Question 1

Untreated bottlenecks can lead to all of the following except?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unscheduled overtime 
B)  Higher inventory 
C)  Increased on-time deliveries 
D)  Equipment breakdowns

Question 2

Transmission and receipt of a purchase order is which type of flow?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cash 
B)  Information 
C)  Material 
D)  Work

Question 3

Process-focused layouts are used for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Production of different products 
B)  Production in small volumes 
C)  Both production of different products and in small volume 
D)  Neither production of different products nor production in small volume

Question 4

The scheduling of work releases to a system is referred to as the?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drum 
B)  Buffer 
C)  Rope 
D)  Neither the drum, buffer, nor the rope

Question 5

Manufacturers generally prefer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Product differentiation 
B)  Product standardization 
C)  Neither product differentiation nor product standardization 
D)  The preferences of manufacturers are impossible to assess

Question 6

A restaurant has received numerous complaints about food being cold (cooked properly, but allowed to cool excessively) when delivered to customers' tables. How might the restaurant use material flow mapping and analysis to remedy this problem?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A restaurant has received numerous complaints about...

Question 7

In an assembly line, the process of machine reprogramming, retooling, and inventory changes between production runs is referred to as a?

Accepted Answer

A)  Setup 
B)  Stoppage 
C)  Shortage 
D)  Slowdown

Question 8

If an assembly line has an efficiency of 80% with 3 workcenters, how would removing a workcenter affect efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Efficiency would increase 
B)  Efficiency would decrease 
C)  Efficiency would not change 
D)  Efficiency would increase, but may become infeasible

Question 9

The closeness desirability rating is an office layout that should be?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimized 
B)  Maximized 
C)  Reduced to zero 
D)  The closeness desirability rating is a qualitative measure

Question 10

Assume that an assembly line has three tasks that must be completed (in order, A, B, and C). The tasks have processing times of 12, 15, and 10 minutes per unit, respectively. If the assembly line operates for 480 minutes per day with a desired output of 50 units per day, what is minimum number of workstations?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  Cannot be determined from the information given

Question 11

Material _______ mapping is used, in part, to improve understanding of the sequence of activities in a process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Material _______ mapping is used, in part,...

Question 12

The Theory of Constraints was popularized by which book?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Goal 
B)  The Objective 
C)  The Process 
D)  The Knowledge

Question 13

Assume that an assembly line has three tasks that must be completed (in order, A, B, and C). The tasks have processing times of 12, 15, and 10 minutes per unit, respectively. Which task is the bottleneck?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  Cannot be determined from the information given

Question 14

A dashed line in a material flow map would best represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Movement of a product down an assembly line 
B)  A product waiting to be worked on at a machine 
C)  Passing of quality control information to a decision-maker 
D)  A product exiting a process

Question 15

Which type of layout design is also referred to as an assembly line layout?

Accepted Answer

A)  Customer-focused 
B)  Product-focused 
C)  Process-focused 
D)  Assembly-focused

Question 16

A measure of the closeness of departments that should be near each other is the?

Accepted Answer

A)  Closeness density rating 
B)  Closeness desirability rating 
C)  Closeness directed rating 
D)  Closeness durability rating

Question 17

What is the term for using end caps at the end of each aisle and making use of fixtures, lighting, and color to highlight products?

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed-position layouts 
B)  sight lines 
C)  micro-merchandising 
D)  visual merchandising

Question 18

The use of computers in the manufacturing process is referred to as?

Accepted Answer

A)  CAM 
B)  CAD 
C)  CIM 
D)  CNC

Question 19

A rounded rectangle in a material flow map would best represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  A machine 
B)  A quality inspection that may result in a product being reworked 
C)  A holding area for WIP inventory 
D)  The end of an assembly line

Question 20

A triangle in a material flow map would best represent?

Accepted Answer