Question 16

The ______ is (are) the MRP input detailing which end items are to be produced, when they are needed, and in what quantities.

Group of answer choices

Inventory records

Gross requirement

Assembly time chart

Master production schedule

Bill of materials

Question 17

For a set of tasks, sequencing them using shortest processing time rule (SPT) results in:

Average Flow = 18 hours

Average Tardy = 3 hours

Sequencing them using first come first serve rule (FCFS) results in:

Average Flow = 16 hours

Average Tardy = 5 hours

Which one of the following statement is NOT true?

Group of answer choices

SPT is slower than FCFS based on Average Flow.

SPT and FCFS each has its own merits.

FCFS is not absolutely better than SPT in this case.

SPT hands-down outperforms FCFS in this case.

FCFS exceeds due time more than SPT does.

Question 18

What is this system's reliability ?

Group of answer choices

95.06%

292.6%

74%

83.79%

92.78%

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Question 192 pts

Flow time in sequencing represents the time

Group of answer choices

An order spends being processed at a work center

None of the others

To complete an order, including time spent in processing and in waiting

An order spends moving from one work center to another

An order spends waiting for processing at a work center

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Question 202 pts

Short-term schedules are prepared

Group of answer choices

From the purchasing plans

From master schedules which are derived from aggregate plans

Directly from the aggregate plans

Directly from the capacity plans

From inventory records for items that have been used up

Flag question: Question 21

Question 212 pts

Given the following bill of materials

If the demand for product A is 50 units, what will be the gross requirement for component E?

Group of answer choices

300

250

200

4

100

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Question 222 pts

A method of input-output control that uses a system of cards to limit the amount of work at a work center and also to control lead time and monitor backlog is

Group of answer choices

Forward scheduling

Leve material use

The assignment method

Backward scheduling

Constant work in process or ConWIP

Flag question: Question 23

Question 232 pts

Which one of the statements concerning sequencing rules is INCORRECT?

Group of answer choices

Shortest processing time rule gets long jobs done as early as possible.

Shortest processing time rule tends to minimize flow time in the system.

Earliest due date rule tends to minimize lateness.

No one sequencing rule excels on all criteria.

First come first serve rule is perceived to be fair by customers.

Flag question: Question 24

Question 242 pts

Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding a Gantt Chart?

Group of answer choices

Monitors jobs in process.

Needs to be updated frequently.

Shows the loading and idle time of a department.

Displays relative workloads over time.

Determines directly which sequence rule is the best for a sequencing task.

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Question 252 pts

Which of the following dispatching rules ordinarily gives the best results when the criterion is lowest time for completion of the full sequence of jobs?

Group of answer choices

Shortest processing time (SPT)

Longest processing time

Critical ratio (CR)

First in, first out (FIFO)

First come, first served (FCFS)

Flag question: Question 26

Question 262 pts

A bakery operates a baking line with 3 machines , one 8 hour shift, 85% efficiency, and 90% utilization, what is the bakery's capacity?

Hint: # of machines x # of shifts x hours/shift x efficiency x utilization = capacity

Group of answer choices

6.12 hours

11 hours

20.4 hours

21.26 hours

18.36 hours

Flag question: Question 27

Question 272 pts

A system with two assembly lines has a capacity of 1920 minutes per day. On Monday, it is actual load is 1440 minutes. What is the system's load percentage?

Group of answer choices

75%

98%

24%

133%

50%

Flag question: Question 28

Question 282 pts

What are K-Bills in Bill of Materials?

Group of answer choices

They are used for small and loose parts, such as fasteners, nuts, and bolts.

They are normally product procurement bills sent by Korean trading partners.

They are transient subassemblies immediately consumed in the next stage.

They are major integral components such as engines and transmissions of a vehicle.

They are K shaped components that are often hard to assemble.

Flag question: Question 29

Question 292 pts

Lowest level coding in bill of materials means that:

Group of answer choices

None of the others

It is the code for the lowest level in the BOM structure

A final item has only a few levels in the BOM structure

The top level of the BOM is below level zero and that BOMs are not organized around the finished product

A component item is coded at the lowest level at which it appears in the BOM structure

Flag question: Question 30

Question 302 pts

In capacity requirement planning, which one of the following statements concerning capacity calculation is RIGHT?

Group of answer choices

Load percentage shows what percentage of your capacity is actually used.

Number of machines or workers don't need to be considered.

Utilization shall not be allowed to be lower than 85%.

Load percentage will never exceed 100%.

Capacity efficiency is always 100%.