BAM 421 Unit 4 Exam (California Coast University)
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<strong>BAM</strong> <strong>421</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> 4 <strong>Exam</strong> (<strong>California</strong><br />
<strong>Coast</strong> <strong>University</strong>)<br />
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<strong>BAM</strong> <strong>421</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> 4 <strong>Exam</strong> (<strong>California</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>University</strong>)<br />
1. The aggregate plan gets input or feedback from which of the following areas?<br />
a. engineering<br />
b. finance, marketing and human resources<br />
c. the master production schedule<br />
d. procurement, production and general management<br />
e. All of the above.<br />
2. Which portion of the master production schedule is normally fixed, frozen or firm?<br />
a. the entire schedule<br />
b. only the aggregate schedule<br />
c. only the middle of the schedule<br />
d. only the near-term portion<br />
e. only the far-term portion<br />
3. In continuous (stock-to-forecast) operations, the master production schedule is usually expressed in terms of<br />
_______________.<br />
a. end items<br />
b. modules<br />
c. kits<br />
d. customer orders<br />
e. warehouse orders<br />
4. In job shop (make-to-order) operations, the master production schedule is usually expressed in<br />
_______________.<br />
a. end items<br />
b. modules<br />
c. kits<br />
d. customer orders<br />
e. warehouse orders<br />
5. A document calls for the production of 50 small garden tractors in week 1, 50 small garden tractors and 100<br />
riding mowers in week 2, 100 riding mowers and 200 garden utility carts in week 3 and 100 riding mowers in<br />
week 4. This document is most likely a(n) _______________.<br />
a. net requirements document<br />
b. resource requirements profile<br />
c. aggregate plan<br />
d. master production schedule<br />
e. Wagner-Whitin finite capacity document<br />
6. The _______________ is the input to material requirements planning which lists the assemblies,<br />
subassemblies, parts and raw materials needed to produce one unit of finished product.<br />
a. bill of material<br />
b. master production schedule
c. inventory records<br />
d. assembly time chart<br />
e. net requirements chart<br />
7. A bill of material lists the _______________.<br />
a. times needed to perform all phases of production<br />
b. production schedules for all products<br />
c. components, ingredients and materials required to produce an item<br />
d. operations required to produce an item<br />
e. components, ingredients, materials and assembly operations required to produce an item<br />
8. Forward scheduling _______________.<br />
a. begins with a delivery date, then offsets each operation one at a time, in reverse order<br />
b. is well suited where the supplier is usually able to meet precise delivery dates<br />
c. tends to minimize work-in-process inventory<br />
d. assumes that procurement of material and operations start as soon as requirements are known<br />
e. produces a schedule only if it meets the due date<br />
9. Scheduling is rather straightforward in product-focused facilities because _______________.<br />
a. kanban automates the scheduling of the assembly line<br />
b. demand is reasonably stable and capacities, set-up times and run times are generally known<br />
c. assembly line balancing assures the highest possible production efficiency<br />
d. finite capacity scheduling has made MRP much more realistic<br />
e. All of the above are true.<br />
10. Which file contains important information regarding an item’s flow through the shop?<br />
a. item master file<br />
b. work-center master file<br />
c. control files<br />
d. routing file<br />
e. None of the above provides information regarding an item’s flow through the shop.<br />
11. Which of these is not part of the planning files of a production planning and control system?<br />
a. a progress file<br />
b. a work-center master file<br />
c. an item master file<br />
d. a routing file<br />
e. All of the above are all part of the planning files.<br />
12. Which of the following files tracks work order progress?<br />
a. work-center master files<br />
b. routing files<br />
c. item master files<br />
d. control files<br />
e. None of the above tracks work order progress.<br />
13. The production database containing information about each of the components that a firm produces or<br />
purchases is the _______________.<br />
a. routing file<br />
b. work-center master file<br />
c. control file<br />
d. item master file<br />
e. None of the above.<br />
14. Which of the following is not one of the Seven Wastes?<br />
a. overproduction<br />
b. transportation<br />
c. assignment<br />
d. defective product<br />
e. motion<br />
15. The 5Ss ________________.<br />
a. have the “flavor” of a housekeeping list<br />
b. are a checklist for lean operations<br />
c. have become a list of seven items in American practice<br />
d. can be used to assist with necessary changes in organizational culture<br />
e. All of these are true.
16. The list of 5Ss, although it looks like a housekeeping directive, supports lean production by<br />
________________.<br />
a. identifying non-value items and removing them in the “sort/segregate” item<br />
b. reducing inventory in the “standardize” item<br />
c. increasing variability through standardized procedures in the “standardize” item<br />
d. eliminating wasted motion through ergonomic studies in the “support” item<br />
e. building good safety practices in the “shine/sweep” item<br />
17. Concerning relationships with suppliers, which of the following combinations is critical to the success of<br />
JIT?<br />
a. close relationships with trust<br />
b. close relationships with skepticism<br />
c. distant relationships with trust<br />
d. distant relationships with skepticism<br />
e. None of the above.<br />
18. Which one of the following is not a benefit of the implementation of JIT?<br />
a. cost reduction<br />
b. variability increase<br />
c. rapid throughput<br />
d. quality improvement<br />
e. rework reduction<br />
19. If the goals of JIT partnerships are met, which of the following is a result?<br />
a. For incoming goods, receiving activity and inspection are outsourced.<br />
b. In-transit inventory falls as suppliers are located closer to facilities.<br />
c. The number of suppliers increases.<br />
d. In-plant inventory replaces in-transit inventory.<br />
e. All of the above are consequences of meeting the JIT partnership goals.<br />
20. Ten high-technology batteries are tested for 200 hours each. One failed at 20 hours; all others completed<br />
the test. FR(%) is _______________ and MTBF is ________________.<br />
a. 10%; 1/1820<br />
b. 90%; 1/1820<br />
c. 10%; 1820 hours<br />
d. 10%; 1980 hours<br />
e. cannot calculate from information provided<br />
21. Ten high-technology batteries are tested for 200 hours each. One failed at 50 hours; all others completed<br />
the test. FR(%) is _____________ and FR(N) is _______________.<br />
a. 10%; 1/1850<br />
b. 10%; 1/2000<br />
c. 25%; 1850 hours<br />
d. 90%; 1/2000<br />
e. Indeterminate; no standard deviation is given.<br />
22. Ten high-technology batteries are tested for 200 hours each. One failed at 20 hours, another failed at 140<br />
hours and all others completed the test. FR(%) is _______________ and MTBF is ________________.<br />
a. 20%; 880 hours<br />
b. 10%; 1980 hours<br />
c. 20%; 1760 hours<br />
d. 80%; 920 hours<br />
e. cannot calculate from information provided<br />
23. MTBF measures the average _________________.<br />
a. calendar time between failures<br />
b. operating time between failures<br />
c. number of failures per unit time<br />
d. number of operations between failures<br />
e. downtime per breakdown<br />
24. A system is composed of four parts, J, K, L and M. All four must function for the system to function. The<br />
four component reliabilities are .99, .98, .992 and .998. The designers are considering putting a .80 reliable<br />
backup at K. This backup will change the system reliability from ______________ to ________________.<br />
a. 0.9762 to 0.9605
. 0.9605 to 0.9762<br />
c. 0.9605 to some smaller value<br />
d. cannot be determined<br />
e. None of the above.<br />
25. Suppose that a process is comprised of multiple components, each having a 75% success rate. What is the<br />
change in reliability going from a series layout to a parallel layout if the process has 5 components?<br />
a. 0%<br />
b. 100%<br />
c. 76.2%<br />
d. -76.2 %<br />
e. unable to determine