Question 1

A distributor provides customer service by improving which of the following market driven factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Availability 
B)  Design 
C)  Shelf life 
D)  Quality 
A)  Availability 
B)  Design 
C)  Shelf life 
D)  Quality

Question 2

Which of the following statements characterizes an intermittent manufacturing environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work center load is predictable. 
B)  Routings for all products are the same. 
C)  Work centers are organized by function. 
D)  Kanban is the most appropriate scheduling method. 
A)  Work center load is predictable. 
B)  Routings for all products are the same. 
C)  Work centers are organized by function. 
D)  Kanban is the most appropriate scheduling method.

Question 3

An extreme change in demand in the supply position upstream generated by a small change in demand downstream in the supply chain is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiency variance. 
B)  bullwhip effect. 
C)  estimate of error. 
D)  stockout probability. 
A)  efficiency variance. 
B)  bullwhip effect. 
C)  estimate of error. 
D)  stockout probability.

Question 4

An electronic board that provides visibility on the production floor is:

Accepted Answer

A)  andon. 
B)  anova. 
C)  ANSI. 
D)  alpha factor. 
A)  andon. 
B)  anova. 
C)  ANSI. 
D)  alpha factor.

Question 5

Which of the following terms refers to the practice of stopping the production line when a defect occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haiku 
B)  Arigato 
C)  Poka-yoke 
D)  Jidoka 
A)  Haiku 
B)  Arigato 
C)  Poka-yoke 
D)  Jidoka

Question 6

Which of the following terms refers to a sequence of end items to produce for specific customers' orders in a make-to-order or assemble-to-order environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Master schedule 
B)  Final assembly schedule 
C)  Dispatch list 
D)  Input/output control 
A)  Master schedule 
B)  Final assembly schedule 
C)  Dispatch list 
D)  Input/output control

Question 7

Which of the following smoothing constants places the most weight on the old forecast?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.4 
B)  0.3 
C)  0.2 
D)  0.1 
A)  0.4 
B)  0.3 
C)  0.2 
D)  0.1

Question 8

Which of the following factors most likely will impact the demand for a firm's products or services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forecast accuracy 
B)  Order processing system 
C)  Competition 
D)  Planning horizon 
A)  Forecast accuracy 
B)  Order processing system 
C)  Competition 
D)  Planning horizon

Question 9

Which of the following factors can negatively influence indirect costs such as production planning, purchasing, and inventory management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Standardized parts 
B)  Low efficiency production equipment 
C)  Poor product design 
D)  Time to market 
A)  Standardized parts 
B)  Low efficiency production equipment 
C)  Poor product design 
D)  Time to market

Question 10

Which of the following manufacturing processes would be characterized by a narrow range of standard products, low direct labor costs, and a high level of technical support for manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jobbing 
B)  Intermittent 
C)  Flow 
D)  Project 
A)  Jobbing 
B)  Intermittent 
C)  Flow 
D)  Project

Question 11

Which of the following situations requires the largest amount of safety stock based on demand variability and replenishment lead time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low variability, short replenishment lead time. 
B)  Low variability, long replenishment lead time. 
C)  High variability, short replenishment lead time. 
D)  High variability, long replenishment lead time. 
A)  Low variability, short replenishment lead time. 
B)  Low variability, long replenishment lead time. 
C)  High variability, short replenishment lead time. 
D)  High variability, long replenishment lead time.

Question 12

Which of the following types of manufacturing processes would tend to have the lowest work in process (WIP) inventory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Project 
B)  Intermittent 
C)  Batch 
D)  Flow 
A)  Project 
B)  Intermittent 
C)  Batch 
D)  Flow

Question 13

The question below is based on the following information:   What is the average annual transit inventory in units?

Accepted Answer

A)  55 
B)  110 
C)  548 
D)  658 
A)  55 
B)  110 
C)  548 
D)  658

Question 14

Which of the following concepts could a firm implement to reduce defects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hansei 
B)  Jidoka 
C)  Muri 
D)  Heijunka 
A)  Hansei 
B)  Jidoka 
C)  Muri 
D)  Heijunka

Question 15

The ABC approach to inventory management is used primarily to:

Accepted Answer

A)  minimize transportation and material handling costs. 
B)  classify inventory according to the total amounts of inventory required. 
C)  optimize the amount of inventory for all classifications of inventory. 
D)  establish the degree of inventory control required. 
A)  minimize transportation and material handling costs. 
B)  classify inventory according to the total amounts of inventory required. 
C)  optimize the amount of inventory for all classifications of inventory. 
D)  establish the degree of inventory control required.

Question 16

Which of the following actions is an example of a company expanding its customer service offering?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adding a distribution center 
B)  Increasing work-in-process (WIP) inventory 
C)  Implementing statistical process control (SP
C)  
D)  Decreasing manufacturing lot sizes 
A)  Adding a distribution center 
B)  Increasing work-in-process (WIP) inventory 
C)  Implementing statistical process control (SP
C)  
D)  Decreasing manufacturing lot sizes

Question 17

Inventory turns is an appropriate performance measure for which of the following functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Material control 
B)  Activity-based costing control 
C)  Total quality management 
D)  Flexible manufacturing 
A)  Material control 
B)  Activity-based costing control 
C)  Total quality management 
D)  Flexible manufacturing

Question 18

Which of the following statements describes the difference between capacity requirements planning and material requirements planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Material requirements planning ignores capacity constraints. 
B)  Capacity requirements planning accounts for material. 
C)  Material requirements planning is confined by capacity constraints. 
D)  Capacity requirements planning only accounts for critical resources. 
A)  Material requirements planning ignores capacity constraints. 
B)  Capacity requirements planning accounts for material. 
C)  Material requirements planning is confined by capacity constraints. 
D)  Capacity requirements planning only accounts for critical resources.

Question 19

Vendor-managed inventory is most appropriate for which of the following types of products?

Accepted Answer

A)  Critical components with high value 
B)  Standard design products with low value 
C)  Long lead-time components with medium value 
D)  Complex design products with low value 
A)  Critical components with high value 
B)  Standard design products with low value 
C)  Long lead-time components with medium value 
D)  Complex design products with low value

Question 20

Which of the following factors is most likely to affect the demand for a company's services or products?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sales and operations plan 
B)  Demand forecasting 
C)  Resource availability 
D)  Economic conditions 
A)  The sales and operations plan 
B)  Demand forecasting 
C)  Resource availability 
D)  Economic conditions

A distributor provides customer service by improving which of the following market driven factors?

Which of the following statements characterizes an intermittent manufacturing environment?

An extreme change in demand in the supply position upstream generated by a small change in demand downstream in the supply chain is called the:

An electronic board that provides visibility on the production floor is:

Which of the following terms refers to the practice of stopping the production line when a defect occurs?

Which of the following terms refers to a sequence of end items to produce for specific customers' orders in a make-to-order or assemble-to-order environment?

Which of the following smoothing constants places the most weight on the old forecast?

Which of the following factors most likely will impact the demand for a firm's products or services?

Which of the following factors can negatively influence indirect costs such as production planning, purchasing, and inventory management?

Which of the following manufacturing processes would be characterized by a narrow range of standard products, low direct labor costs, and a high level of technical support for manufacturing?

Which of the following situations requires the largest amount of safety stock based on demand variability and replenishment lead time?

Which of the following types of manufacturing processes would tend to have the lowest work in process (WIP) inventory?

The question below is based on the following information: What is the average annual transit inventory in units?

Which of the following concepts could a firm implement to reduce defects?

The ABC approach to inventory management is used primarily to:

Which of the following actions is an example of a company expanding its customer service offering?

Inventory turns is an appropriate performance measure for which of the following functions?

Which of the following statements describes the difference between capacity requirements planning and material requirements planning?

Vendor-managed inventory is most appropriate for which of the following types of products?

Which of the following factors is most likely to affect the demand for a company's services or products?

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A distributor provides customer service by improving which of the following market driven factors?

Which of the following statements characterizes an intermittent manufacturing environment?

An extreme change in demand in the supply position upstream generated by a small change in demand downstream in the supply chain is called the:

An electronic board that provides visibility on the production floor is:

Which of the following terms refers to the practice of stopping the production line when a defect occurs?

Which of the following terms refers to a sequence of end items to produce for specific customers' orders in a make-to-order or assemble-to-order environment?

Which of the following smoothing constants places the most weight on the old forecast?

Which of the following factors most likely will impact the demand for a firm's products or services?

Which of the following factors can negatively influence indirect costs such as production planning, purchasing, and inventory management?

Which of the following manufacturing processes would be characterized by a narrow range of standard products, low direct labor costs, and a high level of technical support for manufacturing?

Which of the following situations requires the largest amount of safety stock based on demand variability and replenishment lead time?

Which of the following types of manufacturing processes would tend to have the lowest work in process (WIP) inventory?

The question below is based on the following information: What is the average annual transit inventory in units?

Which of the following concepts could a firm implement to reduce defects?

The ABC approach to inventory management is used primarily to:

Which of the following actions is an example of a company expanding its customer service offering?

Inventory turns is an appropriate performance measure for which of the following functions?

Which of the following statements describes the difference between capacity requirements planning and material requirements planning?

Vendor-managed inventory is most appropriate for which of the following types of products?

Which of the following factors is most likely to affect the demand for a company's services or products?

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