Question 1

In the broadest sense, equipment and facilities preventive maintenance extends back to the:

Accepted Answer

A) design and selection stage 
B) procurement stage 
C) installation stage 
D) pilot-testing stage 
E) implementation stage 
A) design and selection stage 
B) procurement stage 
C) installation stage 
D) pilot-testing stage 
E) implementation stage

Question 2

If one operator performing preventive maintenance requires two hours to complete the job, then two operators working together should complete the preventive maintenance in one hour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the area of maintenance, the Pareto phenomenon is reflected in the fact that, regardless of problem classification, all equipment will justify about the same expense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Reactive maintenance is _____________ maintenance.

Accepted Answer

A) Planned 
B) After the event 
C) Proactive 
D) Predictive 
E) Preventive 
A) Planned 
B) After the event 
C) Proactive 
D) Predictive 
E) Preventive

Question 5

The goal of maintenance is to minimize cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The type of maintenance which is periodic in nature is:

Accepted Answer

A) breakdown maintenance 
B) predictive maintenance 
C) preventive maintenance 
D) corrective maintenance 
E) all of the above 
A) breakdown maintenance 
B) predictive maintenance 
C) preventive maintenance 
D) corrective maintenance 
E) all of the above

Question 7

Breakdown maintenance is _____________; preventative maintenance is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) reactive; proactive 
B) proactive; reactive 
C) expensive; inexpensive 
D) inexpensive; expensive 
E) easy; hard 
A) reactive; proactive 
B) proactive; reactive 
C) expensive; inexpensive 
D) inexpensive; expensive 
E) easy; hard

Question 8

In the broadest sense, preventive maintenance extends back to the installation stage of equipment and facilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

It is best to replace a failing piece of equipment with one that will have identical capabilities as the equipment being replaced since we are already familiar with that machine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Cutting preventive maintenance in half will probably double the number of breakdowns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The total maintenance curve (preventive maintenance cost plus breakdown and repair cost):

Accepted Answer

A) slopes up as the number of preventive maintenances increase 
B) slopes down as the number of preventive maintenances increase 
C) starts low, increases rapidly and then drops back down as the number of preventive maintenances increase 
D) starts high, drops gradually but then goes back up as the number of preventive maintenances increase 
E) remains relatively flat as the number of preventive maintenances increase 
A) slopes up as the number of preventive maintenances increase 
B) slopes down as the number of preventive maintenances increase 
C) starts low, increases rapidly and then drops back down as the number of preventive maintenances increase 
D) starts high, drops gradually but then goes back up as the number of preventive maintenances increase 
E) remains relatively flat as the number of preventive maintenances increase

Question 12

The goal of maintenance is to maintain the productive system in good working order while minimizing:

Accepted Answer

A) total preventive maintenance costs 
B) total breakdown maintenance costs 
C) total maintenance costs 
D) the difference between preventive and breakdown costs 
E) the ratio of breakdown to preventive maintenance costs 
A) total preventive maintenance costs 
B) total breakdown maintenance costs 
C) total maintenance costs 
D) the difference between preventive and breakdown costs 
E) the ratio of breakdown to preventive maintenance costs

Question 13

Breakdown programs often are prioritized such that some equipment gets a lot of attention and others get very little.This typically reflects the fact that breakdowns are consistent with __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Pareto phenomena 
B) production interruptions 
C) supply disturbances 
D) cross-trained workers 
E) lean operations 
A) Pareto phenomena 
B) production interruptions 
C) supply disturbances 
D) cross-trained workers 
E) lean operations

Question 14

"Total productive maintenance" is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) avoiding all breakdown maintenance 
B) doing a great deal of preventative maintenance to try to avoid breakdown maintenance 
C) a JIT approach taking advantage of cross-training 
D) extending preventative maintenance back to design 
E) none of the above 
A) avoiding all breakdown maintenance 
B) doing a great deal of preventative maintenance to try to avoid breakdown maintenance 
C) a JIT approach taking advantage of cross-training 
D) extending preventative maintenance back to design 
E) none of the above

Question 15

___________ is most closely associated with breakdown maintenance.

Accepted Answer

A) equipment adjustments 
B) equipment cleaning 
C) equipment inspection 
D) repair of broken parts 
E) replacement of worn parts 
A) equipment adjustments 
B) equipment cleaning 
C) equipment inspection 
D) repair of broken parts 
E) replacement of worn parts

Question 16

Ideally, preventive maintenance will be performed before a breakdown or failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The average time before breakdown of a machine is normally distributed and has a mean of 7 weeks and a standard deviation of 1.5 weeks.If breakdown cost averages $2,500 and preventive maintenance costs $500, what is the optimal preventive maintenance interval?

Accepted Answer

An optimal maintenan

Question 18

Pareto analysis (using the 80/20 rule) is one method of determining when preventive maintenance activities should be performed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: Extension 14: Maintenance

In the broadest sense, equipment and facilities preventive maintenance extends back to the:

If one operator performing preventive maintenance requires two hours to complete the job, then two operators working together should complete the preventive maintenance in one hour.

In the area of maintenance, the Pareto phenomenon is reflected in the fact that, regardless of problem classification, all equipment will justify about the same expense.

Reactive maintenance is _____________ maintenance.

The goal of maintenance is to minimize cost.

The type of maintenance which is periodic in nature is:

Breakdown maintenance is _____________; preventative maintenance is _________.

In the broadest sense, preventive maintenance extends back to the installation stage of equipment and facilities.

It is best to replace a failing piece of equipment with one that will have identical capabilities as the equipment being replaced since we are already familiar with that machine.

Cutting preventive maintenance in half will probably double the number of breakdowns.

The total maintenance curve (preventive maintenance cost plus breakdown and repair cost):

The goal of maintenance is to maintain the productive system in good working order while minimizing:

Breakdown programs often are prioritized such that some equipment gets a lot of attention and others get very little.This typically reflects the fact that breakdowns are consistent with __________.

"Total productive maintenance" is best described as:

___________ is most closely associated with breakdown maintenance.

Ideally, preventive maintenance will be performed before a breakdown or failure.

The average time before breakdown of a machine is normally distributed and has a mean of 7 weeks and a standard deviation of 1.5 weeks.If breakdown cost averages $2,500 and preventive maintenance costs $500, what is the optimal preventive maintenance interval?

Pareto analysis (using the 80/20 rule) is one method of determining when preventive maintenance activities should be performed.

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity

Forecasting

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

Process Selection and Facility Layout

Work Design and Measurement

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Quality Control

Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

MRP and ERP

Inventory Management

Jit and Lean Operations

Supply Chain Management

Scheduling

Project Management

Management of Waiting Lines

Linear Programming

Extension 4: Reliability

Extension 5: Decision Theory

Extension 7: Learning Curves

Extension 8: The Transportation Model

Extension 10: Acceptance Sampling

Filters

Breakdown maintenance is _____; preventative maintenance is _.