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Execution and Control of Operations Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following concepts is a reason to create a visual factory?

Options:

A.

They are more successful because visual systems are more robust.

B.

They are inexpensive to implement.

C.

They are more successful because they display well for customer visits.

D.

They are successful because they are self-explaining and self-improving.

Question 2

A factory is at capacity in a period of stable demand. Which of the following actions would be best to maintain the competitive advantage when product variety is expected to increase?

Options:

A.

Establish additional factories.

B.

Increase capacity.

C.

Reduce takt time.

D.

Apply single-minute exchange of die (SMED)

Question 3

Standard costing systems may encourage production managers to do which of the following activities?

Options:

A.

Concentrate on easy orders to maintain high productivity ratios.

B.

Implement Theory of Constraints.

C.

Implement lean production systems to reduce cycle times.

D.

Build finished-goods inventory to net requirements.

Question 4

A supplier of roller bearings makes lots of 10,000 and sorts them automatically according to size. In a typical lot of 10,000, the sizes break into the following categories:

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The product requires rollers on target or, at most, 0.0001 oversize. Experience indicates that 100% must be reinspected before use because the machine inspection lets a few defective units slip through. The supplier should be encouraged to take which of the following actions?

Options:

A.

Learn what factors cause variability.

B.

Tighten the inspection criteria.

C.

Seek deviations from Quality Control.

D.

Doubly inspect the rollers

Question 5

A work center has a balance between the scheduled input and output over the next 4 weeks. One of the three machines in the work center will be out of service for 1 week. Currently, three operators work the first shift, one operator works the second shift, and each has a 40-hour work week. Which of the following actions is best to take to maintain the schedule?

Options:

A.

Move an operator from the first to the second shift.

B.

Schedule 40 hours of overtime.

C.

Subcontract 40 hours of work.

D.

Adjust the input.

Question 6

A company is gathering data as to why the machine is consistently shutting down. What methodology should a company pursue first?

Options:

A.

5S

B.

Plan-do-check-act

C.

Kaizen event

D.

Statistical process control

Question 7

Proper workplace organization calls for which of the following actions?

Options:

A.

Increasing supervisor oversight

B.

Returning frequently used items to a nearby, fixed location

C.

Increasing the use of kanbans

D.

Placing all tools in a centrally located tool crib

Question 8

Which of the following components are associated with inventory functions?

Options:

A.

Transit, cycle, and warehousing

B.

Transit, cycle, and safety stock

C.

Safety stock, anticipation, and work in process (WIP)

D.

Raw, work in process (WIP), and finished goods

Question 9

What management approach is based on the participation of all members of an organization in improving processes, and culture in which they work?

Options:

A.

Total Quality Control

B.

Total Quality Engineering

C.

Total Quality Management

D.

Total Waste Management

Question 10

The primary reason for using an empty conveyance container as a triggering signal is to:

Options:

A.

communicate the need for material.

B.

keep the original container filled with material.

C.

pull material downstream.

D.

push material downstream.

Question 11

Based on the theory of constraints (TOC) scheduling approach, smaller lots created as a result of splitting order quantities are considered to be:

Options:

A.

period order quantities.

B.

bottleneck batches.

C.

transfer batches.

D.

campaign orders.

Question 12

After some investigation, a packaging company determined that all of its defective containers were being delivered by one of their third-party trucking companies. What quality tool would have been used to find this information?

Options:

A.

Check sheet

B.

Pareto diagram

C.

Plan-do-check-action

D.

Process flow diagram

Question 13

Which of the following costing methods shows the greatest apparent profit in a time of inflation?

Options:

A.

Last in, first out

B.

First in, first out

C.

Standard cost

D.

Actual cost

Question 14

Which of the following steps should be first in determining operation start dates for capacity planning?

Options:

A.

Input/output control

B.

Forward or backward scheduling

C.

Finite or infinite loading

D.

Order preparation and release

Question 15

A work center has one machine that is operated for one shift per day. The shop runs an 8-hour shift 5 days per week. Machine utilization has been 60% with efficiency at 80%. A routing through this work center has a standard run time of .10 hours per piece. Job number 1234 is for 200 pieces. If the utilization is improved to 80%, the difference in calculated lead time for the job is how many days?

Options:

A.

1.0

B.

1.3

C.

2.1

D.

2.7

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