Manufacturing Management Test Bank
Course Introduction
Manufacturing Management explores the principles and practices involved in the efficient design, operation, and improvement of manufacturing systems. The course covers key topics such as production planning and control, inventory management, quality assurance, process optimization, lean manufacturing, and supply chain integration. Students will learn to apply mathematical models and management strategies to address challenges in resource allocation, capacity planning, cost minimization, and productivity enhancement. Emphasis is placed on leveraging technology and data analytics to support decision-making and drive innovation within manufacturing environments.
Recommended Textbook Operations and Supply Chain Management The Core 4th Edition by F. Robert Jacobs
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Chapter 1: Operations and Supply Chain Management
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Q1) Automobiles and appliances are classified as "pure goods."
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q2) Operations and supply management changes constantly because of the dynamic nature of competing in global business and the constant evolution of information technology.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A process can be effective without being efficient.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) During a recession,efficient firms often have an opportunity to increase market share while maintaining profitability
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Strategy and Sustainability
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Q1) Activity-system maps are useful in understanding how well a system of activities fits the overall company's strategy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The process when a company seeks to match the benefits of a successful position while maintaining its existing position by adding new features,services,and technologies into its current portfolio it is called straddling.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Within a sustainability framework,the environmental dimension of the triple bottom line concept has to do with labor,the community,and the region in which a firm conducts its business.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Forecasting
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Q1) restriction in using linear regression is that it assumes that past data and future projections fall on or near a straight line.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The least squares method refers to:
A)A computation in linear regression
B)Selecting participants for the Delphi Technique
C)Time series decomposition into smaller and smaller units
D)Determining the smallest sources of error in a forecast
E)Calculating the running sum of forecast errors
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following considerations is not a factor in deciding which forecasting model a firm should choose?
A)Time horizon to forecast
B)Product
C)Accuracy required
D)Data availability
E)Analyst availability
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Strategic Capacity Management
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Q1) production facility works best when it focuses on a fairly limited set of production objectives.
A)True
B)False
Q2) At a decision point in a decision tree,which machine would you select when trying to maximize payoff when the anticipated benefit of selecting machine A is $45,000 with a probability of 90%;the expected benefit of selecting machine B is $80,000 with a probability of 50% and the expected benefit of selecting machine C is $60,000 with a probability of 75%?
A)Machine A
B)Machine B
C)Machine C
D)You would be indifferent between machines A and C
Q3) Which of the following is not a step used in determining production capacity requirements?
A)Forecasting to predict product sales
B)Forecasting raw material usage
C)Projecting availability of labor
D)Calculating equipment and labor needs
E)Projecting equipment availability
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Chapter 4: PART-A: Learning Curves
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Q1) The unit improvement factor for an 80% learning curve at 100 units is 0.2271.The first and second timings of a person doing a job are 20 minutes and 16 minutes respectively,what is the learning-adjusted time estimate for unit number 100?
A)20 minutes
B)16 minutes
C)2.271 minutes
D)4.542 minutes
E)0.800 minutes
Q2) Learning curves can be applied to individuals and to organizations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) company can produce a small lot of products the first time at a cost of $10,000.If their 75 percent learning curve allows them to reduce their costs on each lot,what is the total cost of producing 10 lots?
A)$100,000
B)$93,978
C)$65,432
D)$55,890
E)$49,310
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Chapter 5: Projects Manufacturing and Service Processes
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Q1) Breakthrough projects are those that provide fundamental improvements to existing products.
A)True
B)False
Q2) disadvantage of a matrix project organizational structure is that a project manager is held responsible for successful completion of the project.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The activity direct costs associated with a project might include giving workers overtime to complete a project in less than the expected time.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One of the advantages of a functional project organizational structure is that a team member can work on several projects.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Manufacturing Processes
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Q1) The placement of which of the following is not determined by production process organization decisions?
A)Departments
B)Workgroups
C)Workstations
D)Machines
E)Emergency exits
Q2) Which of the following is not a step in developing a manufacturing cell layout?
A)Grouping parts into families that follow a common sequence of steps
B)Identifying dominant flow patterns of parts families as a basis for location of processes
C)Physically grouping machines and processes into cells
D)Disposing of left-over machinery and outsourcing ungrouped processes
E)None of the above
Q3) For the purposes of assembly-line balancing,the required workstation cycle time is found by dividing production time per day by the required units of output per day.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: PART-A: Break-Even Analysis
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Q1) Break-Even Analysis can be used to help decide whether to perform a task with a special purpose machine or with a general purpose machine.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Assume a fixed cost for a process of $10,000.The variable cost to produce each unit of product is $30,and the selling price for the finished product is $50.Ignoring inventory,how many units must the firm sell to break even?
A)200 units
B)300 units
C)400 units
D)500 units
E)600 units
Q3) general purpose machine is less capable than a special purpose machine in certain tasks but can perform a broader variety of tasks.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Service Processes
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Q1) Poka-Yoke is roughly translated from Japanese as "Avoid Mistakes."
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not a suggestion for managing queues presented in the textbook?
A)Try to divert your customer's attention when waiting
B)Segment the customers
C)Encourage customers to come during a slack period
D)Train your servers to be friendly
E)Periodically close the service channel to temporarily disperse the line
Q3) Which of the following is a suggestion for managing queues that is mentioned in the textbook?
A)Put up a serpentine lane to keep people from jumping ahead in line
B)Use humor to defuse a potentially irritating situation
C)Train your servers to be friendly
D)Assure customers that the wait is fair and inform them of the queue discipline
E)Tell people in the queue that each will be served as soon as possible
Q4) The service-system design matrix identifies six forms of service encounters.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Sales and Operations Planning
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Q1) The objective of the Aggregate Operations Plan is to insure that the marketing and sales plans are realistic.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The sales and operations planning process consists of a series of meetings.
A)True
B)False
Q3) rate fence is a logical justification for different prices for what is essentially the same service.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Because a level production strategy does not require adjustment in the short-to-medium term,aggregate sales and operations planning is not required.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The essence of yield management is the ability to manage supply.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Material Requirements Planning
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Q1) The time-phased plan specifying how many and when the firm plans to build each end item is called the master production schedule (MPS).
A)True
B)False
Q2) An output of MRP is a bill of materials (BOM)file.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is considered a secondary report in an MRP system?
A)Planned order schedule
B)Exceptions reports
C)Inventory record
D)Firm orders from known customers
E)Engineering change reports
Q4) Which of the following industry types will not benefit greatly from the application of MRP?
A)Fabricate-to-order
B)Assemble-to-stock
C)Assemble-to-order
D)Manufacture-to-order
E)None of these
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Chapter 10: Quality Management and Six-Sigma Supply
Chain Processes and Analytics
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Q1) An opportunity flow diagram as part of a six-sigma quality improvement process might be found in which DMAIC category?
A)Define
B)Measure
C)Analyze
D)Improve
E)Control
Q2) ISO 14000 is primarily concerned with environmental management. A)True
B)False
Q3) quality guru named Philip Crosby defined quality as conformance to requirements. A)True
B)False
Q4) One SPC tool used in total quality management is the Pareto chart. A)True
B)False
Q5) An opportunity flow diagram is used to separate the value-added from the non-value-added steps in a process. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Inventory Management
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Q1) One of the basic purposes of inventory analysis in manufacturing and stockkeeping services is to determine how large the orders to vendors should be.
A)True
B)False
Q2) company has recorded the last six days of daily demand on a single product they sell.Those values are 37,115,93,112,73,and 110.The time from when an order is placed to when it arrives at the company from its vendor is 3 days.Assuming the basic fixed-order quantity inventory model fits this situation and no safety stock is needed,which of the following is the reorder point (R)?
A)540
B)270
C)115
D)90
E)60
Q3) Inventory is defined as the stock of any item or resource used in an organization. A)True B)False
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Chapter 12: Lean Supply Chains
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Q1) Applying lean concepts in manufacturing balances increases in cost with quality improvement.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Value stream mapping is used to visualize product flows through various processing steps.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The textbook The Toyota Production System identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?
A)Underproduction
B)Excess quality
C)Preventive maintenance
D)Product defects
E)Kaizen
Q4) "Quality at the source" requires factory workers to become their own inspectors.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Global Sourcing and Procurement
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Q1) An improvement-driven reason for outsourcing is that it can increase product and service value,customer satisfaction,and shareholder value.
A)True
B)False
Q2) stable supply process is one where product volumes are high,demand is predictable and there is a long product life.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An important opportunity in green sourcing is waste reduction opportunities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following product categories includes fashionable clothing,personal computers,and other products that typically have a very brief life cycle?
A)Functional products
B)Dysfunctional products
C)Innovative products
D)Bullwhip products
E)Value density products
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Chapter 14: Location, Logistics and Distribution
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Q1) In a hub-and-spoke system each warehouse in the system acts as a spoke.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Association for Operations Management defines logistics as "the art and science of obtaining,producing,and distributing material and product in the proper place and in proper quantities."
A)True
B)False
Q3) The centroid method for plant location uses which of the following data?
A)Volume of goods to be shipped between existing points
B)Inbound transportation costs
C)Transport times between facilities
D)Correlation matrix of existing facilities
E)Probabilities and payoffs
Q4) Facility location analysis considers the competitive imperative to be close to customers as to timeliness of deliveries.
A)True
B)False
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