Question 1

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 2

A manager is trying to estimate the learning rate for a new job.The first unit took 16 hours and the fourth unit required about 13 hours.The learning rate is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

A job has an 80% learning curve.If the first unit took 40 hours to complete, the fourth unit should take roughly how many hours?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 25 
C) 31 
D) 35 
E) 40 
A) 20 
B) 25 
C) 31 
D) 35 
E) 40

Question 4

Suppose the first unit required 800 hours and the second unit required only 680.Which of the following times for the fourth unit would be consistent with a true learning curve scenario?

Accepted Answer

A) 492 
B) 587 
C) 578 
D) 603 
E) 583 
A) 492 
B) 587 
C) 578 
D) 603 
E) 583

Question 5

A learning rate of 77% will produce relatively minor decreases in completion times of the first few repetitions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

It took exactly 10 hours to perform the first kidney transplant on a 100 percent learning curve.The second kidney transplant will take how many hours to perform?

Accepted Answer

A) 8.0 hours 
B) 10.0 hours 
C) 12.0 hours 
D) A 100 percent learning curve cannot exist. 
E) 5 hours 
A) 8.0 hours 
B) 10.0 hours 
C) 12.0 hours 
D) A 100 percent learning curve cannot exist. 
E) 5 hours

Question 7

In which of the following scenarios would an 80% 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 8

Approximately how long will it take to produce the 15th unit?

Accepted Answer

A) 4.3 hours 
B) 5.5 hours 
C) 4.7 hours 
D) 6.9 hours 
E) 3.4 hours 
A) 4.3 hours 
B) 5.5 hours 
C) 4.7 hours 
D) 6.9 hours 
E) 3.4 hours

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

A manager is trying to estimate the learning rate for a new job.The first unit took 16 hours and the fourth unit required about 13 hours.The learning rate is:

A job has an 80% learning curve.If the first unit took 40 hours to complete, the fourth unit should take roughly how many hours?

Suppose the first unit required 800 hours and the second unit required only 680.Which of the following times for the fourth unit would be consistent with a true learning curve scenario?

A learning rate of 77% will produce relatively minor decreases in completion times of the first few repetitions.

It took exactly 10 hours to perform the first kidney transplant on a 100 percent learning curve.The second kidney transplant will take how many hours to perform?

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

Approximately how long will it take to produce the 15^th unit?

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity

Forecasting

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

Process Selection and Facility Layout

Work Design and Measurement

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Quality Control

Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

MRP and ERP

Inventory Management

Jit and Lean Operations

Supply Chain Management

Scheduling

Project Management

Management of Waiting Lines

Linear Programming

Extension 4: Reliability

Extension 5: Decision Theory

Extension 8: The Transportation Model

Extension 10: Acceptance Sampling

Extension 14: Maintenance

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Exam 22: Extension 7: Learning Curves

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

A manager is trying to estimate the learning rate for a new job.The first unit took 16 hours and the fourth unit required about 13 hours.The learning rate is:

A job has an 80% learning curve.If the first unit took 40 hours to complete, the fourth unit should take roughly how many hours?

Suppose the first unit required 800 hours and the second unit required only 680.Which of the following times for the fourth unit would be consistent with a true learning curve scenario?

A learning rate of 77% will produce relatively minor decreases in completion times of the first few repetitions.

It took exactly 10 hours to perform the first kidney transplant on a 100 percent learning curve.The second kidney transplant will take how many hours to perform?

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

Approximately how long will it take to produce the 15th unit?

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity

Forecasting

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

Process Selection and Facility Layout

Work Design and Measurement

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Quality Control

Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

MRP and ERP

Inventory Management

Jit and Lean Operations

Supply Chain Management

Scheduling

Project Management

Management of Waiting Lines

Linear Programming

Extension 4: Reliability

Extension 5: Decision Theory

Extension 8: The Transportation Model

Extension 10: Acceptance Sampling

Extension 14: Maintenance

Filters

Approximately how long will it take to produce the 15^th unit?