tra chap 11
To reduce process flow time, you might try which of the following actions?
All of these
Which of the following best describes the term "cycle time"?
Average time between completions of successive units
The long-term relationship among the inventory, throughput, and flow time of a production system in steady state is called which of the following?
Little's law
A process flowchart uses which of the following symbols to represent tasks or operations in a flow diagram?
rectangle
Which of the following terms describes the time a unit spends actually being worked on together with the time spent waiting in a queue?
flow time
A process flowchart uses symbols to represent which of the following
flows of materials or custumers
According to Little's law, which of the following ratios is used to find flow time?
inventory/throughput rate
An advantage of a make-to-stock process is which of the following
it features rapid delivery of a standard product
Which of the following production process terms best describes the situation when activities in a stage of production must stop because there is no work?
starving
According to Little's law, which of the following can be used to estimate inventory?
throughput rate x Flow time