Sample Questions for Chapters 4, 5, and Technical Note 5

1.Which of the following best describes the term cycle time? A) Average time between completions of successive units B) Ratio of the time a resource is activated over its use C) Can be no more that ! minutes ") #he same as utili$ation %) #he labor content of the item being measured Answer& A '.A process flowchart uses symbols to represent which of the following? A) (actory location B) Warehouse space available C) Wor) force schedules ") (lows of material or customers %) "ata analysis Answer& " *.A process flowchart uses which of the following symbols to represent a decision point in a flow diagram? A) Rectangle B) Arrow C) +nverted triangle ") "iamond %) A dashed line Answer& " ,.An advantage of a ma)e-to-stoc) process is which of the following? A) Rapid delivery of a standard product B) All units of output are uni.ue C) +t responds directly to customer orders ") +t allows the firm to avoid inventory costs %) +t combines the best features of other processes Answer& A /.Which of the following are not typical phases of product development? A) Concept development B) 0alue engineering C) 1roduct planning ") 1roduct21rocess engineering %) 1ilot production2Ramp-3p Answer& B .Which of the following is primarily used to help design products that will connect product attributes with customer desires? A) +ntegration teams B) 4ouse of .uality matri5 C) 0alue analysis ") Concurrent engineering %) #he design-build-test cycle

Answer& B 6.Which of the following is not considered a ma7or process flow structure? A) 8ob shop B) Batch shop C) Assembly line ") 0irtual (actory %) Continuous (low Answer& " 9.Assume a fi5ed cost for a process of :1/;!!!. #he variable cost to produce each unit of product is :1! and the selling price for the finished product is :'/. Which of the following is the number of units that has to be produced and sold to brea)even? A) /!! units B) 6 units C) 6<! units ") <!! units %) 1;!!! units Answer& % <.Which of the following is a basic type of production layout format? A) 1rocess flow diagram B) CRA(# C) =ystematic plan ") =imo charts %) Cellular layout Answer& % 1!. Which of the following basic types of production layout formats is one which similar e.uipment or departments are grouped together according to function? A) 1roduct layout B) (low-shop layout C) 1rocess layout ") >roup technology layout %) All of the above Answer& C 11. #he placement of which of the following is not determined by facility layout decisions? A) "epartments B) Wor)groups C) Wor)stations ") ?achines %) %mergency e5its Answer& % 1'. 3sing the assembly-line balancing procedure; which of the following is the re.uired cycle time if the production time in minutes per day is ,9! and the re.uired output per day in units is /!?

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A) !.1!, B) /! C) <. ") ,9! %) Can not be determined from the information above Answer& C 1*. 3sing the assembly-line balancing procedure; which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of wor)stations if the tas) times for the si5 tas)s that ma)e up the 7ob are ,; ; 6; '; ; and / minutes; and the cycle time is 1! minutes? A) * B) / C) ") 9 %) @one of the above Answer& A 1,. Aou have 7ust determined the actual number of wor)stations that will be used on an assembly line to be using the assembly-line balancing procedure. #he cycle time of the line is / minutes and the sum of all that tas)s re.uired on the line is '/ minutes. Which of the following is the correct value for the resulting lineBs efficiency? A) !./!! B) !.9** C) !.<6* ") !.<<! %) @one of the above Answer& B 1/. Which of the following is not a benefit of a group technology layout? A) Better human relations B) +mproved operator e5pertise C) Cess in-process inventory and material handling ") (aster production setup %) Reduced cost Answer& % Answer& B 1 . A 7ob-shop process should be preferred when a. wor)force and e.uipment are speciali$ed. b. products are made to stoc) type. c. customi$ation is high and volume is low. d. customi$ation is low and volume is high. Answer& C 16. Cist and briefly define basic process flow structures along with the e5amples. 19. What are the differences between ma)e-to-stoc) and ma)e-to order strategies? 1<. What are the basic production layout formats? Briefly e5plain each of them. '!. Cist and briefly define the typical phases of product design development process.

'1. What is concurrent engineering? %5plain it. ''. What is .uality function deployment? %5plain it. '*. A company has designed an output rate of '6/ units per day. Assume ,,! minutes are available per day. #he following table identifies the wor) elements; times; and immediate predecessors. Wor) %lement A B C " % ( > 4 + a. b. c. d. #ime Dminutes) !.* !. !., 1.' !.' !. !.1 !./ !.* +mmediate 1redecessorDs) ----A B C " % >;( 4

What is the desired cycle time? What is the theoretical minimum number of work stations? Balance the assembly line using the longest task-time rule. What is the efficiency for the balanced assembly line?

',. #he owner of Eld-(ashioned Berry 1ies; =. =imon; is contemplating adding a new line of pies; which will re.uire leasing new e.uipment for a monthly payment of : ;!!!. 0ariable costs would be :'.!! per pie; and pies would retail for F6.!! each. 4ow many pies must be sold in order to brea) even?