Question 1

A job will have a learning rate of 75 percent. If the third unit requires 10 hours, the 12th unit should require about this many hours:

Accepted Answer

A)  5.6. 
B)  6.5. 
C)  7.4. 
D)  8.3. 
E)  9.2. 
A)  5.6. 
B)  6.5. 
C)  7.4. 
D)  8.3. 
E)  9.2.

Question 2

Suppose the first unit of output required 900 labor hours, and the second unit required only 810. At this rate, how many more units must be produced before labor requirements are less than 700 hours?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  6 
D)  8 
E)  10 
A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  6 
D)  8 
E)  10

Question 3

Which one of the following would learning curves probably affect the least?

Accepted Answer

A)  pricing new products 
B)  negotiated purchasing 
C)  layout analysis 
D)  scheduling 
E)  capacity planning 
A)  pricing new products 
B)  negotiated purchasing 
C)  layout analysis 
D)  scheduling 
E)  capacity planning

Question 4

In which of the following scenarios would an 80 percent learning curve be especially relevant?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pursuit of an innovation strategy to stay ahead of competitors 
B)  the pursuit of a flexibility-based strategy to increase customer satisfaction 
C)  the pursuit of a customization-based strategy to command premium prices 
D)  the pursuit of a time-based strategy to gain market share 
E)  the pursuit of a quality-based strategy to gain customer loyalty 
A)  the pursuit of an innovation strategy to stay ahead of competitors 
B)  the pursuit of a flexibility-based strategy to increase customer satisfaction 
C)  the pursuit of a customization-based strategy to command premium prices 
D)  the pursuit of a time-based strategy to gain market share 
E)  the pursuit of a quality-based strategy to gain customer loyalty

Question 5

The learning curve principle would apply to the number of students in a class: a class twice as large will learn 80 percent faster.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How long would a job with a 70 percent learning curve and a time of 20 hours for the first unit require (approximately, in hours) for the third unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  14.1 
B)  11.4 
C)  10.0 
D)  7.8 
E)  4.3 
A)  14.1 
B)  11.4 
C)  10.0 
D)  7.8 
E)  4.3

Question 7

A job has a 70 percent learning curve. If the first unit took 10 hours to complete, the third unit should take roughly how many hours?

Accepted Answer

A)  7 
B)  5.7 
C)  5 
D)  3.5 
E)  4.9 
A)  7 
B)  5.7 
C)  5 
D)  3.5 
E)  4.9

Question 8

For an 80 percent learning curve, if the first unit requires 10 hours, the second unit will require 8 hours and the third 6.4 hours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to learning curve theory, the time reduction per unit decreases (improves) as the number of units increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If we have never made the first unit but only think we know how much the labor time will be, we cannot draw a learning curve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A job has an 80 percent learning curve. If the first unit took 50 hours to complete, the third unit should take roughly how many hours?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 
B)  36 
C)  35 
D)  32 
E)  10 
A)  40 
B)  36 
C)  35 
D)  32 
E)  10

Question 12

When are learning curves most relevant to managerial decision making in mass production settings?

Accepted Answer

A)  late in product life cycles 
B)  in the maturity phase 
C)  in the decline phase 
D)  before processes are stabilized 
E)  never 
A)  late in product life cycles 
B)  in the maturity phase 
C)  in the decline phase 
D)  before processes are stabilized 
E)  never

Question 13

A learning percentage of 95 percent indicates greater learning than a percentage of 90 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not a major caution or criticism of learning curves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning rates may differ between organizations. 
B)  Projections should be regarded as approximations. 
C)  The base time must be carefully determined. 
D)  The curve may eventually tip upwards. 
E)  Carryover effects may alter the learning ratE. 
A)  Learning rates may differ between organizations. 
B)  Projections should be regarded as approximations. 
C)  The base time must be carefully determined. 
D)  The curve may eventually tip upwards. 
E)  Carryover effects may alter the learning ratE.

Question 15

Negotiated purchasing results in lower unit costs for smaller quantities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A company is preparing a bid on a government contract for 40 units of a certain product. The operations manager estimates the assembly time required for the first two units to be 10.4 hours and 8.8 hours respectively.
What is the appropriate learning curve?

Accepted Answer

A)  70 percent 
B)  75 percent 
C)  80 percent 
D)  85 percent 
E)  90 percent 
A)  70 percent 
B)  75 percent 
C)  80 percent 
D)  85 percent 
E)  90 percent

Question 17

A company is preparing a bid on a government contract for 40 units of a certain product. The operations manager estimates the assembly time required for the first two units to be 10.4 hours and 8.8 hours.
If a contract for 30 units is canceled after the first 20 units, approximately how much of the expected total direct labor will have been expended to that point?

Accepted Answer

A)  73 percent 
B)  55 percent 
C)  61 percent 
D)  50 percent 
E)  It is impossible to say without additional information. 
A)  73 percent 
B)  55 percent 
C)  61 percent 
D)  50 percent 
E)  It is impossible to say without additional information.

Question 18

A manager wants to analyze the learning curve associated with producing one of his company's products. Accordingly, he has gathered the following data: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } 
\hline \text { UNIT PRODUCED } & \text { TIME REQUIRED } \
\hline \text { Second } & 5 \text { hours } \
\hline \text { Fourth } & 4 \text { hours } \
\hline
\end{array}$$
What is the learning curve percentage?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  80 percent 
E)  90 percent 
A)  40 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  80 percent 
E)  90 percent

Question 19

When the task is fairly complex and has a longer duration, it will take a larger number of repetitions before improvement is observed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A job is expected to have a learning curve of 90 percent. The third unit required 16 hours. The 12th unit should take approximately how many hours?

Accepted Answer

A)  2.67 
B)  4.83 
C)  7.94 
D)  10.31 
E)  12.95 
A)  2.67 
B)  4.83 
C)  7.94 
D)  10.31 
E)  12.95

Exam 10: learning curve– Static

A job will have a learning rate of 75 percent. If the third unit requires 10 hours, the 12th unit should require about this many hours:

Suppose the first unit of output required 900 labor hours, and the second unit required only 810. At this rate, how many more units must be produced before labor requirements are less than 700 hours?

Which one of the following would learning curves probably affect the least?

In which of the following scenarios would an 80 percent learning curve be especially relevant?

The learning curve principle would apply to the number of students in a class: a class twice as large will learn 80 percent faster.

How long would a job with a 70 percent learning curve and a time of 20 hours for the first unit require (approximately, in hours) for the third unit?

A job has a 70 percent learning curve. If the first unit took 10 hours to complete, the third unit should take roughly how many hours?

For an 80 percent learning curve, if the first unit requires 10 hours, the second unit will require 8 hours and the third 6.4 hours.

According to learning curve theory, the time reduction per unit decreases (improves) as the number of units increases.

If we have never made the first unit but only think we know how much the labor time will be, we cannot draw a learning curve.

A job has an 80 percent learning curve. If the first unit took 50 hours to complete, the third unit should take roughly how many hours?

When are learning curves most relevant to managerial decision making in mass production settings?

A learning percentage of 95 percent indicates greater learning than a percentage of 90 percent.

Which of the following is not a major caution or criticism of learning curves?

Negotiated purchasing results in lower unit costs for smaller quantities.

A company is preparing a bid on a government contract for 40 units of a certain product. The operations manager estimates the assembly time required for the first two units to be 10.4 hours and 8.8 hours respectively. What is the appropriate learning curve?

A manager wants to analyze the learning curve associated with producing one of his company's products. Accordingly, he has gathered the following data: UNIT PRODUCED TIME REQUIRED Second 5 hours Fourth 4 hours What is the learning curve percentage?

When the task is fairly complex and has a longer duration, it will take a larger number of repetitions before improvement is observed.

A job is expected to have a learning curve of 90 percent. The third unit required 16 hours. The 12th unit should take approximately how many hours?

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

Work Design and Measurement

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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