A) equal to the total work content. B) longer than the total work content. C) either a or b D) neither a nor b A) equal to the total work content. B) longer than the total work content. C) either a or b D) neither a nor b

Exam 17: Cycle-Time Management Increases Productivity

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Balance delay is characterized as a system measure of idle time because it takes the ratio of total idle time to the total work content of the job.

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_____ heuristic first assigns to stations those operations whose followers have the largest total time.

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Question 22

The decision to use just-in-time deliveries alters:

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Question 23

Which of the following systems can be described as an input-output system with variable arrivals and variable service times?

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_____ create bottlenecks that cause disruptive backups of WIP to form.Such events can be costly.

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The participation of people at the workstations in manufacturing,service systems,and along the supply chain decreases variability of output rates.

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Cycle time (CT) provides a measure of the input rates of different parts of the system.

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Decreasing cycle time by working smarter has the effect of increasing productivity,decreasing the breakeven point,and increasing the system's effective capacity.

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Cycle-time management is the aspect of _____ that applies to running a better production process for a flow shop.

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Rho (r) is the maximum percent of time that the station is providing service.

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Line balancing synchronizes material flows by randomly assigning required resources.

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_____ is a transporter,usually a belt,that moves materials between workstations at a fixed rate of speed (station stop-times equal cycle time).

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Cycle time must be the length of time that a unit spends at each stop point along the production line.

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Question 33

Which of the following calls attention to a workstation's need to receive a just-in-time delivery?

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The big systems perspective connects customers' demand rate and suppliers' delivery rates with management's control over production output cycle time.

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Question 35

_____ is the interval of time that elapses between successive units of finished product coming off the production line.

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Competitive advantage is gained by firms that can _____ the cycle time of an established process.

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Question 37

Cycle time must be

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Question 38

The task time at a station can exceed the allotted time.A plan is needed to act on this problem.Which of the following choices is a reasonable alternative?

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Precedence diagrams are important graphic displays that show various ways of ordering the steps necessary to complete operations.

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Balance delay is characterized as a system measure of idle time because it takes the ratio of total idle time to the total work content of the job.

_____ heuristic first assigns to stations those operations whose followers have the largest total time.

The decision to use just-in-time deliveries alters:

Which of the following systems can be described as an input-output system with variable arrivals and variable service times?

_____ create bottlenecks that cause disruptive backups of WIP to form.Such events can be costly.

The participation of people at the workstations in manufacturing,service systems,and along the supply chain decreases variability of output rates.

Cycle time (CT) provides a measure of the input rates of different parts of the system.

Decreasing cycle time by working smarter has the effect of increasing productivity,decreasing the breakeven point,and increasing the system's effective capacity.

Cycle-time management is the aspect of _____ that applies to running a better production process for a flow shop.

Rho (r) is the maximum percent of time that the station is providing service.

Line balancing synchronizes material flows by randomly assigning required resources.

_____ is a transporter,usually a belt,that moves materials between workstations at a fixed rate of speed (station stop-times equal cycle time).

Cycle time must be the length of time that a unit spends at each stop point along the production line.

Which of the following calls attention to a workstation's need to receive a just-in-time delivery?

The big systems perspective connects customers' demand rate and suppliers' delivery rates with management's control over production output cycle time.

_____ is the interval of time that elapses between successive units of finished product coming off the production line.

Competitive advantage is gained by firms that can _____ the cycle time of an established process.

Cycle time must be

The task time at a station can exceed the allotted time.A plan is needed to act on this problem.Which of the following choices is a reasonable alternative?

Precedence diagrams are important graphic displays that show various ways of ordering the steps necessary to complete operations.

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