1. (TCO 12) _____ is the objective under JIT and time-based competition. (Points

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1. (TCO 12) _____ is the objective under JIT and time-based competition. (Points : 5)

       WIP reduction

       Material velocity

       Lead-time reduction

       Decreasing material wait time

2. (TCO 2) An operation setback chart _____. (Points : 5)

       is based on lead times that typically include move and queue times and indicates a schedule for when to make a part.

       is a schedule for when to make a part

       is not used to schedule the work for each work or machine center

       is a schedule for when to make a part. It is based on lead times that never include move and queue times

3. (TCO 3) What happens to inventory as the number of kanban cards increases? (Points : 5)

       Inventory decreases

       Inventory increases

       Inventory remains the same

       The number of kanban cards has no effect on inventory.

4. (TCO 1) Which of the following is true? (Points : 5)

       MPC can run independent of the operation plan.

       Business failure can result from poor MPC performance.

       In PAC, order release directly affects purchasing.

       PAC is considered the front end of the MPC system.

5. (TCO 6) When linking marketing requirements and manufacturing strategy, what design approaches for shop floor system should be considered? (Points : 5)

       JIT and Lean

       MRP and PAC

       MRP and JIT

       Lean and SPC

6. (TCO 9) Which of the following is true? (Points : 5)

       Once you complete the five steps, the process is complete.

       Another constraint will always appear when the original constraint is broken.

       Demand for product is not a constraint.

       The first step in the TOC is to decide how to exploit a constraint.

7. (TCO 4) According to Elyahu Goldratt, the TOC system uses a scheduling approach called _____. (Points : 5)

       drum-buffer-rope

       drum-buffer-string

       drum-rope-buffer

       drum-buffer-line

8. (TCO 5) The amount of time covered by the basic MRP record is called the _____. (Points : 5)

       time bucket

       new horizon

       time horizon

       planning horizon

Explanation / Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

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