REPROCESSOR) ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Stock Out.
Answer: Occurs when inventory is depleted.
◍ Which statement is accurate regarding the purchasing function supply
sources for a unit in a multiunit franchise?.
Answer: Product consistency between properties is necessary
◍ Actual Output.
Answer: Total amount produced during a given time period.
◍ What sort of operation would be most likely to use a buyer's club?.
Answer: Small, particularly if cash flow is an issue
◍ What are the benefits of effective vendor servicing decisions for the buyer?.
Answer: Improve purchasing decisions and vendor relationships
◍ Reliability.
Answer: Ability to perform the promised service dependably and accurately.
◍ Aggregate planning.
Answer: Combining of individual end items into groups or families of parts
for planning purposes.
◍ Economies of Scope.
Answer: Can be expressed as "economies of scale through product line
diversification." It implies building the volume necessary to cover fixed
costs by producing a variety of products on the same equipment. Requires
, flexibility within the organization.
◍ Capacity planning.
Answer: Needed to support customer demand and maintain production
capacity as demands for products change
◍ Adjustment.
Answer: Adds or reduce capacity in small or large amounts as consumer
demand changes; triggered by major changes to process or system
◍ Survey Method.
Answer: Using questionnaires, phone interviews, or the internet to solicit
info to determine forecast
◍ Match.
Answer: Adds capacity in small incremental amounts in response to
changing demands in the market
◍ Simple Moving Average.
Answer: Applying a simple average based on a specific time period
◍ Bill of materials (BOM).
Answer: Lists the materials needed and the quantities of each.
◍ Time-bucket.
Answer: Period of time, usually one week, in which demand and
requirements are grouped for master scheduling and material requirements
planning.
◍ Six Sigma: Analyze.
Answer: Charts and diagrams are used to visualize the measurements and
the frequency of problems or defects, including scatter plots, pareto charts,
histograms, and run charts. The main objective of the _________ phase is to
determine the root causes of variation in the process that result in failures or
defects.
◍ Perceived Quality.
Answer: The image, advertising, or brand name of a product.
, ◍ Economic Production Quantity (EPQ).
Answer: For inventory that will be used in production, When incremental
ordering and depletion of inventory is allowed, Also called production order
quantity.Most appropriate for manufacturing and production companies
◍ Effective capacity.
Answer: The maximum capacity given the product mix, equipment
changeovers, and scheduled downtime of the production schedule. Always
less than design capacity.
◍ Inputs.
Answer: People, capital, material, money
◍ Cause-and-effect diagrams or fishbone diagrams or Ishikawa diagrams.
Answer: Show the impact of various inputs into the result of a process. They
help organizations isolate the root causes of problems such as bottlenecks in
their processes.
◍ Juran.
Answer: Focus was on the customer's perception of qualityQuality must be
built on three elements: o Quality planning o Quality control o Quality
improvement.Focused on Fitness for use and Pareto Principle
◍ Job Shop.
Answer: Process selection most appropriate to produce low volume with
little to high variation. Uses process facility layout (i.e. customized
furniture)
◍ Constraint.
Answer: Any resource whose capacity is less than or equal to demand for
that resource
◍ Supply Chain Management.
Answer: Taking actions to have all members of the supply chain work
together to coordinate their activities and share information
◍ Product facility strategy.