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NEW QUESTION 1

Which of the following scheduling techniques reduces manufacturing lead times?

• A. Backward
• B. Finite
• C. Forward
• D. Overlapped

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 2

Which of the following manufacturing systems involves the creation of one unit or a small number of units?

• A. Flow manufacturing
• B. Intermittent manufacturing
• C. Project manufacturing
• D. Continuous manufacturing

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 3

Effective inventory management should lead to which of the following?

• A. Higher inventory turns
• B. Higher product quality
• C. Lower cost of capital
• D. Elimination of inventory cycle counting

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 4

Which demand management activity includes processing a customer request and making material available for production or shipping?

• A. Forecasting
• B. Order processing
• C. Providing available-to-promise dates
• D. Communicating with the marketplace

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 5

Which of the following processes commits orders against available capacity as well as inventory?

• A. Available-to-promise
• B. Capable-to-promise
• C. Engineered-to-order
• D. Make-to-order

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 6

An extreme change in demand in the supply position upstream generated by a small change in demand downstream in the supply chain is called the:

• A. efficiency variance.
• B. bullwhip effect.
• C. estimate of error.
• D. stockout probability.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 7

The heijunka philosophy can best be described as:

• A. level production.
• B. make-to-stock production.
• C. a chase production strategy.
• D. produce to stock production.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 8

Which of the following factors most likely will impact the demand for a firm's products or services?

• A. Forecast accuracy
• B. Order processing system
• C. Competition
• D. Planning horizon

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 9

An electronic board that provides visibility on the production floor is:

• A. andon.
• B. anova.
• C. ANSI.
• D. alpha factor.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 10

Which of the following information is the key output of rough-cut capacity planning?

• A. Line balancing
• B. Critical resource availability
• C. Inventory objectives by product line
• D. Capacity requirements plan

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 11

In which of the following environments is order-fill rate of primary importance to customer delivery expectations?

• A. Make-to-stock
• B. Design-to-order
• C. Assemble-to-order
• D. Make-to-order

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 12

Which of the following types of manufacturing processes would tend to have the lowest work in process (WIP) inventory?

• A. Project
• B. Intermittent
• C. Batch
• D. Flow

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 13

Which of the following terms refers to a sequence of end items to produce for specific customers' orders in a make-to-order or assemble-to-order environment?

• A. Master schedule
• B. Final assembly schedule
• C. Dispatch list
• D. Input/output control

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 14

Which of the following processes converts the master production schedule into resource requirements that are then compared to the available resources?

• A. Capacity requirements planning
• B. Rough-cut capacity planning
• C. Material requirements planning
• D. Resource planning

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 15

Which of the following issues would be of greatest concern for a company choosing to reduce its finished goods inventory?

• A. Long production changeover time
• B. Customer service expectations
• C. Product quality requirements
• D. Product shelf life constraints

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 16

Which of the following inventory classifications would include semi-finished goods at an outside supplier?

• A. Maintenance, repair, and operating supplies
• B. Finished goods
• C. Raw materials
• D. Work in process

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 17

Reducing set up time will affect item lead time and throughput in which of the following ways?

• A. Lead time will increase, throughput will decrease
• B. Lead time will increase, throughput will increase
• C. Lead time will decrease, throughput will increase
• D. Lead time will decrease, throughput will decrease

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 18

Production activity control receives authorization to release work orders from:

• A. the material requirements plan.
• B. the master production schedule.
• C. production planning.
• D. input/output control.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 19

Which of the following considerations is an advantage of sourcing from multiple suppliers?

• A. Competition
• B. Opportunity for partnering
• C. Better quality
• D. Shorter lead times

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 20

Which of the following tools is considered to be one of the seven quality tools?

• A. Gantt chart
• B. Input/output chart
• C. Control chart
• D. Capacity chart

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 21

Consolidating shipments and reducing the frequency of pickups help to reduce which of the following types of costs?

• A. Warehousing and inspection
• B. Import duties and processing
• C. Total transportation
• D. Capital

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 22

The question below is based on the following information:

What is the average annual transit inventory in units?

• A. 55
• B. 110
• C. 548
• D. 658

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 23

Which of the following plans generally includes an organization's explicit mission, goals, and objectives, along with the specific actions needed to achieve those goals and objectives?

• A. Marketing
• B. Business
• C. Strategic
• D. Financial

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 24

Which of the following techniques deals with analysis and planning of logistics and manufacturing during various time periods?

• A. Advanced planning and scheduling
• B. Aggregate planning
• C. Aggregate forecast
• D. Distribution Requirements Planning

Answer: A

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