OPRE

OPRE 3310: Mid Term EXAM –is posted as an “Assignment”, fill in & send to the drop box.

Due midnight, Saturday: 2/18/2017... Questions about the Exam will be answered in class.

This EXAM focuses on Chap. 1 – 9, & lectures / discussions.

See Homework for: Standard Homework & Exam Instruction:

Correct Answers are worth 0.3 points; A Blank Answer = MINUS 1.0 point !

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Name _______________________ Your Co./Prod. __________________________________

Mid Term EXAM, IYW = In Your Words

1. IYW, describe why product / service design is /is not important:

2. Give at least one example of a good product design:

3. Give at least one example of a BAD product design:

4. IYW, what is meant by Strategic Capacity Planning:

5. Why are good Strategic Capacity decisions critical to a Company’s success / problems:

6. What Strategic Capacity decisions have impacted YOUR Company success / problems:

7. IYW, will a selected process / facility layout need change, as volume changes significantly:

8. IYW, What “Quality of Work Life” items (3) are important for the production workers at YOUR Company:

9. You are starting a new company (making a new product); what factors (3) would you use to select processes for your new production facility (ies):

10. IYW, who in YOUR Company’s Supply Chains should be interested in Quality:

11. IYW, who in YOUR Company should be interested in Quality:

12. IYW, what processes (of YOUR OR any company) have a Quality Aspect / characteristic:

13. What advantages should a supplier who gets Certified expect:

14. What advantages should a buyer who gets a supplier Certified expect:

15. Describe how you would certify a supplier:

16. IYW, where are “Inspection Processes” of today are headed:

17. If a process is in control, and we can insure that it will not produce a “Burned Pancake” (Bob’s term), is SPC needed:

18. What are 3 quality characteristics of potato chips (Jay’s):

19. Why did Jay’s under Borden do so poorly:

20. Do YOU feel that Jays is overdoing it with its concern for quality:

21. The book (9.4) shows 2 lists of for the dimensions of Quality: – Product & Service; IYW, discuss 2 dimensions related to Product :

22. The book (9.4) shows 2 lists of for the dimensions of Quality: – Product & Service; IYW, discuss 2 dimensions related to Service:

23. What is a good sequence for a insuring a quality product / service (P/S);

24. Who should be involved in S&OP:

25. Why is the S&OP process important:

26. IYWs, the output of Aggregate Planning / Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP):

27. IYWs, why do some companies still try to inspect to eliminate defective items:

28. IYW, what strategy does YOUR company use to deal with uneven demand:

29. IYW, the process of getting from An Aggregate Plan to A Master Schedule (MPS):

30. IYW, What is the importance of a doable, accurate MPS:

31. IYW, how do we verify that the MPS is doable:

32. IYW, how accurately can the “Costs of Quality” be determined:

33. Control Charts are a quality tool, can they insure no “Burned Pancakes”:

34. Hospitals use bar codes, based on the Reading (textbook), what would you suggest to prevent nurses from circumventing the system:

Using Chapters 4 – 8 & the suggested readings (see course homepage); write 3 questions for each chapter, that YOU think cover relevant material, with answers & reference page #:

35. Chap 4

36. Chap 4

37. Chap 4

38. Chap 5

39. Chap 5

40. Chap 5

41. Chap 6

42. Chap 6

43. Chap 6

44. Chap 7

45. Chap 7

46. Chap 7

47. Chap 8

48. Chap 8

49. Chap 8

50. IYW – for YOUR company – how good a job is OPERATIONS doing:

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