Question 1

If the third stage of a repetitive line process cannot complete its activities as fast as stage one or two it has become a:

Accepted Answer

A) key work location 
B) bottle neck 
C) place not to work 
D) project process location 
E) none of these 
A) key work location 
B) bottle neck 
C) place not to work 
D) project process location 
E) none of these

Question 2

The ease with which the product can be made is its

Accepted Answer

A) manufacturability 
B) repeatability 
C) readiness for manufacturing 
D) reliability 
E) accountability 
A) manufacturability 
B) repeatability 
C) readiness for manufacturing 
D) reliability 
E) accountability

Question 3

Which of the following is not a guideline for design for manufacture?

Accepted Answer

A) use modular design 
B) design parts for different products 
C) minimize parts 
D) rely on automated equipment 
E) simplify operations 
A) use modular design 
B) design parts for different products 
C) minimize parts 
D) rely on automated equipment 
E) simplify operations

Question 4

Studying the practices of companies considered "best in class" and comparing the performance of our company against their performance is

Accepted Answer

A) competition 
B) copying 
C) frustration 
D) benchmarking 
E) notching 
A) competition 
B) copying 
C) frustration 
D) benchmarking 
E) notching

Question 5

What are the characteristics of intermittent operations?

Accepted Answer

Produce many different products with var

Question 6

What are the three different service designs that are described in the chapter?

Accepted Answer

A) substitute people for technology; get the customer involved,high customer attention approach 
B) customer-based market research,high customer attention approach,substitute technology for people 
C) customer-based market research,high customer attention approach,gets the customer involved 
D) substitute people for technology,customer-based market research,and high customer attention approach 
E) substitute technology for people; get the customer involved,high customer attention approach 
A) substitute people for technology; get the customer involved,high customer attention approach 
B) customer-based market research,high customer attention approach,substitute technology for people 
C) customer-based market research,high customer attention approach,gets the customer involved 
D) substitute people for technology,customer-based market research,and high customer attention approach 
E) substitute technology for people; get the customer involved,high customer attention approach

Question 7

What is the break-even volume given a fixed cost of $100,000,a variable cost per unit of $30,and a selling price of $35?

Accepted Answer

20,000 units (Q_BE = F/

Question 8

For which of the following is break-even analysis not appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A) deciding how much of a product must be sold to make a profit 
B) evaluating different processes 
C) deciding whether it is better to make or buy a product 
D) deciding between different products 
E) deciding how to allocate overhead 
A) deciding how much of a product must be sold to make a profit 
B) evaluating different processes 
C) deciding whether it is better to make or buy a product 
D) deciding between different products 
E) deciding how to allocate overhead

Question 9

Name three computer applications that affect product design and process selection:

Accepted Answer

Computer-aided Design,Computer

Question 10

Bazooka Company is thinking about introducing a new type of color printer.If they introduce it,their factory will incur additional fixed costs of $37,000,000 per year.The variable costs will be $261 per printer.
a)If Bazooka sells the new printer for $819,how many must they sell to break even?
b)If Bazooka sells 70,000 of the new printer at the $819 price,what will the contribution to profit be?

Accepted Answer

a)66,308 printers (Q_BE = F/(SP -

Question 11

What refers to the use of common and interchangeable parts?

Accepted Answer

A) design automation 
B) design specification 
C) design reduction 
D) design standardization 
E) design simplification 
A) design automation 
B) design specification 
C) design reduction 
D) design standardization 
E) design simplification

Question 12

For what types of decisions is break-even analysis appropriate?

Accepted Answer

deciding how much of a product

Question 13

What is the break-even volume given a fixed cost of $15,000,000,a variable cost per unit of $2.30,and a selling price of $12.80?

Accepted Answer

1,428,571 units (Q_BE =

Question 14

Vertical integration is a good strategic option for a manufacturing company when

Accepted Answer

A) it needs several different parts and subassemblies 
B) it makes many different products 
C) its facilities are obsolete 
D) it uses distributed processing 
E) it needs one input material in large volumes 
A) it needs several different parts and subassemblies 
B) it makes many different products 
C) its facilities are obsolete 
D) it uses distributed processing 
E) it needs one input material in large volumes

Question 15

What is input if Productivity = 7 and Output = 5?

Accepted Answer

Productivity = Outpu

Question 16

In break-even analysis,what is the break-even point?

Accepted Answer

A) the quantity where revenue equals total cost 
B) the quantity where revenue equals fixed cost 
C) the quantity where revenue equals variable cost 
D) the quantity beyond which the firm starts to lose money 
E) the quantity where variable cost equals fixed cost 
A) the quantity where revenue equals total cost 
B) the quantity where revenue equals fixed cost 
C) the quantity where revenue equals variable cost 
D) the quantity beyond which the firm starts to lose money 
E) the quantity where variable cost equals fixed cost

Question 17

In manufacturing,a robot typically:

Accepted Answer

A) resembles a human in appearance 
B) has a mechanical arm 
C) is mobile 
D) has legs 
E) is very small 
A) resembles a human in appearance 
B) has a mechanical arm 
C) is mobile 
D) has legs 
E) is very small

Question 18

What technique is based on computing the quantity of goods a company needs to sell to just cover its costs?

Accepted Answer

A) net present value 
B) break-even analysis 
C) internal rate of return 
D) activity based costing 
E) variable costing 
A) net present value 
B) break-even analysis 
C) internal rate of return 
D) activity based costing 
E) variable costing

Question 19

What is throughput time if process velocity = 5 and Value-added time = 2?

Accepted Answer

Process velocity = Throughput

Question 20

Benchmarking should only be performed against firms in similar lines of business with our own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If the third stage of a repetitive line process cannot complete its activities as fast as stage one or two it has become a:

The ease with which the product can be made is its

Which of the following is not a guideline for design for manufacture?

Studying the practices of companies considered "best in class" and comparing the performance of our company against their performance is

What are the characteristics of intermittent operations?

What are the three different service designs that are described in the chapter?

What is the break-even volume given a fixed cost of $100,000,a variable cost per unit of $30,and a selling price of $35?

For which of the following is break-even analysis not appropriate?

Name three computer applications that affect product design and process selection:

What refers to the use of common and interchangeable parts?

For what types of decisions is break-even analysis appropriate?

What is the break-even volume given a fixed cost of $15,000,000,a variable cost per unit of $2.30,and a selling price of $12.80?

Vertical integration is a good strategic option for a manufacturing company when

What is input if Productivity = 7 and Output = 5?

In break-even analysis,what is the break-even point?

In manufacturing,a robot typically:

What technique is based on computing the quantity of goods a company needs to sell to just cover its costs?

What is throughput time if process velocity = 5 and Value-added time = 2?

Benchmarking should only be performed against firms in similar lines of business with our own.

Introduction to Operations

Operations Strategy and Competitiveness

E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management

Total Quality Management

Statistical Quality Control

Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

Forecasting

Capacity Planning and Facility Location

Facility Layout

Work System Design

Independent Demand Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Resource Planning

Scheduling

Project Management

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Introduction to Optimization

Waiting Line Models

Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

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Exam 3: Product Design and Process Selection

If the third stage of a repetitive line process cannot complete its activities as fast as stage one or two it has become a:

The ease with which the product can be made is its

Which of the following is not a guideline for design for manufacture?

Studying the practices of companies considered "best in class" and comparing the performance of our company against their performance is

What are the characteristics of intermittent operations?

What are the three different service designs that are described in the chapter?

What is the break-even volume given a fixed cost of $100,000,a variable cost per unit of $30,and a selling price of $35?

For which of the following is break-even analysis not appropriate?

Name three computer applications that affect product design and process selection:

What refers to the use of common and interchangeable parts?

For what types of decisions is break-even analysis appropriate?

What is the break-even volume given a fixed cost of $15,000,000,a variable cost per unit of $2.30,and a selling price of $12.80?

Vertical integration is a good strategic option for a manufacturing company when

What is input if Productivity = 7 and Output = 5?

In break-even analysis,what is the break-even point?

In manufacturing,a robot typically:

What technique is based on computing the quantity of goods a company needs to sell to just cover its costs?

What is throughput time if process velocity = 5 and Value-added time = 2?

Benchmarking should only be performed against firms in similar lines of business with our own.

Introduction to Operations

Operations Strategy and Competitiveness

E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management

Total Quality Management

Statistical Quality Control

Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

Forecasting

Capacity Planning and Facility Location

Facility Layout

Work System Design

Independent Demand Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Resource Planning

Scheduling

Project Management

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Introduction to Optimization

Waiting Line Models

Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

Filters