Question 1

The more __________ the service,the longer it is worth waiting for.

Accepted Answer

valuable

Question 2

The physical release of a work order from the production planning and control department to operations is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

dispatching

Question 3

The first step to enhance the development of long-term capabilities is to identify potential locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

In addition to showing time schedules,Gantt charts can also be used for capacities of facilities,workers,jobs,activities,and so forth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Revenue or Yield Management may also be thought of as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The process of trying to manage the entire production based on the expected revenue
B)  The attempt to allocate the fixed capacity of the service to match the highest revenue demand in the marketplace
C)  The notion that revenue can be generated though managing only a certain set of operations
D)  Trying to get a fixed source of revenue for the organization

Question 6

After a region of a new facility has been selected,candidate communities within the region are identified for further analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Learning curve effect is

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to increase a machine's productive capacity through usage
B)  The ability to improve a process capacity through the usage of a machine
C)  The human ability to adjust their productive capacity through learning
D)  The human ability to increase their productive capacity through learning

Question 8

The most important factor(s)effecting the learning curve rate include(s):

Accepted Answer

A)  Complexity of the task
B)  Percentage of mechanical input
C)  Percentage of human input
D)  Only A and C

Question 9

Bottlenecks are places in the production process where production slows down because of a slow or insufficient number of resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Efficiency is defined as input divided by output.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the allocation of capacity,overbooking is an attempt to reduce costs through better schedule management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Uncertain waiting is longer than known,finite waiting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The __________ plan is a preliminary,approximate schedule of an organization's overall operations that will satisfy the demand forecast at minimum cost.

Accepted Answer

A)  Production
B)  Rough-cut capacity
C)  Aggregate
D)  Efficiency

Question 14

The cycle time of the process is the reciprocal of the output rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Organizations such as makers of greeting cards,of summer or winter products and of fireworks face a cyclic difficulty referred to as _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Organizations such as makers of greeting cards,of...

Question 16

In planning the long-term capacity of an operation,one should take into account:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bottlenecks
B)  Economies of scale
C)  Economies of scope
D)  Only B and C

Question 17

Obtaining lower unit costs through the use of larger facilities is called economies of scope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Assume that Company F produces a variety of smart phones sequentially on three machines.The times required on each machine for one typical racket are as follows: M1: 3 minutes M2: 8 minutes,M3: 2 minutes,M4: 5 minutes.The throughput time for a smart phone is :

Accepted Answer

A)  2 minutes
B)  4) 5 minutes
C)  9 minutes
D)  18 minutes

Question 19

Which of the following is/are (a)technique(s)used for increasing short-run capacity

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase resources
B)  Improve resource use
C)  Modify the demand
D)  All of the above

Question 20

Utilization can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Output divided input
B)  Actual output relative to some expected,designed,or normal output
C)  Input divided by output
D)  Output in proportion to the actual input

Exam 8: Capacity, Scheduling, and Location Planning

The more __________ the service,the longer it is worth waiting for.

The physical release of a work order from the production planning and control department to operations is called ___________.

The first step to enhance the development of long-term capabilities is to identify potential locations.

In addition to showing time schedules,Gantt charts can also be used for capacities of facilities,workers,jobs,activities,and so forth.

Revenue or Yield Management may also be thought of as:

After a region of a new facility has been selected,candidate communities within the region are identified for further analysis.

Learning curve effect is

The most important factor(s) effecting the learning curve rate include(s) :

Bottlenecks are places in the production process where production slows down because of a slow or insufficient number of resources.

Efficiency is defined as input divided by output.

In the allocation of capacity,overbooking is an attempt to reduce costs through better schedule management.

Uncertain waiting is longer than known,finite waiting.

The __________ plan is a preliminary,approximate schedule of an organization's overall operations that will satisfy the demand forecast at minimum cost.

The cycle time of the process is the reciprocal of the output rate.

Organizations such as makers of greeting cards,of summer or winter products and of fireworks face a cyclic difficulty referred to as _________.

In planning the long-term capacity of an operation,one should take into account:

Obtaining lower unit costs through the use of larger facilities is called economies of scope.

Assume that Company F produces a variety of smart phones sequentially on three machines.The times required on each machine for one typical racket are as follows: M1: 3 minutes M2: 8 minutes,M3: 2 minutes,M4: 5 minutes.The throughput time for a smart phone is :

Which of the following is/are (a) technique(s) used for increasing short-run capacity

Utilization can be defined as: