Exam 22: Workcenter Scheduling

In this type of production, the typical scheduling approach is finite forward scheduling of the line (a production rate is typical); machine-limited; parts are pulled to the line using just-in-time (Kanban) system.

OPT stands for optimal purchasing technique.

Which of the following is not one of the major functions of shop-floor control?

According to the theory of constraints, which of the following is an operational measurement that can be used to measure the firm's ability to make money?

A synchronous manufacturing system does not have excess capacity throughout the system, except for the bottleneck.

Which of the following is one of Dr. Eli Goldratt's rules of production scheduling for optimized production technology?

MES and SES are acronyms for "manufacturing environment scheduler" and "service environment scheduler" systems, respectively.

Larger transfer batches give shorter lead times and lower inventories, and there is more material handling than smaller transfer batches.

Most scheduling systems develop their schedules without consideration of capacity.

Under the STR/OP sequencing priority rule, orders with the jobs with the longest STR/OP are run first.

Which of the following is one of Dr. Eli Goldratt's rules of production scheduling for optimized production technology?

Shop-floor control (or production activity control) can involve expediting late and critical orders.

A workcenter is a physical area of the business in which productive resources are organized and work is completed.

The synchronous manufacturing approach uses backward scheduling.

For a low-volume job shop type of manufacturing, which of the following is the typical production scheduling approach?

According to the theory of constraints, it is wrong for manufacturers to try to match capacity with demand by attempting to balance capacity across a sequence of processes. Unbalanced capacity is better.

Theoretically, all schedules are feasible when finite loading is used.

According to the theory of constraints, the term "productivity" is defined as all those actions that bring a company closer to its goals.

According to the theory of constraints, capacity is the time available for production.

According to the theory of constraints, a capacity-constrained resource (CCR) is one whose utilization is close to capacity and could be a bottleneck if it is not scheduled carefully.