5
Scenario 1.1
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A job consists of three elements. Twenty observations for each element were timed, and the resulting data are shown in the following table. A performance rating has also been assigned for each element, as shown in the table. The job has an allowance of 20% of normal time.
Element
Performance
Rating (%)
Average Element
Time (in minutes)
# 1
80
3.6
# 2
100
2.5
# 3
110
3.1
Use the information in Scenario 1.1. What is the normal time for the entire job?
a. Greater than or equal to 10.0 minutes
b. Less than 10.0 minutes but greater than or equal to 8.5 minutes c. Less than 8.5 minutes but greater than or equal to 7.0 minutes d. Less than 7.0 minutes
Question 6
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Table 1.3
Act. I.P N. Time C. Time N. COST ($000s) C. COST ($000s) Av. Crash wks C. Cost
/wk
A – 4 2 8 14
B A 3 2 9 11
C A 4 4 10 10
D B,C 5 3 10 15
E C 4 1 11 14
F D,E 1 1 6 6
* Act.: Activity
I.P. : Immediate Predecessor
N. Time : Normal Time
C. Time: Crash Time
N. Cost: Normal Cost ($000s) C. Cost: Crash Cost ($000s)
Av. Crash wks: Available Weeks of Crashing
C. Cost/wk: Crashing cost per week
Which activity should be crashed first for the project shown in Table 1.3?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
Question 7
2.5 out of 2.5 points
You are interested in buying a laptop computer. Your list of considerations include the computer’s speed in processing data, its weight, screen size, and price. You consider a number of different models, and narrow your list based on speed and monitor screen size, then finally select a model to buy based on its weight and price. In this decision, weight and price are examples of:
a. order qualifiers.
b. the voice of the supplier. c. order winners.
d. the voice of the customer.
Question 8
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Input measures to planning long-term capacity include such metrics as:
a. the number of customers served per hour.
b. the number of trucks produced per day. c. the number of machine hours available. d. the number of bills processed in a week.
Question 9
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Regardless of how departments like Accounting, Engineering, Finance, and Marketing function in an organization, they are all linked together through:
a. management. b. processes.
c. customers.
d. stakeholders.
Question 10
2.5 out of 2.5 points
When considering the plan-do-study-act cycle for problem solving, data are collected to measure process improvements in the step.
a. plan b. do
c. study d. act
Question 11 2.5 out of 2.5 points
The upper and lower specifications for a service are 10 min. and 8 min., respectively. The
process average is 9 min. and the process capability ratio is 1.33. What is the process standard deviation?
a. 0.1 b. 0.15 c. 0.20
d. 0.25
Question 12 2.5 out of 2.5 points
Activity slack is defined as:
a. latest start time minus earliest start time. b. earliest start time minus latest start time.
c. earliest finish time minus latest finish time.
d. latest finish time minus earliest start time.
Question 13 2.5 out of 2.5 points
A company desires to set up a line to produce 60 units per hour. The work elements and their precedence relationships are shown in Table 7.12.
Use the information in Table 7.12. What is the highest efficiency line balance possible?
a. Less than 93%
b. More than 93% but less than or equal to 95% c. More than 95% but less than or equal to 97% d. More than 97%
Table 7.12
Work Time Immediate
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Element (sec) Predecessor(s)
Question 16
2.5 out of 2.5 points
The second step in Theory of Constraints application, “exploit the bottleneck(s),” means that:
a. the analyst should create a schedule that maximizes the throughput of the bottlenecks.
b. the analyst should repeat the analysis process to look for other bottlenecks.
c. the analyst should consider increasing capacity of the bottleneck.
d. the analyst should schedule non-bottleneck resources to support the bottleneck.
Question 17
2.5 out of 2.5 points
In an assembly operation at a furniture factory, six employees assembled an average of 450 custom cabinet drawers per 5-day week. What is the labor productivity of this operation?
a. 90 chairs per worker per day b. 20 chairs per worker per day c. 15 chairs per worker per day d. 75 chairs per worker per day
Question 18
Front offices typically emphasize:
a. low cost operations and on-time delivery. b. top quality and customization.
c. on-time delivery and standardization. d. top quality and low cost operations
Question 19
Manufacturing processes usually have:
a. physical, durable output.
b. high levels of customer contact.
c. output that cannot be inventoried.
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d. low levels of capital intensity.
Question 20
Regarding control charts, a type I error refers to concluding that the process is:
a. in control when it is not in control. b. incapable when it is capable.
c. out of control when it is in control. d. capable when it is not capable.
Question 21
Table 7.6
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Burdell Industries makes four different models of computer printers: the E-
1000, the S-2000, the P-2000 and the N-1000. The E-1000 sells for $200 and
has $40 in parts and $40 in labor; the S-2000 sells for $150 and requires $30
in parts and $30 in labor; the P-2000 sells for $100 and has $20 in parts and
$20 in labor; and the N-1000 sells for $75 but requires only $10 of parts and
$10 of labor. Fixed overhead is estimated at $5,000 per week. The manufacture
of each printer requires four machines, Machines #1, 2, 3 and 4. Each of the
machines is available for 40 hours a week and there is no setup time required
when shifting from the production of one product to any other. The processing
requirements to make one unit of each product are shown in the table. Weekly
product demand for the next planning period has been forecasted as follows: 80
E-1000s; 65 S-2000s; 35 P-2000s; and 20 N-1000s.
Processing Time (Minutes Per Printer)
Model Machine
1 Machine 2 Machine 3 Machine 4
E-1000 (E) 10 15 15 5
S-2000 (S) 10 10 10 10
P-2000 (P) 5 10 15 10
N-1000 (N) 5 5 5 10
In the questions that follow, the traditional method refers to maximizing the contribution margin per unit for each product, and the bottleneck method refers
to maximizing the contribution margin per minute at the bottleneck for each product.
Use the information in Table 7.6. Using the bottleneck method, in what sequence should products be scheduled for production?
a. N, S, E, P b. N, E, P, S c. P, E, N, S d. E, S, P, N
Question 22
2.5 out of 2.5 points
A manufacturer that produces standard products in large volumes is likely to be using a(n):
a. make-to-stock strategy. b. make-to-order strategy.
c. assemble-to-order strategy. d. engineer-to-order strategy.
Question 23
Which one of the following statements about flexible automation is best?
a. Investment cost is lower when a transfer machine handles many operations.
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b. Chemical processing plants and oil refineries mainly utilize programmable automation. c. It is…
