Question 1

Which of the following is a limitation of the use of learning curves?

Accepted Answer

A) Change in personnel,design,or procedure leave the learning curve unchanged. 
B) Learning curves are applicable to services as well as to manufacturing. 
C) The culture of the workplace may alter the learning curve. 
D) Direct labor and indirect labor follow the same learning curves. 
E) Applications of learning curves are of tactical,not strategic,importance. 
A) Change in personnel,design,or procedure leave the learning curve unchanged. 
B) Learning curves are applicable to services as well as to manufacturing. 
C) The culture of the workplace may alter the learning curve. 
D) Direct labor and indirect labor follow the same learning curves. 
E) Applications of learning curves are of tactical,not strategic,importance.

Question 2

Explain how learning curves might be applied in a bid preparation application.

Accepted Answer

Learning curves can determine the reduct

Question 3

Which one of the following statements about learning curves is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) A learning curve assumes that the direct labor requirements per unit will DECREASE at an INCREASING rate as cumulative production increases. 
B) A larger learning curve rate implies faster (greater)learning. 
C) A learning curve graph usually follows a negative exponential curve. 
D) Learning curves can be used only for individuals,not for the whole organization. 
E) The formula describing the learning curve principle of doubling is computed differently when computing unit cost as opposed to unit time. 
A) A learning curve assumes that the direct labor requirements per unit will DECREASE at an INCREASING rate as cumulative production increases. 
B) A larger learning curve rate implies faster (greater)learning. 
C) A learning curve graph usually follows a negative exponential curve. 
D) Learning curves can be used only for individuals,not for the whole organization. 
E) The formula describing the learning curve principle of doubling is computed differently when computing unit cost as opposed to unit time.

Question 4

In addition to labor,to which other variables have learning curves been applied?

Accepted Answer

The text cites a wide variety

Question 5

Describe the earliest application of learning curve concepts to industry.

Accepted Answer

T.P.Wright,working for Curtis-

Question 6

A certain product under development took 200 hours for the production of its 2nd unit and 180 hours for its 4th unit.
a.What is the learning curve?
b.How much time did the first unit take?
c.How much time would the production of the 10th unit take? (Use both the formula and the Table E.3 approach.Do the two versions agree?)

Accepted Answer

(a)90%; (b)222.2 hours; (c)T10

Question 7

Which one of the following courses of actions would NOT be taken by a firm wanting to pursue a learning curve steeper than the industry average?

Accepted Answer

A) following an aggressive pricing policy 
B) focusing on continuing cost reduction 
C) keeping capacity equal to demand to control costs 
D) focusing on productivity improvement 
E) building on shared experience 
A) following an aggressive pricing policy 
B) focusing on continuing cost reduction 
C) keeping capacity equal to demand to control costs 
D) focusing on productivity improvement 
E) building on shared experience

Question 8

Explain how learning curves might be applied in a scheduling application.

Accepted Answer

Learning curves can determine the total

Question 9

The earliest industrial application of learning curves came from a report by ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The earliest industrial application of learning curves...

Question 10

The learning-curve table approach may be simpler to use than the formula approach,but it requires the presence of a table of learning-curve coefficients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is a limitation of the use of learning curves?

Explain how learning curves might be applied in a bid preparation application.

Which one of the following statements about learning curves is TRUE?

In addition to labor,to which other variables have learning curves been applied?

Describe the earliest application of learning curve concepts to industry.

Which one of the following courses of actions would NOT be taken by a firm wanting to pursue a learning curve steeper than the industry average?

Explain how learning curves might be applied in a scheduling application.

The earliest industrial application of learning curves came from a report by ________.

The learning-curve table approach may be simpler to use than the formula approach,but it requires the presence of a table of learning-curve coefficients.

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Exam 26: Learning Curves

Which of the following is a limitation of the use of learning curves?

Explain how learning curves might be applied in a bid preparation application.

Which one of the following statements about learning curves is TRUE?

In addition to labor,to which other variables have learning curves been applied?

Describe the earliest application of learning curve concepts to industry.

Which one of the following courses of actions would NOT be taken by a firm wanting to pursue a learning curve steeper than the industry average?

Explain how learning curves might be applied in a scheduling application.

The earliest industrial application of learning curves came from a report by ________.

The learning-curve table approach may be simpler to use than the formula approach,but it requires the presence of a table of learning-curve coefficients.

Operations and Productivity

The Global Environment and Operations Strategy

Managing Projects

Forecasting Demand

Product Design

Quality Management and International Standards

Process Design

Location Decisions

Layout Decisions

Job Design and Work Measurement

Supply Chain Management

Managing Inventory

Aggregate Scheduling

Material Requirements Planning Mrpand Erp

Scheduling for the Short-Term

Jit,lean Operations,and the Toyota Production System

Maintenance and Reliability Decisions

Sustainability

Statistical Process Control

Capacity Planning

Supply Chain Modeling

Decision Modeling

Linear Programming Models

Transportation Modeling

Queuing Models

Modeling with Simulation

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