Question 1

What is the normal time (NT)for this task if the employee worked at a twenty-five percent faster pace than the average?

Accepted Answer

A)  80 seconds 
B)  96 seconds 
C)  100 seconds 
D)  120 seconds 
E)  125 seconds 
A)  80 seconds 
B)  96 seconds 
C)  100 seconds 
D)  120 seconds 
E)  125 seconds

Question 2

What is the standard time (ST)for this task if the employee worked at a 20% faster pace than is average and an allowance of 25% of job time is used?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Efficiency generally declines after a work break.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the standard time (ST)for this task if the employee worked at a twenty percent faster pace than the average,and an allowance of twenty percent of the workday is used?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 seconds 
B)  24 seconds 
C)  25 seconds 
D)  28.8 seconds 
E)  30 seconds 
A)  20 seconds 
B)  24 seconds 
C)  25 seconds 
D)  28.8 seconds 
E)  30 seconds

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Given the following work sampling data, based upon 100 random observations of a particular worker:
  
-What is the estimated proportion of time this worker spends performing activity A?
 B?
 C?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Given the following work sampling data, based...

Question 7

What is the standard time (ST)for this task if the bartender worked at a twenty percent faster pace than is average,and an allowance of ten percent of job time is used?

Accepted Answer

A)  135 seconds 
B)  123.8 seconds 
C)  118.8 seconds 
D)  120 seconds 
E)  112.5 seconds 
A)  135 seconds 
B)  123.8 seconds 
C)  118.8 seconds 
D)  120 seconds 
E)  112.5 seconds

Question 8

Work sampling involves the use of some method of randomizing the observations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Task specialization is one of the three categories of motion economy principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Job enrichment involves giving a worker a greater share of the total task,which is sometimes referred to as horizontal loading.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Ergonomics is important for preventing common workplace injuries such as back injuries and repetitive motion injuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The normal time for a job is multiplied by the performance rating to obtain the standard time for the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Potential benefits of "self-directed teams" include higher productivity and greater worker satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Experienced methods analysts generate improvement ideas for the job by asking all of the following questions EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  can travel distances be shortened? 
B)  can the job be outsourced? 
C)  can similar activities be grouped? 
D)  can additional equipment be helpful? 
E)  can the sequence of operations be changed? 
A)  can travel distances be shortened? 
B)  can the job be outsourced? 
C)  can similar activities be grouped? 
D)  can additional equipment be helpful? 
E)  can the sequence of operations be changed?

Question 15

Given the following work sampling data, based upon 100 random observations of a particular worker:
  
-For a confidence level of 95.44% and a maximum error of.04,what should be the sample size for estimating the proportion of time spent performing activity A?
 B?
 C?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Given the following work sampling data, based...

Question 16

What is the standard time (ST)for this task if the employee worked at a twenty percent faster pace than is average,and an allowance of twenty percent of job time is used?

Accepted Answer

A)  4.5 seconds 
B)  5 seconds 
C)  20 seconds 
D)  28.8 seconds 
E)  100 seconds 
A)  4.5 seconds 
B)  5 seconds 
C)  20 seconds 
D)  28.8 seconds 
E)  100 seconds

Question 17

-If the person observed worked at a pace that is 20 percent faster than average,and if the appropriate allowance for this task is 25 percent of the workday,what should be the standard time?

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-If the person observed worked at...

Question 18

A performance rating of less than 1.00 means that the observed worker was judged to be working faster than the normal rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In a stopwatch time study,adjusting the observed time by the performance rating of the observed worker results in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  observed time. 
B)  normal time. 
C)  standard time. 
D)  allowance time. 
E)  performance rating time. 
A)  observed time. 
B)  normal time. 
C)  standard time. 
D)  allowance time. 
E)  performance rating time.

Question 20

An advantage of work sampling,compared to a stopwatch time study is that,the observations can be spread out over a period of time in work sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: A: Design of Work Systems

What is the normal time (NT)for this task if the employee worked at a twenty-five percent faster pace than the average?

What is the standard time (ST)for this task if the employee worked at a 20% faster pace than is average and an allowance of 25% of job time is used?

Efficiency generally declines after a work break.

What is the standard time (ST)for this task if the employee worked at a twenty percent faster pace than the average,and an allowance of twenty percent of the workday is used?

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

Given the following work sampling data, based upon 100 random observations of a particular worker: -What is the estimated proportion of time this worker spends performing activity A? B? C?

What is the standard time (ST)for this task if the bartender worked at a twenty percent faster pace than is average,and an allowance of ten percent of job time is used?

Work sampling involves the use of some method of randomizing the observations.

Task specialization is one of the three categories of motion economy principles.

Job enrichment involves giving a worker a greater share of the total task,which is sometimes referred to as horizontal loading.

Ergonomics is important for preventing common workplace injuries such as back injuries and repetitive motion injuries.

The normal time for a job is multiplied by the performance rating to obtain the standard time for the job.

Potential benefits of "self-directed teams" include higher productivity and greater worker satisfaction.

Experienced methods analysts generate improvement ideas for the job by asking all of the following questions EXCEPT:

Given the following work sampling data, based upon 100 random observations of a particular worker: -For a confidence level of 95.44% and a maximum error of.04,what should be the sample size for estimating the proportion of time spent performing activity A? B? C?

What is the standard time (ST)for this task if the employee worked at a twenty percent faster pace than is average,and an allowance of twenty percent of job time is used?

-If the person observed worked at a pace that is 20 percent faster than average,and if the appropriate allowance for this task is 25 percent of the workday,what should be the standard time?

A performance rating of less than 1.00 means that the observed worker was judged to be working faster than the normal rate.

In a stopwatch time study,adjusting the observed time by the performance rating of the observed worker results in the:

An advantage of work sampling,compared to a stopwatch time study is that,the observations can be spread out over a period of time in work sampling.

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategic Planning, and Productivity

Demand Forecasting

A: Product Design

B: Product Design

A: Strategic Capacity Planning

B: Strategic Capacity Planning

A: Process Design and Facility Layout

B: Process Design and Facility Layout

B: Design of Work Systems

A: Location Planning and Analysis

B: Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

A: Statistical Quality Control

B: Statistical Quality Control

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Operations Planning

Material Requirements Planning and Enterprise Resource Planning

A: Just-In-Time and Lean Production

B: Just-In-Time and Lean Production

Job and Staff Scheduling

Project Management

A: Waiting-Line Analysis

B: Waiting-Line Analysis

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