Question 1

The time required to complete a group of jobs is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) flow time. 
B) makespan. 
C) completion time. 
D) None of these answer choices is correct. 
A) flow time. 
B) makespan. 
C) completion time. 
D) None of these answer choices is correct.

Question 2

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the DDATE rule then job A would be completed on day (assume zero for today's date)

Accepted Answer

A) 8. 
B) 12. 
C) 16. 
D) 22 
A) 8. 
B) 12. 
C) 16. 
D) 22

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) 0 jobs. 
B) 1 job. 
C) 2 jobs. 
D) 3 jobs. 
A) 0 jobs. 
B) 1 job. 
C) 2 jobs. 
D) 3 jobs.

Question 4

With _________________ scheduling,loading and sequencing decisions are made at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) finite 
B) terminal 
C) infinite 
D) genetic 
A) finite 
B) terminal 
C) infinite 
D) genetic

Question 5

Genetic algorithms are based on the natural selection properties of genetics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The scheduling rule that minimizes the makespan time for a set of jobs that must be processed through a two-step system where every job follows the same sequence through the two processes is

Accepted Answer

A) the shortest processing time (SPT). 
B) Johnson's Rule. 
C) the assignment method. 
D) the minimal slack rule. 
A) the shortest processing time (SPT). 
B) Johnson's Rule. 
C) the assignment method. 
D) the minimal slack rule.

Question 7

A _______________ is shop paperwork that travels with the job.

Accepted Answer

A) makespan chart 
B) work package 
C) dispatch list 
D) None of these answer choices is correct. 
A) makespan chart 
B) work package 
C) dispatch list 
D) None of these answer choices is correct.

Question 8

The assignment method of linear programming can be used to determine the best allocation of jobs to machines or workers to tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) 5 days. 
B) 8.33 days. 
C) 10.6 days. 
D) 25 days. 
A) 5 days. 
B) 8.33 days. 
C) 10.6 days. 
D) 25 days.

Question 10

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the DDATE 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 11

Typically,there are more options available when scheduling employees because labor is a very flexible resource.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Job shop scheduling is usually performed by skilled machine operators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

______________ is the scheduling and monitoring of day-to-day production in a job shop.

Accepted Answer

A) Loading 
B) Load Leveling 
C) Dispatching 
D) Shop floor control 
A) Loading 
B) Load Leveling 
C) Dispatching 
D) Shop floor control

Question 14

In a job shop environment,the process of prioritizing jobs assigned to a productive resource is called sequencing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The wide variety of jobs in a job shop makes scheduling easy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The shortest processing time (SPT)rule is most useful when the job shop is not congested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The scheduling function for mass production and job shop production are basically the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Scheduling using the theory of constraints (TOC)requires that process batch sizes and transfer batch sizes always match.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If the work remaining is greater than the time remaining,the 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 20

With drum-buffer-rope (DBR),the bottleneck resource is always the buffer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: Scheduling

The time required to complete a group of jobs is referred to as

If the following jobs are sequenced according to the DDATE rule then job A would be completed on day (assume zero for today's date)

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

With _________________ scheduling,loading and sequencing decisions are made at the same time.

Genetic algorithms are based on the natural selection properties of genetics.

The scheduling rule that minimizes the makespan time for a set of jobs that must be processed through a two-step system where every job follows the same sequence through the two processes is

A _______________ is shop paperwork that travels with the job.

The assignment method of linear programming can be used to determine the best allocation of jobs to machines or workers to tasks.

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

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

Typically,there are more options available when scheduling employees because labor is a very flexible resource.

Job shop scheduling is usually performed by skilled machine operators.

______________ is the scheduling and monitoring of day-to-day production in a job shop.

In a job shop environment,the process of prioritizing jobs assigned to a productive resource is called sequencing.

The wide variety of jobs in a job shop makes scheduling easy.

The shortest processing time (SPT)rule is most useful when the job shop is not congested.

The scheduling function for mass production and job shop production are basically the same.

Scheduling using the theory of constraints (TOC)requires that process batch sizes and transfer batch sizes always match.

If the work remaining is greater than the time remaining,the critical ratio (CR)will be

With drum-buffer-rope (DBR),the bottleneck resource is always the buffer.

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