Question 1

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the DDATE rule then the mean completion time (in days)for all jobs is (assume zero for today's date)

Accepted Answer

A) 16.4 days. 
B) 22.6 days. 
C) 28.7 days. 
D) 33.0 days 
A) 16.4 days. 
B) 22.6 days. 
C) 28.7 days. 
D) 33.0 days

Question 2

______________ are based on natural selection properties of genetics.

Accepted Answer

A) Manufacturing execution systems 
B) Genetic algorithms 
C) Finite scheduling systems 
D) Drum-buffer-rope schedules 
A) Manufacturing execution systems 
B) Genetic algorithms 
C) Finite scheduling systems 
D) Drum-buffer-rope schedules

Question 3

Employee scheduling has _____________ options compared to work scheduling because labor is a ______________ resource.

Accepted Answer

A) many,less flexible 
B) few,less flexible 
C) many,more flexible 
D) few,more flexible 
A) many,less flexible 
B) few,less flexible 
C) many,more flexible 
D) few,more flexible

Question 4

Sequencing involves determining the order in which jobs are released to the shop floor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the FCFS rule then job C is completed on day (assume zero for today's date)

Accepted Answer

A) 11. 
B) 17. 
C) 25. 
D) 30. 
A) 11. 
B) 17. 
C) 25. 
D) 30.

Question 6

Input/output control provides the information necessary to regulate work flow in a job shop environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the first-come-first-served (FCFS)rule then the mean completion time in days for all jobs is (assume zero for today's date)

Accepted Answer

A) 33 days. 
B) 22 days. 
C) 6.6 days. 
D) 4.4 days. 
A) 33 days. 
B) 22 days. 
C) 6.6 days. 
D) 4.4 days.

Question 8

The dispatch list contains the order in which work is assigned to a productive resource.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the LPT rule then the total number of jobs that would be late is (assume zero for today's date)

Accepted Answer

A) 5 jobs. 
B) 4 jobs. 
C) 3 jobs. 
D) 2 jobs. 
A) 5 jobs. 
B) 4 jobs. 
C) 3 jobs. 
D) 2 jobs.

Question 10

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the SLACK rule then the total number of jobs that would be late is (assume zero for today's date)

Accepted Answer

A) 1 jobs. 
B) 2 jobs. 
C) 3 jobs 
D) 4 jobs 
A) 1 jobs. 
B) 2 jobs. 
C) 3 jobs 
D) 4 jobs

Question 11

A ________________ shows both planned and completed activities against a time scale.

Accepted Answer

A) flow chart 
B) Gantt chart 
C) Pareto chart 
D) None of these answer choices is correct. 
A) flow chart 
B) Gantt chart 
C) Pareto chart 
D) None of these answer choices is correct.

Question 12

The longest processing time (LPT)rule tends to complete larger jobs in-house when subcontracting is anticipated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The process of prioritizing jobs that have been assigned to a resource is called

Accepted Answer

A) loading. 
B) monitoring. 
C) sequencing. 
D) input/output analysis. 
A) loading. 
B) monitoring. 
C) sequencing. 
D) input/output analysis.

Question 14

The sequencing rule that minimizes average tardiness for a set of jobs to be processed on one machine is

Accepted Answer

A) first-come-first served (FCFS). 
B) longest processing time (LPT) 
C) shortest process time (SPT) 
D) due date (DDAT
E) . 
A) first-come-first served (FCFS). 
B) longest processing time (LPT) 
C) shortest process time (SPT) 
D) due date (DDAT
E) .

Question 15

The following set of jobs must be processed serially through a two-step system.The times at each process are in hours.If Johnson's Rule is used to sequence the jobs then Job A would complete processing on operation 2 at

Accepted Answer

A) hour 21. 
B) hour 35. 
C) hour 38. 
D) hour 47. 
A) hour 21. 
B) hour 35. 
C) hour 38. 
D) hour 47.

Question 16

Finite scheduling will not load a resource beyond its fixed capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

If a job is ahead of schedule,then its critical ratio (CR)will be

Accepted Answer

A) less than one. 
B) greater than one. 
C) equal to one. 
D) None of these answer choices is correct. 
A) less than one. 
B) greater than one. 
C) equal to one. 
D) None of these answer choices is correct.

Question 18

List some of the objectives in scheduling.

Accepted Answer

There are many different possible object

Question 19

Why is monitoring an important component of job shop scheduling?

Accepted Answer

In a job shop environment,where jobs fol

Question 20

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the SPT rule then the mean completion time (in days)for all jobs is (assume zero for today's date)

Accepted Answer

A) 6.6 days. 
B) 16 days. 
C) 22 days. 
D) 33 days. 
A) 6.6 days. 
B) 16 days. 
C) 22 days. 
D) 33 days.

Exam 24: Scheduling

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the DDATE rule then the mean completion time (in days)for all jobs is (assume zero for today's date)

______________ are based on natural selection properties of genetics.

Employee scheduling has _____________ options compared to work scheduling because labor is a ______________ resource.

Sequencing involves determining the order in which jobs are released to the shop floor.

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the FCFS rule then job C is completed on day (assume zero for today's date)

Input/output control provides the information necessary to regulate work flow in a job shop environment.

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the first-come-first-served (FCFS)rule then the mean completion time in days for all jobs is (assume zero for today's date)

The dispatch list contains the order in which work is assigned to a productive resource.

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the LPT rule then the total number of jobs that would be late is (assume zero for today's date)

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the SLACK rule then the total number of jobs that would be late is (assume zero for today's date)

A ________________ shows both planned and completed activities against a time scale.

The longest processing time (LPT)rule tends to complete larger jobs in-house when subcontracting is anticipated.

The process of prioritizing jobs that have been assigned to a resource is called

The sequencing rule that minimizes average tardiness for a set of jobs to be processed on one machine is

The following set of jobs must be processed serially through a two-step system.The times at each process are in hours.If Johnson's Rule is used to sequence the jobs then Job A would complete processing on operation 2 at

Finite scheduling will not load a resource beyond its fixed capacity.

If a job is ahead of schedule,then its critical ratio (CR)will be

List some of the objectives in scheduling.

Why is monitoring an important component of job shop scheduling?

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the SPT rule then the mean completion time (in days)for all jobs is (assume zero for today's date)

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