Question 1

A basic question in capacity planning is:

Accepted Answer

A) what kind is needed 
B) how much is needed 
C) when is it needed 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) what kind is needed 
B) how much is needed 
C) when is it needed 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 2

If their holding area at this new location has design and effective capacities of 10,000 and 7,500 prisoners processed annually, respectively, and they plan to be 80% efficient in their use of this space, how many prisoners does the county plan to process per year?

Accepted Answer

A) 5,000 
B) 8,000 
C) 2,000 
D) 4,000 
E) 6,000 
A) 5,000 
B) 8,000 
C) 2,000 
D) 4,000 
E) 6,000

Question 3

Suppose operation X feeds directly into operation Y.All of X's output goes to Y, and Y has no other operations feeding into it.X has a design capacity of 80 units per hour and an effective capacity of 72 units per hour.Y has a design capacity of 100 units per hour.What is Y's maximum possible utilization?

Accepted Answer

A) 80% 
B) 72% 
C) 90% 
D) 70% 
E) None of the above. 
A) 80% 
B) 72% 
C) 90% 
D) 70% 
E) None of the above.

Question 4

How many HIV blood analyses would he have to perform in order to make a profit of $15,000?

Accepted Answer

A) 3,000 
B) 4,800 
C) 5,000 
D) 12,000 
E) 3,750 
A) 3,000 
B) 4,800 
C) 5,000 
D) 12,000 
E) 3,750

Question 5

Seasonal variations are often easier to deal with in capacity planning than random variations because seasonal variations tend to be:

Accepted Answer

A) smaller 
B) larger 
C) predictable 
D) controllable 
E) less frequent 
A) smaller 
B) larger 
C) predictable 
D) controllable 
E) less frequent

Question 6

Outsourcing some production is a means of _________ a capacity constraint.

Accepted Answer

A) Identifying 
B) Modifying 
C) Supporting 
D) Overcoming 
E) Repeating 
A) Identifying 
B) Modifying 
C) Supporting 
D) Overcoming 
E) Repeating

Question 7

If this new blood analysis machine has design and effective capacities of 6,000 and 5,000 blood analyses per year, respectively, and Dr.J.expects to perform 4,500 HIV blood analyses each year, what will be the utilization of this machine?

Accepted Answer

A) 0% 
B) 75% 
C) 83% 
D) 90% 
E) 100% 
A) 0% 
B) 75% 
C) 83% 
D) 90% 
E) 100%

Question 8

Which of the following is a tactic that helps service capacity management?

Accepted Answer

A) pricing 
B) promotions 
C) discounts 
D) advertising 
E) all of the above 
A) pricing 
B) promotions 
C) discounts 
D) advertising 
E) all of the above

Question 9

Utilization is defined as the ratio of effective capacity to design capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to the reading on restaurant sourcing practices, only fast-food restaurants are able to 'bring' in outsourced foods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The greater the gap between current and desired capacity the greater the opportunity for profit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What would be your total costs for the preferred alternative, for 32,000 units per year?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What would be your total costs for...

Question 13

Which of the following is not a determinant of effective capacity?

Accepted Answer

A) facilities 
B) product mix 
C) actual output 
D) human factors 
E) external factors 
A) facilities 
B) product mix 
C) actual output 
D) human factors 
E) external factors

Question 14

If, for this machine, design capacity is 50 cords per day, effective capacity is 40 cords per day, and actual output is expected to be 32 cords per day, what would be its efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A) 100% 
B) 80% 
C) 75% 
D) 70% 
E) 0% 
A) 100% 
B) 80% 
C) 75% 
D) 70% 
E) 0%

Question 15

What are total costs to buy a quantity of 15,000 units per year?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are total costs to buy a...

Question 16

If, for this machine, design capacity is 50 cords per day, effective capacity is 40 cords per day, and actual output is anticipated to be 35 cords per day, what would be its utilization?

Accepted Answer

A) 100% 
B) 80% 
C) 75% 
D) 70% 
E) 0% 
A) 100% 
B) 80% 
C) 75% 
D) 70% 
E) 0%

Question 17

Given the following information, what would utilization be? Effective capacity = 20 units per day
Design capacity = 60 units per day
Actual output = 15 units per day

Accepted Answer

A) 1/4 
B) 1/3 
C) 1/2 
D) 3/4 
E) none of these 
A) 1/4 
B) 1/3 
C) 1/2 
D) 3/4 
E) none of these

Question 18

At the break-even point:

Accepted Answer

A) output equals capacity 
B) total cost equals total revenue 
C) total cost equals profit 
D) variable cost equals fixed cost 
E) variable cost equals total revenue 
A) output equals capacity 
B) total cost equals total revenue 
C) total cost equals profit 
D) variable cost equals fixed cost 
E) variable cost equals total revenue

Question 19

How many rosebushes would she have to produce and sell in order to break even?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,600 
B) 2,400 
C) 2,000 
D) 1,000 
E) 1,500 
A) 1,600 
B) 2,400 
C) 2,000 
D) 1,000 
E) 1,500

Question 20

For what range of output would you prefer to buy?

Accepted Answer

The answer of For what range of output would you...

Exam 5: Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

A basic question in capacity planning is:

If their holding area at this new location has design and effective capacities of 10,000 and 7,500 prisoners processed annually, respectively, and they plan to be 80% efficient in their use of this space, how many prisoners does the county plan to process per year?

How many HIV blood analyses would he have to perform in order to make a profit of $15,000?

Seasonal variations are often easier to deal with in capacity planning than random variations because seasonal variations tend to be:

Outsourcing some production is a means of _________ a capacity constraint.

If this new blood analysis machine has design and effective capacities of 6,000 and 5,000 blood analyses per year, respectively, and Dr.J.expects to perform 4,500 HIV blood analyses each year, what will be the utilization of this machine?

Which of the following is a tactic that helps service capacity management?

Utilization is defined as the ratio of effective capacity to design capacity.

According to the reading on restaurant sourcing practices, only fast-food restaurants are able to 'bring' in outsourced foods.

The greater the gap between current and desired capacity the greater the opportunity for profit.

What would be your total costs for the preferred alternative, for 32,000 units per year?

Which of the following is not a determinant of effective capacity?

If, for this machine, design capacity is 50 cords per day, effective capacity is 40 cords per day, and actual output is expected to be 32 cords per day, what would be its efficiency?

What are total costs to buy a quantity of 15,000 units per year?

If, for this machine, design capacity is 50 cords per day, effective capacity is 40 cords per day, and actual output is anticipated to be 35 cords per day, what would be its utilization?

Given the following information, what would utilization be? Effective capacity = 20 units per day Design capacity = 60 units per day Actual output = 15 units per day

At the break-even point:

How many rosebushes would she have to produce and sell in order to break even?

For what range of output would you prefer to buy?

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity

Forecasting

Product and Service Design

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

Extension 14: Maintenance

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