Question 1

Most of the demand for tyre store in a car plant is dependent demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is seen as a disadvantage of self-rostering?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less teamwork 
B)  Creates a 'them and 'us' culture 
C)  Lack of control 
D)  Reduced motivation 
A)  Less teamwork 
B)  Creates a 'them and 'us' culture 
C)  Lack of control 
D)  Reduced motivation

Question 3

When the dominant resource of the operation is its staff, then the schedule of work time
determines the demand for the operation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is true of short-term planning and control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Makes interventions to resources to correct deviation from plans. 
B)  Usually partially disaggregated demand forecasts. 
C)  Objectives are set largely in financial terms. 
D)  Determines resources and contingencies. 
A)  Makes interventions to resources to correct deviation from plans. 
B)  Usually partially disaggregated demand forecasts. 
C)  Objectives are set largely in financial terms. 
D)  Determines resources and contingencies.

Question 5

Objectives set in largely financial terms is an example of long-term, medium-term or short-term planning and control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term planning and control 
B)  Medium-term planning and control 
C)  Short-term planning and control 
A)  Long-term planning and control 
B)  Medium-term planning and control 
C)  Short-term planning and control

Question 6

Flexible - the time slack in the system allows unexpected work to be loaded. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Forward scheduling 
B)  Backward scheduling 
A)  Forward scheduling 
B)  Backward scheduling

Question 7

Different aspects of planning and control can be viewed as representing the reconciliation of
supply with demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The allocation of work to a work centre up to a set limit is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sequencing 
B)  Finite loading 
C)  Physical constraint 
D)  Infinite loading 
A)  Sequencing 
B)  Finite loading 
C)  Physical constraint 
D)  Infinite loading

Most of the demand for tyre store in a car plant is dependent demand.

Which of the following is seen as a disadvantage of self-rostering?

When the dominant resource of the operation is its staff, then the schedule of work time determines the demand for the operation.

Which of the following is true of short-term planning and control?

Objectives set in largely financial terms is an example of long-term, medium-term or short-term planning and control?

Flexible - the time slack in the system allows unexpected work to be loaded. This is an example of:

Different aspects of planning and control can be viewed as representing the reconciliation of supply with demand.

The allocation of work to a work centre up to a set limit is called:

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategic Planning, and Productivity

Demand Forecasting

Product Design

Strategic Capacity Planning

Process Design and Facility Layout

Workjob Design

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Operations Planning and Master Scheduling

Material Requirements Planning and Enterprise Resource Planning

Just-In-Time and Lean Production

Job and Staff Scheduling

Project Management

Waiting-Line Analysis

Answers to Selected Problems

Tables

Working With the Normal Distribution

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Exam 10: Statistical Quality Control

Most of the demand for tyre store in a car plant is dependent demand.

Which of the following is seen as a disadvantage of self-rostering?

When the dominant resource of the operation is its staff, then the schedule of work time determines the demand for the operation.

Which of the following is true of short-term planning and control?

Objectives set in largely financial terms is an example of long-term, medium-term or short-term planning and control?

Flexible - the time slack in the system allows unexpected work to be loaded. This is an example of:

Different aspects of planning and control can be viewed as representing the reconciliation of supply with demand.

The allocation of work to a work centre up to a set limit is called:

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategic Planning, and Productivity

Demand Forecasting

Product Design

Strategic Capacity Planning

Process Design and Facility Layout

Workjob Design

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Operations Planning and Master Scheduling

Material Requirements Planning and Enterprise Resource Planning

Just-In-Time and Lean Production

Job and Staff Scheduling

Project Management

Waiting-Line Analysis

Answers to Selected Problems

Tables

Working With the Normal Distribution

Filters