An outlier has been identified in the demand data for an item. The most appropriate next step would be to:

screen the outlier for manual review.

set the forecast value to the outlier limit.

screen the outlier for manual review.

advance the forecast model in time, without smoothing.

increase the length of the forecast time period.

Safety capacity in lean environments is:

where take time is greater than cycle time.

unnecessary waste to be reduced in the next kaizen event.

where take time is greater than cycle time.

provided by adding an additional shift.

employing additional workers in peak periods.

A life cycle assessment (LCA) would be used to determine:

environmental aspects and impacts.

the length of a long-term agreement.

how an item should be scheduled.

environmental aspects and impacts.

if risk pooling would reduce inventory investment.

Risk pooling would work best for items with:

high demand uncertainty and long lead times.

low demand uncertainty and short lead times.

low demand uncertainty and long lead times.

high demand uncertainty and short lead times.

high demand uncertainty and long lead times.

To facilitate transportation efficiency and inventory management, companies frequently use:

automated storage/retrieval systems (AS/RS).

A statistical safety stock calculation would be appropriate for:

components used in multiple end items.

new products at time of introduction.

supply-constrained raw materials.

A part is sold as a service part, and it is also used as a component in another part. Which of the following statements about the planning for this part is true?

The service part demand can be included in the gross requirements.

The material requirements for the part will be understated.

The service part demand can be included in the gross requirements.

It shouldn't have any safety stock.

Long lead-time items with stable demand would best be supported by a supply chain:

positioning inventory close to the consumer.

linked through an enterprise resources planning (ERP) system.

positioning inventory close to the consumer.

An example of a cradle-to-cradle sustainability model would be:

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.

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.

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.

a company uses wood that has been gathered from multiple sources to construct items, such as beds and toys for babies and young children.

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.

Which of the following statements is true about the mean time between failures (MTBF) measure?

Itis a useful measure of reliability.

Itis used for non-repairable products.

An increase in MTBF is proportional to an increase in quality.

Itis a useful measure of reliability.

Itis the same as operating life or service life.

A supplier making a part with a specified dimension of 50 mm + 0.3 mm changes the tolerance range to + 0.5 mm. Which of the following pairs correctly identifies the changes to the percentage of defective parts and the process capability index?

The percentage of defective parts decreases, and the process capability index decreases.

The percentage of defective parts increases, and the process capability index increases.

The percentage of defective parts increases, and the process capability index decreases.

The percentage of defective parts decreases, and the process capability index increases.

The percentage of defective parts decreases, and the process capability index decreases.

A technique to manage load variability would be to:

plan additional safety capacity as a part of total available capacity to meet unplanned demand.

apply capacity planning using overall factors (CPOF) to identify priority items at the work center.

plan additional safety capacity as a part of total available capacity to meet unplanned demand.

design the shop floor with machines that sit idle until additional demand requires their use.

use capacity bills to provide a rough-cut method of planning total-time-per-unit value.

A balanced scorecard is a performance measurement approach that involves:

linking financial and non-financial performance measures to organizational goals.

assigning profit responsibility to key managers.

obtaining external industry performance measures against the company's key performance indicators (KPIs).

linking financial and non-financial performance measures to organizational goals.

An analysis was done on a group of parts that showed a missed delivery resulting in lost sales on other product lines many times greater than the value of the initial lost sale. As a result, the company launched an initiative to increase the fill rate on these parts to 100%. Currently, they have raised the fill rate to 99%. As they continue the initiative, what effects are most likely expected?

Operating costs will increase faster than service level.

Operating costs and service level will both increase at the same rate.

Operating costs will increase slower than service level,

Operating costs will increase faster than service level.

Neither operating costs nor service level will increase.

In which of the following situations would the use of a failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) be most appropriate?

Prior to a new product introduction (NPI)

After a one-time quality incident investigation

During the define phase of a six-sigma project

During evaluation of a new market opportunity

Prior to a new product introduction (NPI)

Potential reasons to make instead of buy a product may include:

maintain quality, reduce cost, and keep confidential processes within the firm.

maintain core competencies, increase capital expense, and reduce cost.

less capital investment, large volume changes, and reduce cost.

maintain quality, reduce cost, and keep confidential processes within the firm.

eliminate risks associated with single sourcing, create intermittent flow, and reduce cost.

A focused differentiation strategy is best chosen with:

a narrow buyer segment and pursuit of a unique competitive advantage.

a broad cross-section of buyers and pursuit of a lower cost competitive advantage.

a narrow buyer segment and pursuit of a lower cost competitive advantage.

a broad cross-section of buyers and pursuit of a unique competitive advantage.

a narrow buyer segment and pursuit of a unique competitive advantage.

The major contribution of the production plan is to:

provide authorization for the master schedule.

identify key resources to support the master schedule.

establish the weekly build schedule.

A process capability study would be necessary in a laboratory when:

frequent failures are occurring.

A test results are consistently late.

frequent failures are occurring.

hours of operation are to be extended.

Substituting capital equipment in place of direct labor can be economically justified for which of the following scenarios?

Volumes are forecasted to increase

Material prices are forecasted to increase

Implementing a pull system in production

Functional layouts are being utilized

Which of the following is the fundamental difference between finite loading and other capacity planning approaches?

It considers adjustments to plans based on planned capacity utilization.

It is highly dependent on advanced computer software to function effectively.

It is only managed by shop floor supervisors.

It can use historical information to drive decision-making processes.

It considers adjustments to plans based on planned capacity utilization.

Which of the following conditions is required for an effective single-sourcing relationship?

The organizations must be mutually dependent.

Demand for the customer's products must be stable.

The supplier must offer the lowest price per unit.

The organizations must be mutually dependent.

The organizations must be located close to each other.

A company has prioritized customers A, B, and C, filling orders in that sequence. What are the impacts to customer service levels for customers B and C?

Customer B has higher service level

100% service levels for B and C

Customer B has higher service level

Customer C has higher service level

Customer B and C have same service level

In a make-to-stock (MTS) environment, which of the following actions would improve the trade-off between the cost of inventory and the level of customer service?

Improving estimates of customer demand

Eliminating raw material stockouts

Decreasing the frozen time zone

Reducing manufacturing overtime

Which of the following forms of data is required for rough-cut capacity planning (RCCF)?

Critical work center availability

involves translating market requirements into operations decisions.

is a bottom-up reflection of what the whole group or business wants to do.

involves translating market requirements into operations decisions.

involves exploiting operations capabilities in the global market.

is a top-down activity where operations improvements cumulatively build strategy.

When a certified supplier's delivery performance declines, a company should respond initially by:

communicating with the supplier to investigate the source of the problem.

tightening performance criteria for the supplier.

establishing a temporary buffer of finished goods inventory at the supplier.

communicating with the supplier to investigate the source of the problem.

increasing the standard lead time of the component to allow for supplier delays.

A company's competitive business strategy is based on offering customized products or features and a rapid response to market shifts. The company's process technology and equipment should be characterized by which of the following combinations?

Product-independent processes and flexible automation

Continuous flow processes and a high degree of fixed automation

Product-independent processes with parallel production lines

Product-independent processes and flexible automation

Product-dependent processes and automation based on product volume

The capacity requirements plan is used primarily to:

balance capacity and load at work centers.

calculate the level of available capacity.

determine the overall product load profile.

determine the priority of orders.

The cost accountant has discovered a consistent overage in actual run time for one operation. This information should be sent first to the:

the engineering manager to evaluate the run time for the routing.

product manager to increase the selling price of the product.

quality manager to add a new quality measurement to the operation.

production supervisor to review and explain the overage.

the engineering manager to evaluate the run time for the routing.

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The demonstrated capacity of equipment in a process flow is $1,200 per day. Due to a malfunction in a feeder line, utilization of the equipment is reduced by 25% on Day 6. If the efficiency remains unchanged at 110%, what would the output be on Day 6?

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