A+ Answers of the following Questions

1. Job design and workplace layout interact. Taken together, these are foundations of fine
product quality. With that in mind, workplace quality can best be described as (Points : 1)
a person’s evaluation of where they work (location) and who supplies them.
a good plan for the working environment within the company’s facilities.
attempts to build physical models of the real thing just like a plant layout model.
a requirement for product quality resulting from a skilled workforce with high morale and pride of workmanship.

2. The three step procedure—in precise order of accomplishment—to obtain minimum total
transport costs is: (Points : 1)
Start with a feasible solution; select the biggest cost-reduction change in shipments; ship as many units as possible.
Select the lowest-cost shipment; start with a feasible solution; ship as many units as possible.
Ship as many units as possible; select the lowest-cost shipment; start with a feasible solution.
Start with a feasible solution; ship as many units as possible; select the biggest cost-reduction
shipment.

3. In the mail order business, _____ agents are crucial to the success of their companies. In many other kinds of industries, the same type of agents have major responsibilities for bottom line performance, but their role goes (relatively) unrecognized. (Points : 1)
travel
real estate
ticket
purchasing

1. The first book on MRP was written by _____ in 1975. (Points : 1)
Joseph Orlicky
Modigliani
David Garvin
Robert Thurman

2. The first step in the planning hierarchy is _____ planning. (Points : 1)
production
strategic
MRP
DRP

3. Key inputs to the MRP information system are: (Points : 1)
MPS and BOM
BOM and inventory stock-level reports
MPS and inventory stock-level reports
MPS, BOM, and inventory stock-level reports

1. Cycle-time management is the aspect of _____ that applies to running a better production process for a flow shop. (Points : 1)
EOQ
MBO
TBM
ELS

2. Cycle times of inbound and outbound supplies are interconnected with which of the following? (Points : 1)
the fundamentals of the production line
line-balanced production systems
decreasing the breakeven point.
increasing the rate of profit (slope of the breakeven value, R – TC)

3. _____ line-balancing methods employ “rule of thumb,” common sense, logical thinking, and
experience to find near-optimal solutions for large problems. (Points : 1)
Deterministic
Heuristic
Paced
Stochastic

1. Engineering design will be the preferred method for line-balancing (Points : 1)
if the product or service output of the flow shop is expected to have a long and stable life
cycle.
if the supplier inputs to the flow shop are expected to have a long and stable life cycle.
if the product or service output of the flow shop is expected to grow significantly as the
product life cycle matures.
all of the above

2. Queuing models make certain specific assumptions.  Which of the following choices are
reasonable assumptions under certain circumstances? (Points : 1)
The source of arrivals is large enough to be considered infinite.
There are limited accommodations for a waiting line.
Customers line up to receive service which is granted on a FIFO basis.
If the waiting line is long customers begin to defect (leave the line)
all of the above

3. Heuristic models do which of the following? (Points : 1)
replace mathematical optimization efforts when optimization is not feasible
use modular product designs to offer greater market variety
use rules of thumb to strive for near-equal workloads at successive stations
utilize logical rules derived by observation and introspection
a, c, and d

1. _____ line-balancing exists when the assumption of fixed and deterministic times for operations and total process time is not correct. (Points : 1)
Deterministic
Stochastic
Heuristic
Paced

2. Queuing models make certain specific assumptions.  Which of the following choices are
reasonable assumptions under certain circumstances? (Points : 1)
The source of arrivals is large enough to be considered infinite.
There are limited accommodations for a waiting line.
Customers line up to receive service which is granted on a FIFO basis.
If the waiting line is long customers begin to defect (leave the line)
all of the above

3. Cycle times of inbound and outbound supplies are interconnected with which of the following? (Points : 1)
the fundamentals of the production line
line-balanced production systems
decreasing the breakeven point.
increasing the rate of profit (slope of the breakeven value, R – TC)