Question 1

What type of restrictions can limit capacity ?

Accepted Answer

Capacity can be limited by the number of people working,machines and the amount of products in stock .In addition,natural loses can also limit capacity ,such as,waste ,defects and errors.

Question 2

Yield or revenue management would not be so appropriate if which of the following circumstances is present?

Accepted Answer

A) Uncertain demand 
B) Perishable capacity 
C) The market is homogeneous 
D) Capacity is sold in advance 
E) All of the above are appropriate 
A) Uncertain demand 
B) Perishable capacity 
C) The market is homogeneous 
D) Capacity is sold in advance 
E) All of the above are appropriate C

Question 3

Utilization can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) Output divided input 
B) Actual output relative to some expected,designed,or normal output 
C) Input divided by output 
D) Output in proportion to the actual input 
A) Output divided input 
B) Actual output relative to some expected,designed,or normal output 
C) Input divided by output 
D) Output in proportion to the actual input C

Question 4

How does scheduling services differ from other business's scheduling methods?

Accepted Answer

Scheduling services are differ

Question 5

Do you think that formal higher education has an impact on the learning curve for businesses? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.One possible answer fo

Question 6

Efficiency is defined as input divided by output.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Bottlenecks are places in the production process where production slows down because of a slow or insufficient number of resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the allocation of capacity,overbooking is an attempt to reduce costs through better schedule management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe how adding capacity before and after demand can make a difference in production.

Accepted Answer

When companies add capacity before deman

Question 10

The time a customer is willing to wait is often dictated by the service provided.What is an example of an industry that realizes this and what measures have been taken to decrease wait time? Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

Fast food.Nearly every fast food locatio

Question 11

The __________ plan is a preliminary,approximate schedule of an organization's overall operations that will satisfy the demand forecast at minimum cost.

Accepted Answer

A) Production 
B) Rough-cut capacity 
C) Long-term 
D) Efficiency 
E) Aggregate 
A) Production 
B) Rough-cut capacity 
C) Long-term 
D) Efficiency 
E) Aggregate

Question 12

The physical release of a work order from the production planning and control department to operations is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The physical release of a work order...

Question 13

Learning curve effect is

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to increase a machine's productive capacity through usage 
B) The ability to improve a process capacity through the usage of a machine 
C) The human ability to adjust their productive capacity through learning 
D) The human ability to increase their productive capacity through learning 
A) The ability to increase a machine's productive capacity through usage 
B) The ability to improve a process capacity through the usage of a machine 
C) The human ability to adjust their productive capacity through learning 
D) The human ability to increase their productive capacity through learning

Question 14

The cycle time of the process is the reciprocal of the output rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why is capacity planning important to a firm and its customers?

Accepted Answer

Capacity is important because it affects

Question 16

Revenue or yield management may also be thought of as:

Accepted Answer

A) The process of trying to manage the entire production based on the expected revenue 
B) The process of managing the crops on a farm 
C) The notion that revenue can be generated though managing only a certain set of operations 
D) Trying to get a fixed source of revenue for the organization 
E) The attempt to allocate the fixed capacity of the service to match the highest revenue demand in the marketplace 
A) The process of trying to manage the entire production based on the expected revenue 
B) The process of managing the crops on a farm 
C) The notion that revenue can be generated though managing only a certain set of operations 
D) Trying to get a fixed source of revenue for the organization 
E) The attempt to allocate the fixed capacity of the service to match the highest revenue demand in the marketplace

Question 17

The learning curve is the ability programmed in robots to increase their productive capacity through learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The most important factor(s)effecting the learning curve rate include(s):

Accepted Answer

A) Complexity of the task 
B) Percentage of mechanical input 
C) Percentage of human input 
D) Only A and C 
A) Complexity of the task 
B) Percentage of mechanical input 
C) Percentage of human input 
D) Only A and C

Question 19

It is not unusual for fire departments to use "slack months" for building inspections,conducting prevention programs and giving talks as a way to have anticyclic outputs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is one way that a company could change the customers' perceptions of the wait time rather than actually shortening the weight time?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.One possible answer fo

What type of restrictions can limit capacity ?

Yield or revenue management would not be so appropriate if which of the following circumstances is present?

Utilization can be defined as:

How does scheduling services differ from other business's scheduling methods?

Do you think that formal higher education has an impact on the learning curve for businesses? Why or why not?

Efficiency is defined as input divided by output.

Bottlenecks are places in the production process where production slows down because of a slow or insufficient number of resources.

In the allocation of capacity,overbooking is an attempt to reduce costs through better schedule management.

Describe how adding capacity before and after demand can make a difference in production.

The time a customer is willing to wait is often dictated by the service provided.What is an example of an industry that realizes this and what measures have been taken to decrease wait time? Defend your answer.

The __________ plan is a preliminary,approximate schedule of an organization's overall operations that will satisfy the demand forecast at minimum cost.

The physical release of a work order from the production planning and control department to operations is called ___________.

Learning curve effect is

The cycle time of the process is the reciprocal of the output rate.

Why is capacity planning important to a firm and its customers?

Revenue or yield management may also be thought of as:

The learning curve is the ability programmed in robots to increase their productive capacity through learning.

The most important factor(s)effecting the learning curve rate include(s):

It is not unusual for fire departments to use "slack months" for building inspections,conducting prevention programs and giving talks as a way to have anticyclic outputs.

What is one way that a company could change the customers' perceptions of the wait time rather than actually shortening the weight time?

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy for Competitiveness

Executing Strategy: Project Management

Process Planning

Supply Chain Planning and Analytics

Supply Chain Management

the Economic Order Quantity Model

Monitoring and Controlling the Processes

Process Improvement: Six Sigma

Process Improvement: Lean

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Exam 4: Capacity and Scheduling

What type of restrictions can limit capacity ?

Yield or revenue management would not be so appropriate if which of the following circumstances is present?

Utilization can be defined as:

How does scheduling services differ from other business's scheduling methods?

Do you think that formal higher education has an impact on the learning curve for businesses? Why or why not?

Efficiency is defined as input divided by output.

Bottlenecks are places in the production process where production slows down because of a slow or insufficient number of resources.

In the allocation of capacity,overbooking is an attempt to reduce costs through better schedule management.

Describe how adding capacity before and after demand can make a difference in production.

The time a customer is willing to wait is often dictated by the service provided.What is an example of an industry that realizes this and what measures have been taken to decrease wait time? Defend your answer.

The __________ plan is a preliminary,approximate schedule of an organization's overall operations that will satisfy the demand forecast at minimum cost.

The physical release of a work order from the production planning and control department to operations is called ___________.

Learning curve effect is

The cycle time of the process is the reciprocal of the output rate.

Why is capacity planning important to a firm and its customers?

Revenue or yield management may also be thought of as:

The learning curve is the ability programmed in robots to increase their productive capacity through learning.

The most important factor(s)effecting the learning curve rate include(s):

It is not unusual for fire departments to use "slack months" for building inspections,conducting prevention programs and giving talks as a way to have anticyclic outputs.

What is one way that a company could change the customers' perceptions of the wait time rather than actually shortening the weight time?

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy for Competitiveness

Executing Strategy: Project Management

Process Planning

Supply Chain Planning and Analytics

Supply Chain Management

the Economic Order Quantity Model

Monitoring and Controlling the Processes

Process Improvement: Six Sigma

Process Improvement: Lean

Filters