Question 1

PERT stands for program enterprise and resource technique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

A project consists of the following four activities with activity times in days: Table 9.2
 
- Using Table 9.2, the earliest finish (EF) time for activity C is

Accepted Answer

A)  4 days. 
B)  6 days. 
C)  10 days. 
D)  11 days. 
A)  4 days. 
B)  6 days. 
C)  10 days. 
D)  11 days. C

Question 3

Which of the following statements is generally true regarding the relationship between project crashing costs and indirect costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both crashing costs and indirect costs are highest when the project is shortened. 
B)  Only indirect costs increase when the project is shortened. 
C)  Both are unaffected by the length of the project. 
D)  Crashing costs increase when the project is shortened while indirect costs decrease when the project is shortened. 
A)  Both crashing costs and indirect costs are highest when the project is shortened. 
B)  Only indirect costs increase when the project is shortened. 
C)  Both are unaffected by the length of the project. 
D)  Crashing costs increase when the project is shortened while indirect costs decrease when the project is shortened. D

Question 4

Why have projects taken on a more crucial role in operations management?

Accepted Answer

In recent years projects have become mor

Question 5

A project consists of the following four activities with activity times in days: Table 9.2
 
-Using Table 9.2, the earliest start (ES) time for activity B is

Accepted Answer

A)  5 days. 
B)  6 days. 
C)  11 days. 
D)  14 days. 
A)  5 days. 
B)  6 days. 
C)  11 days. 
D)  14 days.

Question 6

The subjective estimate of the activity time that would most frequently occur if the activity were repeated many times is the

Accepted Answer

A)  critical time 
B)  optimistic time 
C)  pessimistic time 
D)  most likely time 
A)  critical time 
B)  optimistic time 
C)  pessimistic time 
D)  most likely time

Question 7

A project consists of the following activities: Table 9.1
  
-Using Table 9.1, the latest start (LS) time for activity B is

Accepted Answer

A)  5 weeks. 
B)  8 weeks. 
C)  13 weeks. 
D)  14 weeks. 
A)  5 weeks. 
B)  8 weeks. 
C)  13 weeks. 
D)  14 weeks.

Question 8

Activities that are not on a project's critical path have zero slack.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A ___ breaks down a project into components, subcomponents, activities, and tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  work breakdown structure (WBS) 
B)  scope statement 
C)  responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) 
D)  organizational breakdown structure (OBS) 
A)  work breakdown structure (WBS) 
B)  scope statement 
C)  responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) 
D)  organizational breakdown structure (OBS)

Question 10

The following table of probabilistic time estimates (in weeks) and activity predecessors are provided for a project. Table 9.3
 
-Using Table 9.3, the earliest finish time for activity C is

Accepted Answer

A)  5.00 weeks. 
B)  8.17 weeks. 
C)  9.50 weeks. 
D)  12.67 weeks. 
A)  5.00 weeks. 
B)  8.17 weeks. 
C)  9.50 weeks. 
D)  12.67 weeks.

Question 11

Develop and analyze a probabilistic activity time estimate network for a project.

Accepted Answer

Unlike the CPM-deterministic approach, w

Question 12

A project consists of the following four activities with activity times in days: Table 9.2
 
-Using Table 9.2, the critical path for this project is

Accepted Answer

A)  A-B-C. 
B)  A-C-D. 
C)  A-B-D. 
D)  A-B-C-D. 
A)  A-B-C. 
B)  A-C-D. 
C)  A-B-D. 
D)  A-B-C-D.

Question 13

The following table of probabilistic time estimates (in weeks) and activity predecessors are provided for a project. Table 9.3
 
-Using Table 9.3, the probability that the project will take longer than 33 weeks to complete is approximately

Accepted Answer

A)  0.19. 
B)  0.32. 
C)  0.68. 
D)  0.81. 
A)  0.19. 
B)  0.32. 
C)  0.68. 
D)  0.81.

Question 14

Asian cultures tend to embrace project management's methodical approach more than western cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The following table of probabilistic time estimates (in weeks) and activity predecessors are provided for a project. Table 9.3
 
-Using Table 9.3, the variance of the project's total completion time is

Accepted Answer

A)  5.472. 
B)  5.222. 
C)  4.872. 
D)  3.752. 
A)  5.472. 
B)  5.222. 
C)  4.872. 
D)  3.752.

Question 16

Discuss the key elements of project control and define enterprise project management.

Accepted Answer

Project control requires that a project

Question 17

The key elements of project control includes all the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  time management. 
B)  cost management. 
C)  material management. 
D)  communication. 
A)  time management. 
B)  cost management. 
C)  material management. 
D)  communication.

Question 18

For an activity-on-node (AON) network

Accepted Answer

A)  arrows represent activities and nodes represent events. 
B)  nodes represent activities and arrows indicate precedence relationships. 
C)  arrows represent events and nodes indicate precedence relationships. 
D)  nodes indicate precedence relationships and arrows indicates the length of the activity time. 
A)  arrows represent activities and nodes represent events. 
B)  nodes represent activities and arrows indicate precedence relationships. 
C)  arrows represent events and nodes indicate precedence relationships. 
D)  nodes indicate precedence relationships and arrows indicates the length of the activity time.

Question 19

Issues of cultural diversity in project management should only be addressed if and when they arise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The estimated mean time for an activity with a most likely time (m) equal to 12 weeks, an optimistic time (a) equal to 9 weeks, and a pessimistic time (b) equal to 18 weeks is

Accepted Answer

A)  13.0 weeks. 
B)  12.75 weeks. 
C)  12.5 weeks. 
D)  9.0 weeks. 
A)  13.0 weeks. 
B)  12.75 weeks. 
C)  12.5 weeks. 
D)  9.0 weeks.

PERT stands for program enterprise and resource technique.

A project consists of the following four activities with activity times in days: Table 9.2 - Using Table 9.2, the earliest finish (EF) time for activity C is

Which of the following statements is generally true regarding the relationship between project crashing costs and indirect costs?

Why have projects taken on a more crucial role in operations management?

A project consists of the following four activities with activity times in days: Table 9.2 -Using Table 9.2, the earliest start (ES) time for activity B is

The subjective estimate of the activity time that would most frequently occur if the activity were repeated many times is the

A project consists of the following activities: Table 9.1 -Using Table 9.1, the latest start (LS) time for activity B is

Activities that are not on a project's critical path have zero slack.

A ___ breaks down a project into components, subcomponents, activities, and tasks.

The following table of probabilistic time estimates (in weeks) and activity predecessors are provided for a project. Table 9.3 -Using Table 9.3, the earliest finish time for activity C is

Develop and analyze a probabilistic activity time estimate network for a project.

A project consists of the following four activities with activity times in days: Table 9.2 -Using Table 9.2, the critical path for this project is

The following table of probabilistic time estimates (in weeks) and activity predecessors are provided for a project. Table 9.3 -Using Table 9.3, the probability that the project will take longer than 33 weeks to complete is approximately

Asian cultures tend to embrace project management's methodical approach more than western cultures.

The following table of probabilistic time estimates (in weeks) and activity predecessors are provided for a project. Table 9.3 -Using Table 9.3, the variance of the project's total completion time is

Discuss the key elements of project control and define enterprise project management.

The key elements of project control includes all the following except

For an activity-on-node (AON) network

Issues of cultural diversity in project management should only be addressed if and when they arise.

The estimated mean time for an activity with a most likely time (m) equal to 12 weeks, an optimistic time (a) equal to 9 weeks, and a pessimistic time (b) equal to 18 weeks is

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Exam 9: Project Management

PERT stands for program enterprise and resource technique.

A project consists of the following four activities with activity times in days: Table 9.2 - Using Table 9.2, the earliest finish (EF) time for activity C is

Which of the following statements is generally true regarding the relationship between project crashing costs and indirect costs?

Why have projects taken on a more crucial role in operations management?

A project consists of the following four activities with activity times in days: Table 9.2 -Using Table 9.2, the earliest start (ES) time for activity B is

The subjective estimate of the activity time that would most frequently occur if the activity were repeated many times is the

A project consists of the following activities: Table 9.1 -Using Table 9.1, the latest start (LS) time for activity B is

Activities that are not on a project's critical path have zero slack.

A ___ breaks down a project into components, subcomponents, activities, and tasks.

The following table of probabilistic time estimates (in weeks) and activity predecessors are provided for a project. Table 9.3 -Using Table 9.3, the earliest finish time for activity C is

Develop and analyze a probabilistic activity time estimate network for a project.

A project consists of the following four activities with activity times in days: Table 9.2 -Using Table 9.2, the critical path for this project is

The following table of probabilistic time estimates (in weeks) and activity predecessors are provided for a project. Table 9.3 -Using Table 9.3, the probability that the project will take longer than 33 weeks to complete is approximately

Asian cultures tend to embrace project management's methodical approach more than western cultures.

The following table of probabilistic time estimates (in weeks) and activity predecessors are provided for a project. Table 9.3 -Using Table 9.3, the variance of the project's total completion time is

Discuss the key elements of project control and define enterprise project management.

The key elements of project control includes all the following except

For an activity-on-node (AON) network

Issues of cultural diversity in project management should only be addressed if and when they arise.

The estimated mean time for an activity with a most likely time (m) equal to 12 weeks, an optimistic time (a) equal to 9 weeks, and a pessimistic time (b) equal to 18 weeks is

Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management

Quality Management

Statistical Process Control

Product Design

Service Design

Processes and Technology

Capacity and Facilities Design

Human Resources

Supply Chain Management Strategy and Design

Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution

Forecasting

Inventory Management

Sales and Operations Planning

Resource Planning

Lean Systems

Scheduling

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