Question 1

The term "assembly line" refers to progressive assembly linked by some material handling device.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A firm fills its customer's orders from finished goods inventory. It is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  make to order firm. 
B)  engineer to order firm. 
C)  make to stock firm. 
D)  customer service firm. 
E)  assemble to order firm. 
A)  make to order firm. 
B)  engineer to order firm. 
C)  make to stock firm. 
D)  customer service firm. 
E)  assemble to order firm.

Question 3

A high-level map or diagram of a supply chain process can be useful to understand how material flows and where inventory is held.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

You have just determined the actual number of workstations that will be used on an assembly line to be 8 using the assembly-line balancing procedure. The cycle time of the line is 10 minutes and the sum of all that tasks required on the line is 60 minutes. Which of the following is the correct value for the resulting line's efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.500 
B)  0.650 
C)  0.750 
D)  0.850 
E)  None of these 
A)  0.500 
B)  0.650 
C)  0.750 
D)  0.850 
E)  None of these

Question 5

Which of these expressions is Little's Law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inventory/Flow time = Throughput rate: 
B)  Inventory/Throughput Rate = Flow time 
C)  Inventory = Throughput rate × Flow time 
D)  Throughput Rate/Inventory = 1/Flow Time 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Inventory/Flow time = Throughput rate: 
B)  Inventory/Throughput Rate = Flow time 
C)  Inventory = Throughput rate × Flow time 
D)  Throughput Rate/Inventory = 1/Flow Time 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

The assembly-line balancing procedure determines the precedence relationships of manufacturing tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Work center layouts allocate dissimilar machines into cells to work on products that have dissimilar processing requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The efficiency of an assembly-line is found by a ratio of the sum of all task times divided by the cycle time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In designing a production layout a flexible line layout might have the shape of a "U".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A firm will work with a customer to design the product, and then make it from purchased materials, parts, and components. This firm is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  a make to order firm. 
B)  an engineer to order firm. 
C)  a make to stock firm. 
D)  a customer service firm. 
E)  an assemble to order firm. 
A)  a make to order firm. 
B)  an engineer to order firm. 
C)  a make to stock firm. 
D)  a customer service firm. 
E)  an assemble to order firm.

Question 11

Regarding the measures of inventory managing efficiency, identify the most appropriate answer. (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Total average value of inventory is equal to the selling price multiplied by finished goods inventory. 
B)  Inventory turn is the annual cost of goods sold multiplied by average inventory. 
C)  Days of supply is the inverse of inventory turns × 365. 
D)  Inventory turn is the annual cost of goods sold divided by average inventory. 
A)  Total average value of inventory is equal to the selling price multiplied by finished goods inventory. 
B)  Inventory turn is the annual cost of goods sold multiplied by average inventory. 
C)  Days of supply is the inverse of inventory turns × 365. 
D)  Inventory turn is the annual cost of goods sold divided by average inventory.

Question 12

Process selection refers to the strategic decision of choosing the volume of output to produce in a manufacturing facility depending upon the way that facility produces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Process selection refers to the strategic decision of selecting which kind of production processes to use to produce a product or provide a service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not a step in developing a manufacturing cell layout?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grouping parts into families that follow a common sequence of steps 
B)  Identifying dominant flow patterns of parts families as a basis for location of processes 
C)  Physically grouping machines and processes into cells 
D)  Disposing of left-over machinery and outsourcing ungrouped processes 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Grouping parts into families that follow a common sequence of steps 
B)  Identifying dominant flow patterns of parts families as a basis for location of processes 
C)  Physically grouping machines and processes into cells 
D)  Disposing of left-over machinery and outsourcing ungrouped processes 
E)  None of the above

Question 15

The volume requirements for the product are one determinant of the choice of which process structure to select.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In balancing an assembly line, workstation cycle time has to be less than the time between successive units coming off the end of the line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Engineer-to-order firms will work with the customer to design the product, and then make it from purchased materials, parts, and components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A process map shows the physical location of the various processes within a supply chain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the six tasks that make up the job are 4, 6, 7, 2, 6, and 5 minutes, and the cycle time is 10 minutes?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  6 
D)  8 
E)  None of these 
A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  6 
D)  8 
E)  None of these

The term "assembly line" refers to progressive assembly linked by some material handling device.

A firm fills its customer's orders from finished goods inventory. It is a:

A high-level map or diagram of a supply chain process can be useful to understand how material flows and where inventory is held.

Which of these expressions is Little's Law?

The assembly-line balancing procedure determines the precedence relationships of manufacturing tasks.

Work center layouts allocate dissimilar machines into cells to work on products that have dissimilar processing requirements.

The efficiency of an assembly-line is found by a ratio of the sum of all task times divided by the cycle time.

In designing a production layout a flexible line layout might have the shape of a "U".

A firm will work with a customer to design the product, and then make it from purchased materials, parts, and components. This firm is called:

Regarding the measures of inventory managing efficiency, identify the most appropriate answer. (Select all that apply.)

Process selection refers to the strategic decision of choosing the volume of output to produce in a manufacturing facility depending upon the way that facility produces.

Process selection refers to the strategic decision of selecting which kind of production processes to use to produce a product or provide a service.

Which of the following is not a step in developing a manufacturing cell layout?

The volume requirements for the product are one determinant of the choice of which process structure to select.

In balancing an assembly line, workstation cycle time has to be less than the time between successive units coming off the end of the line.

Engineer-to-order firms will work with the customer to design the product, and then make it from purchased materials, parts, and components.

A process map shows the physical location of the various processes within a supply chain.

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the six tasks that make up the job are 4, 6, 7, 2, 6, and 5 minutes, and the cycle time is 10 minutes?

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Exam 6: Manufacturing Processes

The term "assembly line" refers to progressive assembly linked by some material handling device.

A firm fills its customer's orders from finished goods inventory. It is a:

A high-level map or diagram of a supply chain process can be useful to understand how material flows and where inventory is held.

Which of these expressions is Little's Law?

The assembly-line balancing procedure determines the precedence relationships of manufacturing tasks.

Work center layouts allocate dissimilar machines into cells to work on products that have dissimilar processing requirements.

The efficiency of an assembly-line is found by a ratio of the sum of all task times divided by the cycle time.

In designing a production layout a flexible line layout might have the shape of a "U".

A firm will work with a customer to design the product, and then make it from purchased materials, parts, and components. This firm is called:

Regarding the measures of inventory managing efficiency, identify the most appropriate answer. (Select all that apply.)

Process selection refers to the strategic decision of choosing the volume of output to produce in a manufacturing facility depending upon the way that facility produces.

Process selection refers to the strategic decision of selecting which kind of production processes to use to produce a product or provide a service.

Which of the following is not a step in developing a manufacturing cell layout?

The volume requirements for the product are one determinant of the choice of which process structure to select.

In balancing an assembly line, workstation cycle time has to be less than the time between successive units coming off the end of the line.

Engineer-to-order firms will work with the customer to design the product, and then make it from purchased materials, parts, and components.

A process map shows the physical location of the various processes within a supply chain.

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the six tasks that make up the job are 4, 6, 7, 2, 6, and 5 minutes, and the cycle time is 10 minutes?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Strategy and Sustainability

Forecasting

Strategic Capacity Management

Projects

Service Processes

Sales and Operations Planning

Material Requirements Planning

Quality Management and Six Sigma

Inventory Management

Lean Supply Chains

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Location, Logistics, and Distribution

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