Question 1

Experience curves may be valid for industrial applications,but have no role in services such as health care procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The first unit of a product took 50 hours to build,and the learning curve is 80%.How long will it take to make the third unit? (Use at least three decimals in the exponent if you use the formula approach. )

Accepted Answer

A) under 30 hours 
B) about 32 hours 
C) about 35 hours 
D) about 50 hours 
E) about 75 hours 
A) under 30 hours 
B) about 32 hours 
C) about 35 hours 
D) about 50 hours 
E) about 75 hours

Question 3

What problems in scheduling can arise if adjustments for learning curve effects in operations are not made?

Accepted Answer

Labor and productive facilitie

Question 4

Learning curves can be applied to a variety of purposes internal to a firm,including:

Accepted Answer

A) labor forecasting. 
B) scheduling. 
C) establishing costs. 
D) establishing budgets. 
E) all of the above 
A) labor forecasting. 
B) scheduling. 
C) establishing costs. 
D) establishing budgets. 
E) all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is representative of a firm pursuing a learning-curve strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) aggressive pricing policy 
B) focus on productivity improvement 
C) building on shared experience 
D) keeping capacity growing ahead of demand 
E) all of the above 
A) aggressive pricing policy 
B) focus on productivity improvement 
C) building on shared experience 
D) keeping capacity growing ahead of demand 
E) all of the above

Question 6

Which one of the following courses of actions would NOT be taken by a firm wanting to pursue a learning curve steeper than the industry average?

Accepted Answer

A) following an aggressive pricing policy 
B) focusing on continuing cost reduction 
C) keeping capacity equal to demand to control costs 
D) focusing on productivity improvement 
E) building on shared experience 
A) following an aggressive pricing policy 
B) focusing on continuing cost reduction 
C) keeping capacity equal to demand to control costs 
D) focusing on productivity improvement 
E) building on shared experience

Question 7

A certain product under development took 200 hours for the production of its 2nd unit and 180 hours for its 4th unit.
a.What is the learning curve?
b.How much time did the first unit take?
c.How much time would the production of the 10th unit take? (Use both the formula and the Table E.3 approach.Do the two versions agree?)

Accepted Answer

(a)90%; (b)222.2 hours; (c)T₁₀ =

Question 8

In the Learning-Curve Coefficients table for 70 percent learning,the sixth unit has a unit time value of 0.398.Verify that table entry by use of the formula approach.Use five decimals in your work.

Accepted Answer

The factor b for 70 percent le

Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding the usefulness of learning curves is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) An external use of learning curves is in supply chain negotiations. 
B) A strategic use of learning curves is in evaluating company and industry performance. 
C) An internal use of learning curves is in establishing costs. 
D) An internal use of learning curves is in labor forecasting. 
E) A strategic use of learning curves is in establishing budgets. 
A) An external use of learning curves is in supply chain negotiations. 
B) A strategic use of learning curves is in evaluating company and industry performance. 
C) An internal use of learning curves is in establishing costs. 
D) An internal use of learning curves is in labor forecasting. 
E) A strategic use of learning curves is in establishing budgets.

Question 10

The learning curve in the steel industry and the learning curve in heart transplants have both been estimated at 79 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Experience curves may be valid for industrial applications,but have no role in services such as health care procedures.

The first unit of a product took 50 hours to build,and the learning curve is 80%.How long will it take to make the third unit? (Use at least three decimals in the exponent if you use the formula approach. )

What problems in scheduling can arise if adjustments for learning curve effects in operations are not made?

Learning curves can be applied to a variety of purposes internal to a firm,including:

Which of the following is representative of a firm pursuing a learning-curve strategy?

Which one of the following courses of actions would NOT be taken by a firm wanting to pursue a learning curve steeper than the industry average?

In the Learning-Curve Coefficients table for 70 percent learning,the sixth unit has a unit time value of 0.398.Verify that table entry by use of the formula approach.Use five decimals in your work.

Which of the following statements regarding the usefulness of learning curves is FALSE?

The learning curve in the steel industry and the learning curve in heart transplants have both been estimated at 79 percent.

Operations and Productivity

Operations Strategy in a Global Environment

Project Management

Forecasting

Design of Goods and Services

Managing Quality

Process Strategy

Location Strategies

Layout Strategies

Human Resources,job Design,and Work Measurement

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning and Sop

Material Requirements Planning Mrpand Erp

Short-Term Scheduling

Jit,tps,and Lean Operations

Maintenance and Reliability

Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Statistical Process Control

Capacity and Constraint Management

Supply Chain Management Analytics

Decision-Making Tools

Linear Programming

Transportation Models

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Exam 26: Learning Curves

Experience curves may be valid for industrial applications,but have no role in services such as health care procedures.

The first unit of a product took 50 hours to build,and the learning curve is 80%.How long will it take to make the third unit? (Use at least three decimals in the exponent if you use the formula approach. )

What problems in scheduling can arise if adjustments for learning curve effects in operations are not made?

Learning curves can be applied to a variety of purposes internal to a firm,including:

Which of the following is representative of a firm pursuing a learning-curve strategy?

Which one of the following courses of actions would NOT be taken by a firm wanting to pursue a learning curve steeper than the industry average?

In the Learning-Curve Coefficients table for 70 percent learning,the sixth unit has a unit time value of 0.398.Verify that table entry by use of the formula approach.Use five decimals in your work.

Which of the following statements regarding the usefulness of learning curves is FALSE?

The learning curve in the steel industry and the learning curve in heart transplants have both been estimated at 79 percent.

Operations and Productivity

Operations Strategy in a Global Environment

Project Management

Forecasting

Design of Goods and Services

Managing Quality

Process Strategy

Location Strategies

Layout Strategies

Human Resources,job Design,and Work Measurement

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning and Sop

Material Requirements Planning Mrpand Erp

Short-Term Scheduling

Jit,tps,and Lean Operations

Maintenance and Reliability

Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Statistical Process Control

Capacity and Constraint Management

Supply Chain Management Analytics

Decision-Making Tools

Linear Programming

Transportation Models

Waiting-Line Models

Simulation

Filters