A methods and measurements analyst for Digital Devices needs to develop a time standard for the task of assembling a computer mouse. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times with the following results: \[\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Observation } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline \text { Time(Seconds) } & 46 & 38 & 40 & 34 & 42 & 40 \\ \hline \end{array}\] What is the standard time for this task if the employee worked at a 20 percent faster pace than average and an allowance of 25 percent of the workday is used?

A) 40 seconds B) 50 seconds C) 53.3 seconds D) 60 seconds E) 64 seconds A) 40 seconds B) 50 seconds C) 53.3 seconds D) 60 seconds E) 64 seconds

A methods and measurements analyst needs to develop a time standard for a certain task. In a preliminary study, he observed one of his workers perform this task five times, with the following results: \[\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Observation } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline \text { Time(Seconds) } & 84 & 76 & 80 & 84 & 76 \\ \hline \end{array}\] How many observations should be made if the analyst wants to be 99.74 percent confident that the maximum error in the observed time is two seconds? Assume that the standard deviation of the task time is four seconds.

A) 5 B) 6 C) 25 D) 36 E) 49 A) 5 B) 6 C) 25 D) 36 E) 49

The owner of Kat Motel wants to develop a time standard for the task of cleaning a cat cage. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times, with the following results: \[\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Observation } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline \text { Time(Seconds) } & 99 & 87 & 90 & 81 & 93 & 90 \\ \hline \end{array}\] What is the standard time for this task if the employee worked at a 50 percent faster pace than average, and an allowance of 10 percent of the workday is used?

A) 90 seconds B) 99 seconds C) 100 seconds D) 168.8 seconds E) 150 seconds A) 90 seconds B) 99 seconds C) 100 seconds D) 168.8 seconds E) 150 seconds

A methods and measurements analyst for Timepiece, Inc., needs to develop a time standard for the task of attaching a watch to a wristband. In a preliminary study, he observed one of his workers perform this task five times, with the following results: \[\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Observation } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline \text { Time(Seconds) } & 27 & 19 & 20 & 21 & 13 \\ \hline \end{array}\] How many observations should be made if he wants to be 95.44 percent confident that the maximum error in the observed time is one second? Assume that the standard deviation of the task time is five seconds.

A) 5 B) 10 C) 25 D) 100 E) 121 A) 5 B) 10 C) 25 D) 100 E) 121

A methods and measurements analyst for Digital Devices needs to develop a time standard for the task of assembling a computer mouse. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times with the following results: \[\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Observation } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline \text { Time(Seconds) } & 46 & 38 & 40 & 34 & 42 & 40 \\ \hline \end{array}\] How many observations should be made if she wants to be 86.64 percent confident that the maximum error in the observed time is .5 second? Assume that the standard deviation of the task time is four seconds.

A) 10 B) 12 C) 120 D) 144 E) 169 A) 10 B) 12 C) 120 D) 144 E) 169

The owner of Kat Motel wants to develop a time standard for the task of cleaning a cat cage. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times, with the following results: \[\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Observation } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline \text { Time(Seconds) } & 99 & 87 & 90 & 81 & 93 & 90 \\ \hline \end{array}\] What is the standard time for this task if the employee worked at a 50 percent faster pace than average, and an allowance of 20 percent of job time is used?

A) 90 seconds B) 99 seconds C) 100 seconds D) 162 seconds E) 150 seconds A) 90 seconds B) 99 seconds C) 100 seconds D) 162 seconds E) 150 seconds

Exam 9: Work Design and Measurement

A methods and measurements analyst for Digital Devices needs to develop a time standard for the task of assembling a computer mouse. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times with the following results: Observation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time(Seconds) 46 38 40 34 42 40 What is the standard time for this task if the employee worked at a 20 percent faster pace than average and an allowance of 25 percent of the workday is used?

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Question 81

Job enrichment involves giving a workers a greater share of the total task, which is why they feel enriched.

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Question 82

Giving a worker a larger portion of the total task is known as job:

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Question 83

A methods and measurements analyst needs to develop a time standard for a certain task. In a preliminary study, he observed one of his workers perform this task five times, with the following results: Observation 1 2 3 4 5 Time(Seconds) 84 76 80 84 76 How many observations should be made if the analyst wants to be 99.74 percent confident that the maximum error in the observed time is two seconds? Assume that the standard deviation of the task time is four seconds.

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Question 84

A worker-machine chart can be used to determine how many machines an operator can manage.

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Question 85

A methods and measurement analyst wants to develop a time standard for a certain task. In a preliminary study, he observed one worker perform the task six times with an average observed time of 20 seconds and a standard deviation of two seconds. How many observations should be made if he wants to be 95.44 percent confident that the maximum error in the observed time is one second?

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Question 86

A disadvantage of teams is:

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Question 87

A job had an observed time of 10 minutes and a performance rating of .90 based on twenty-five cycles that were timed. The allowance is 20 percent of job time. Standard time for the job in minutes is:

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Question 88

The owner of Kat Motel wants to develop a time standard for the task of cleaning a cat cage. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times, with the following results: Observation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time(Seconds) 99 87 90 81 93 90 What is the standard time for this task if the employee worked at a 50 percent faster pace than average, and an allowance of 10 percent of the workday is used?

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Question 89

Which of the following concerns is not one that job designers focus on?

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Question 90

Work sampling provides both quick and accurate estimates of activity times.

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Question 91

The normal time in time study is obtained by multiplying the observed time by the performance rating.

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Question 92

A methods and measurements analyst for Timepiece, Inc., needs to develop a time standard for the task of attaching a watch to a wristband. In a preliminary study, he observed one of his workers perform this task five times, with the following results: Observation 1 2 3 4 5 Time(Seconds) 27 19 20 21 13 How many observations should be made if he wants to be 95.44 percent confident that the maximum error in the observed time is one second? Assume that the standard deviation of the task time is five seconds.

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Question 93

In calculating standard times, allowance percentages normally would consider all of the following except:

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Question 94

The methods analysis chart which describes the portions of a work cycle during which an operator and equipment are busy or idle is a:

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Question 95

A methods and measurements analyst for Digital Devices needs to develop a time standard for the task of assembling a computer mouse. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times with the following results: Observation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time(Seconds) 46 38 40 34 42 40 How many observations should be made if she wants to be 86.64 percent confident that the maximum error in the observed time is .5 second? Assume that the standard deviation of the task time is four seconds.

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Question 96

Increasing compensation is always the best way to improve worker satisfaction.

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Question 97

One potential disadvantage of self-directed teams is higher turnover and absenteeism.

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Question 98

The standard time for a job can be obtained by multiplying the normal time by an appropriate allowance factor.

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Question 99

The owner of Kat Motel wants to develop a time standard for the task of cleaning a cat cage. In a preliminary study, she observed one of her workers perform this task six times, with the following results: Observation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time(Seconds) 99 87 90 81 93 90 What is the standard time for this task if the employee worked at a 50 percent faster pace than average, and an allowance of 20 percent of job time is used?

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Job enrichment involves giving a workers a greater share of the total task, which is why they feel enriched.

Giving a worker a larger portion of the total task is known as job:

A worker-machine chart can be used to determine how many machines an operator can manage.

A disadvantage of teams is:

A job had an observed time of 10 minutes and a performance rating of .90 based on twenty-five cycles that were timed. The allowance is 20 percent of job time. Standard time for the job in minutes is:

Which of the following concerns is not one that job designers focus on?

Work sampling provides both quick and accurate estimates of activity times.

The normal time in time study is obtained by multiplying the observed time by the performance rating.

In calculating standard times, allowance percentages normally would consider all of the following except:

The methods analysis chart which describes the portions of a work cycle during which an operator and equipment are busy or idle is a:

Increasing compensation is always the best way to improve worker satisfaction.

One potential disadvantage of self-directed teams is higher turnover and absenteeism.

The standard time for a job can be obtained by multiplying the normal time by an appropriate allowance factor.

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness

Forecasting

Product and Service Design

RELIABILITY – Static

Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

Decision Theory– Static

Process Selection and Facility Layout

learning curve– Static

Location Planning and Analysis

The Transportation Model– Static

Management of Quality

Quality Control

Acceptance Sampling– Static

Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

MRP and ERP

Inventory Management

JIT and Lean Operations

Maintenance– Static

Supply Chain Management

Scheduling

Project Management

Management of Waiting Lines

Linear Programming

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