Week 4 : Midterm Exam
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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) Which of the following lead-time elements can be compressed into one well-designed
PAC system? (Points : 5)
Run, move, and queue
Move and queue
Run and setup
Move and setup
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) In managing supplier relations, which of the following is a beneficial setup? (Points : 5)
Supplier demand is connected to the customer's resource and planning activities.
Your resource planning activities are linked to your supplier's capacity planning.
Your supplier's master planning schedule is connected to your resource planning activities.
Your supplier's demand management system is connected to your PAC vendor 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
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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) Which of the following lead-time elements can be compressed into one well-designed
PAC system? (Points : 5)
Run, move, and queue
Move and queue
Run and setup
Move and setup
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) In managing supplier relations, which of the following is a beneficial setup? (Points : 5)
Supplier demand is connected to the customer's resource and planning activities.
Your resource planning activities are linked to your supplier's capacity planning.
Your supplier's master planning schedule is connected to your resource planning activities.
Your supplier's demand management system is connected to your PAC vendor 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
