exam 2 extra credit

A manufacturing process for widgets consists of 3 resources. The widget has to pass through all three resources in order (1, then 2 then 3) to be manufactured. The processing time for the widget on each of the resources for one operator has been provided. Resources 1 2 3 Processing Time (min/ unit) 12 5 16 Number of operators 2 1 3 Assuming an infinite availability of raw materials and infinite market demand, what is the maximum that the process can supply? 10 units / hr 12 units / hr 11.25 units /hr 8 units /hr

10 units /hr

In the peak winter months, the hotel rooms in Snowy Village have a 100% occupancy for the 600 rooms. On an average, skiers stay in the resort of 5 days. On an average, how many tourists enter the resort? [Inventory = Flow rate * Flow time] 140 3000 180 120

120

The bill of material informs that a widget needs 4 units of A, 2 units of B and 6 units of C. If the master schedule issues an order to make 40 units of the widget, and the inventory has 20 units of A, how many additional units of A should be ordered? 160 120 150 140

140

A manufacturing process for widgets consists of 3 resources. The widget has to pass through all three resources in order (1, then 2 then 3) to be manufactured. The processing time for the widget on each of the resources for one operator has been provided. Resources 1 2 3 Processing Time (min/ unit) 12 5 16 Number of operators 2 1 3 Assuming an infinite availability of raw materials and infinite market demand, what is the utilization of resource 3 (select the closest number)? 89% 83% 100% 92%

89%

A key advantage of batch process is that it: Allows the production of high variety of finished goods Ensures low lead time of production Leads to products with high quality Has low per unit production cost

allows the production of high variety of finished goods

A business process is: Anything that an organization does Critical tasks that lead to customer satisfaction Tasks that have a higher impact on quality Tasks that use critical resources

anything that an organization does

Chipotle follows a two-step process for manufacturing. In step one, the beans, rice, cheese, etc. are prepared and kept ready in the stores. In step two, based on the customer order, the items are combined. This is an example of: Assemble to order Made to stock Made to order Engineer to order

assemble to order

I plan to set up a factory to manufacture high volume and low variety of modems. Given that, the ideal process for me would be: Assembly line Job shop Batch process Project

assembly line

One of the key ideas in Goldratt's theory of constraints is to maximize throughput by: balancing the production line, i.e., equal capacity at each operation. balancing the flow of work in the plant. x maximizing production at each operation. a and b.

balancing the flow of work in the plant

When retailers have a high inventory of goods, they can tolerate a disruption at suppliers' facilities without reducing product availability for customers. This is called: Total quality approach Buffering action Visibility management Dependent demand

buffering action

An easy way to identify a constraint is that: Constraints have a high rate of failure Constraints resources have a lot of unfinished work Constraints use up the most amount of capital Constraints have the most amount of variation

constraints resources have a lot of unfinished work

In the 5S step to standardize, firms would: Create standard inventive systems for all employees Ensure that production times for all machines are balanced Design products that use more or less the same raw materials Create common color codes for tasks throughout the firm

create common color codes for task throughout the firm

In the drum-buffer-rope method, material inventory buffers are placed in the warehouse. directly downstream from the drum. directly upstream from the rope. directly upstream from the drum.

directly Upstream from the drum

"Exploit the constraint", refers to: Ensuring that the constraint is always working on a customer requirement Paying the constrained employees only the minimum wages Slowing down non-constraints to work at the pace of constraints Converting a constraint into a non-constraint

ensuring that the constraint is always working on a customer requirement

Software that centralizes business data and allows selective access to employees is known as: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) Manufacturing resource planning (MRP II) Relational database system (RDS) Organization integration planning (OIP)

enterprise resource planning (ERP)

A key part of total quality management (TQM) is that: The improvement priorities are decided by machine operators The operations excellence department decides the improvement focus Top management stays away from all quality improvement tasks Fast and dramatic changes in quality are aimed at

fashion dramatic changes in quality or aimed at

In the total productive maintenance (TPM) terminology, autonomous maintenance refers to: Maintenance done automatically by robots Designing resources that do not need maintenance Clarifying the work distribution in the maintenance department Getting the operator of the machine to do routine maintenance

getting the operator of the machine to do routine maintenance

A made to stock (MTS) is forced to increase the variety of product if offers to customers. This will most likely lead to: Higher inventories of finished goods Lower quality of products Higher breakdown of machines Higher frustration among machine operators

higher inventories of finished goods

In the 1950s an F1 race car pit stop to refuel and change tires would take around 97 seconds. As of now, the same process takes less than 3 seconds. The F1 companies have: Eliminated external setup activities and converted non-value added to internal setup Eliminated internal setup activities and converted non-value added to external setup Eliminated non-value-added times and converted external to internal setup Eliminated non-value-added times and converted internal to external setup

illuminated non-value-added times and converted internal to external setup

In process management, the material or information provided by a supplier are known as: Inputs Resources Sources Feedstock

inputs

Kanban creates a uniform flow by: Improving employee motivation Ensuring high machine availability Forcing employees to work at rated speed Limiting the work in process inventories

limiting the work-in-process inventories

A major difference of pull system from push system is that pull systems have: Higher inventory, lower lead time, higher customer satisfaction Lower inventory, higher lead time, higher customer satisfaction Lower inventory, lower lead time, lower customer satisfaction Lower inventory, lower lead time, higher customer satisfaction

lower inventory, lower lead Times, Higher customer satisfaction

In the Manufacturing Resource Planning process (MRP II), the sales function confirms the product availability information based on: Master schedule Aggregate plan Material requirement plan Shop floor plan

master schedule

In firms with strong processes, the skills become easily transferable. Here 'transferable' refers to: New employees can be taught those skills easily The task completion time becomes similar in all facilities of the firm Anyone can become capable of doing any task Human tasks can be easily transferred to computers

new employees can be taught those skills easily

In the material requirement planning (MRP) system, offsetting refers to: Ordering material at different times based on their lead times Scheduling the machines in the same shift to control overheads Using waste material from one process as raw material in another Planning of inventory according to the seasonal demand

ordering material at different times based on their lead time

Which process chart would you use to represent the initiating step:"Customer enters the shop" Rectangle / process Diamond / Decision point Arrow / flow Oval / Terminator

oval/terminator

In a medical clinic, the inventory would be represented by Patients Nurses Administrators X-ray machines

patients

In which of these tasks is process management difficult to implement: Paying hourly salaries to warehouse operators, but the data on hours worked is not accurate Car assembly tasks that are completely automated with no human intervention Just-in-time shipment of goods depending of the consumer demand Purchase to pay process

paying hourly salaries to Warehouse operators, but the data on hours worked is not accurate

For every resource in a facility, I calculate the setup time and then find the ideal batch size for each resource independently. Here I have: Prioritized local optima over global optima Prioritized flow over capacity Prioritized global optima over local optima Prioritized capacity over flow.

prioritize local Optima over global Optima

The buffer in a theory of constraints system enforces the pace. authorizes production. protects the pace. sets the pace.

protects the pace

Which process chart would you use to represent:"Greet the customer: Hello" Rectangle / process ~ Diamond / Decision point (x) Oval / Terminator Arrow / flow (x)

rectangle / process

"Time saved at a non-bottleneck is a mirage", this refers to: Reducing lead time on non-bottleneck may not reduce the total lead time It is almost impossible to reduce the time used at a non-bottleneck Non-bottlenecks do not cost to use Non-bottlenecks are invisible resources that are needed to ensure production

reducing lead time on non bottleneck may not reduce the total lead time

Increase in the frozen zone of master schedule leads to: Reduction of flexibility Higher changes in planning Increase in fixed resources Higher employee satisfaction

reduction of flexibility

As a part of visual management, firms must remove discard old documents are materials that are not needed. This step is done as a part of: Sort Set in order Standardize Shine

shine

The exact capacity utilization of a machine can be found by Aggregate Plan Material Requirement Plan Master Schedule Shop floor plan

shop floor plan

A process diagram that shows all the tasks and the departments that are expected to do the task is known as: Swim lane diagram Functional process chart Allocation diagram Mountain hike diagram

swim lane diagram

Level aggregate production plans are preferred when: The cost of inventory is very high The machine changeover time is very high The cost of manpower is very high The cost of capacity is very high

the cost of capacity is very high

Level aggregate production plans are preferred when: The cost of inventory is very high The machine changeover time is very high The cost of manpower is very high (x) The cost of capacity is very high

the cost of capacity is very high

In the theory of constraints, inventory is defined as direct materials included in the products sold. total assets. assets - liabilities.s ales - throughput.

total assets

Which of these is a symbol that is used in a process flow chart? Hexagon Pentagon Star shape Triangle

triangle