Check sheets can be used to:
A. determine the frequency of a defect and the time period between occurrences.
B. provide a quick method to identify if possible defects exist.
C. allow improvement teams to see if action items are being completed on time.
D. provide an indication of correlation between defects.
Which of the following techniques would a group use to prioritize problems?
A. Critical path analysis
B. Pareto analysis
C. Scatter charts
D. Cause-and-effect diagrams
In Company XYZ, transaction-costing capability has been Integrated into the shop floor reporting system. A batch of 20 units was started in production. At the fourth operation, 20 units are reported as complete. At the fifth operation, 25 units are reported as complete. When all operations are complete, 20 units are checked into the stockroom. If the error at the fifth operation is undetected, which of the following conditions will be true?
A. Stockroom inventory balance will be incorrect.
B. Operator efficiency for the fifth operation will be overstated.
C. Units in process will be understated.
D. Work-in-process (WIP) cost will be understated.
One of the benefits of Integrating a poka-yoke into the production process is that it can be used to:
A. facilitate mixed-model scheduling.
B. prevent defects.
C. Improve machine utilization.
D. enable one-piece flow.
One of the most useful tools for analyzing the sustainable footprint is:
A. process mapping.
B. lean six sigma.
C. SWOT analysis.
D. ISO 9000.
A company's primary performance objective Is flexibility. Which of the following measurements is most important?
A. Labor productivity
B. Schedule adherence
C. Machine changeover time
D. Cycle time
Given the bill of material (BOM) information below and independent requirements of 10 pieces (pcs) per week of Component A and 20 pieces (pcs) per week of Component B, what is the weekly gross requirement of component F?
A. 80
B. 120
C. 160
D. 200
Marketing has requested a significant change in the mix for a product family. The requested change falls between the demand and the planning time fences. The most appropriate action by the master scheduler is to:
A. reject the request.
B. accept the request.
C. forward the request to senior management.
D. check the availability of required material.
Which of the following capacity planning methods uses the master production schedule (MPS) as its primary input?
A. Resource planning
B. Rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP)
C. Finite loading
D. Input/output analysis
Which of the following methods would be appropriate for forecasting the demand for a product family when there is a significant trend and seasonality in the demand history?
A. Econometric models
B. Computer simulation
C. Time series decomposition
D. Weighted moving average
Which of the following methods most likely Introduces a temporary variance between the inventory balance and the inventory record?
A. Inventory write-off
B. Backflushing
C. Cycle count
D. Kanban
An example of a cradle-to-cradle sustainability model would be:
A. a laundry service collects dirty baby clothes from families; cleans the clothes in large, efficient batches; and then sorts and delivers the clothes back to each family.
B. a coffee shop collects paper waste in its restaurants, has a selected supplier collect the paper waste to be recycled, and then purchases paper products from that supplier.
C. a company uses wood that has been gathered from multiple sources to construct items, such as beds and toys for babies and young children.
D. a bank offers the lowest interest rates on loans to firms that are committed to using recycled materials and implementing zero-waste initiatives in their processes.
The primary reason for tracing a component with scheduling problems to Its master production schedule (MPS) item is to:
A. revise the rough-cut capacity plan.
B. reschedule a related component on the shop floor.
C. check the accuracy of the bills for the MPS items.
D. determine if a customer order will be impacted.
A company decided not to pursue a business opportunity In a foreign market due to political Instability and currency fluctuations. Which risk control strategy did this business utilize?
A. Mitigation
B. Prevention
C. Recovery
D. Wait and see
Based on the values reported in the table below, what is the inventory turnover?
A. 0.50
B. 0.58
C. 1.73
D. 2.60