Ops Chapter 4 Quiz

A process has high fixed costs and low variable costs. It is currently capacity-constrained. Will the impact of an efficiency improvement be small or large? Small Large

Large

Which of the following statements about takt time and cycle time is true? Takt time only depends on demand, not capacity. Cycle time does depend on capacity. Takt time only depends on capacity, not demand. Cycle time depends on demand. Takt time and cycle time only depend on capacity. Takt time and cycle time only depend on demand.

takt time only depends on demand, not capacity. Cycle time does depend on capacity

What happens to the target manpower if the labor content is doubled? The target manpower increases by 50 percent. The target manpower doubles. The target manpower decreases by 50 percent. The target manpower decreases by a factor of 2.

target manpower doubles

You and three of your friends run a car wash for a fund-raiser. Between interior and exterior cleaning, you spend about 40 minutes per vehicle. You are so successful that the next day you invite four more friends to help. How does this impact the labor content? The labor content goes up. The labor content stays the same. The labor content goes down. Cannot determine from the given informatio

the labor content stays the same

How does the takt time change as the demand rate increases? The takt time increases. The takt time stays the same. The takt time decreases. Cannot determine from the given information.

the takt time decreases

How does the target manpower change as the demand rate increases? The target manpower increases. The target manpower stays the same. The target manpower decreases. Cannot determine from the given information.

the target manpower increases

A process is replicated in another country where wages are 50 percent lower. Staffing and processing times are identical. What would be the effect on the costs of direct labor? Costs of direct labor would be 50 percent lower. Costs of direct labor would be the same. Costs of direct labor would be 50 percent higher. Cannot determine from the given information.

Cost of direct labor would be 50 percent lower

A process has low fixed costs and high variable costs. It is currently capacity-constrained. Will the impact of an efficiency improvement be small or large? Small Large

Small

A nonbottleneck worker currently has an idle time of 20 seconds per unit. Because of the large demand, the company improves the process by adding more capacity to the bottleneck. How does this impact the idle time of the worker? The idle time would decrease. The idle time would stay the same. The idle time would increase. Cannot determine from the given information.

idle time would decrease

Which of the following actions does not relate to off-loading the bottleneck? Reassigning activities to other, nonbottleneck resources Automating some of the activities at the bottleneck Increasing wages for production workers Outsourcing some of the bottleneck activities

increasing wages for production workers