Question 1

A process flowchart uses which of the following symbols to represent tasks or operations in a flow diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) Rectangle 
B) Arrow 
C) Inverted triangle 
D) Diamond 
E) A dashed line 
A) Rectangle 
B) Arrow 
C) Inverted triangle 
D) Diamond 
E) A dashed line

Question 2

Pacing in production processes refers to the fixed timing of the movement of items through the process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Little's law says there is a long-term relationship among the inventory, throughput, and flow time of a production system in steady state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Cycle time is the ratio of the time that a resource is actually activated relative to the time that it is available for use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Blocking in production processes is when activities in a stage must continue because there is no place to deposit completed items.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The long-term relationship among the inventory, throughput, and flow time of a production system in steady state is called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Peterson's rule 
B) Murphy's law 
C) Little's law 
D) Robert's rule 
E) None of these 
A) Peterson's rule 
B) Murphy's law 
C) Little's law 
D) Robert's rule 
E) None of these

Question 7

Hybrid processes combine features of make-to-order and make-to-stock production processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Productivity in a production process can be measured by the ratio of output to input.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Make-to-stock production processes can easily handle requests for customized product features.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Consider a business that can be run using a make-to-stock or make-to-order process. Further suppose that your demand is 10000 per month and is spread out during the month. Capacity of both processes is 15000 per month.Based only on this information, what would be the best choice?

Accepted Answer

A) Choose Make-to-stock process. 
B) Choose make-to-order process. 
C) Either A or B. 
D) Both A and B 
E) None of the above. 
A) Choose Make-to-stock process. 
B) Choose make-to-order process. 
C) Either A or B. 
D) Both A and B 
E) None of the above.

Question 11

Methods Time Management (MTM) and Most Work Measurement System (MOST) are proprietary examples of predetermined motion-time data systems (PMTSs).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Run time is calculated by multiplying the number of units in a batch by the setup time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Make-to-order production processes are well suited for high-volume production of a standardized product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Process analysis can help answer many important questions such as how many customers can a process handle per hour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the term "cycle time"?

Accepted Answer

A) Average time between completions of successive units 
B) Ratio of the time a resource is activated over its use 
C) Can be no more that 60 minutes 
D) The same as utilization 
E) The labor content of the item being measured 
A) Average time between completions of successive units 
B) Ratio of the time a resource is activated over its use 
C) Can be no more that 60 minutes 
D) The same as utilization 
E) The labor content of the item being measured

Question 16

To reduce process flow time, you might try which of the following actions?

Accepted Answer

A) Perform activities in parallel. 
B) Change the sequence of activities. 
C) Reduce interruptions. 
D) Acquire additional equipment. 
E) All of these 
A) Perform activities in parallel. 
B) Change the sequence of activities. 
C) Reduce interruptions. 
D) Acquire additional equipment. 
E) All of these

Question 17

A process flowchart uses which of the following symbols to represent a decision point in a flow diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) Rectangle 
B) Arrow 
C) Inverted triangle 
D) Diamond 
E) A dashed line 
A) Rectangle 
B) Arrow 
C) Inverted triangle 
D) Diamond 
E) A dashed line

Question 18

Consider a three sequentially stepped process named as Process A, Process B and Process C.Input comes into Process A.Output form A goes into Process B.Output from B goes into Process C.Output of C is the final output.Suppose that it takes 2 minutes per unit in Process A, 3 minutes per unit in Process B and 1 minute per unit in Process C.What will be maximum steady state output from this system?

Accepted Answer

A) 30 per hour 
B) 60 per hour 
C) 20 per hour 
D) 10 per hour 
E) cannot tell since it depends on the input rate. 
A) 30 per hour 
B) 60 per hour 
C) 20 per hour 
D) 10 per hour 
E) cannot tell since it depends on the input rate.

Question 19

Throughput rate of a production process is the amount of time a unit spends actually being worked on.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If you want to reduce process flow time, it has been suggested that you can perform activities in the process in parallel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Process Design and Analysis

A process flowchart uses which of the following symbols to represent tasks or operations in a flow diagram?

Pacing in production processes refers to the fixed timing of the movement of items through the process.

Little's law says there is a long-term relationship among the inventory, throughput, and flow time of a production system in steady state.

Cycle time is the ratio of the time that a resource is actually activated relative to the time that it is available for use.

Blocking in production processes is when activities in a stage must continue because there is no place to deposit completed items.

The long-term relationship among the inventory, throughput, and flow time of a production system in steady state is called which of the following?

Hybrid processes combine features of make-to-order and make-to-stock production processes.

Productivity in a production process can be measured by the ratio of output to input.

Make-to-stock production processes can easily handle requests for customized product features.

Consider a business that can be run using a make-to-stock or make-to-order process. Further suppose that your demand is 10000 per month and is spread out during the month. Capacity of both processes is 15000 per month.Based only on this information, what would be the best choice?

Methods Time Management (MTM) and Most Work Measurement System (MOST) are proprietary examples of predetermined motion-time data systems (PMTSs).

Run time is calculated by multiplying the number of units in a batch by the setup time.

Make-to-order production processes are well suited for high-volume production of a standardized product.

Process analysis can help answer many important questions such as how many customers can a process handle per hour.

Which of the following best describes the term "cycle time"?

To reduce process flow time, you might try which of the following actions?

A process flowchart uses which of the following symbols to represent a decision point in a flow diagram?

Throughput rate of a production process is the amount of time a unit spends actually being worked on.

If you want to reduce process flow time, it has been suggested that you can perform activities in the process in parallel.

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