BSOP 429 PRODUCTION ACTIVITY CONTROL AND JUST-IN-TIME WITH LAB – FULL COURSE

BSOP 429 PRODUCTION ACTIVITY CONTROL
AND JUST-IN-TIME WITH LAB – FULL
COURSE
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BSOP 429 Production Activity Control and Just-in-Time with Lab – Full Course
BSOP 429 Week 1 Written Assignment
BSOP 429 Week 1 Discussion 1 How Other Levels of OPC Affect PAC (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 1 Discussion 2 Compare and Contrast JIT and MRP (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 2 Written Assignment
BSOP 429 Week 2 Lab 1 of 6: The Scheduling Lab
BSOP 429 Week 2 Discussion 1 Lead Times (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 2 Discussion 2 Lab 1 Discussion (graded)
Q & A Forum for your questions and comments (not graded)
BSOP 429 Week 3 Written Assignment
BSOP 429 Week 3 Lab 2 of 6; Lab Scheduling
BSOP 429 Week 3 Discussion 1 Types of Constraints (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 3 Discussion 2 Lab 2 Discussion (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 4 Written Assignment
BSOP 429 Week 4 Lab 3 of 6; Scheduling, Reporting and Feedback
BSOP 429 Week 4 Discussion 1 PAC Feedback (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 4 Discussion 2 Lab 3 Discussion (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 4 Midterm Exam (2 Versions)
BSOP 429 Week 4 Midterm – Set 1

1. (TCO 12) _____ is the objective under JIT and time-based competition. (Points : 5)
2. (TCO 2) Which of the following lead-time elements can be compressed into one welldesigned
PAC system? (Points : 5)
3. (TCO 3) What happens to inventory as the number of kanban cards increases? (Points : 5)
4. (TCO 1) In managing supplier relations, which of the following is a beneficial setup? (Points :
5)
5. (TCO 6) When linking marketing requirements and manufacturing strategy, what design
approaches for shop floor system should be considered? (Points : 5)
6. (TCO 9) Which of the following is true? (Points : 5)
7. (TCO 4) According to Elyahu Goldratt, the TOC system uses a scheduling approach called
_____. (Points : 5)
8. (TCO 5) The amount of time covered by the basic MRP record is called the _____. (Points :
5)
Page 2
1. (TCO 1) Please explain PAC. (Points : 20)
2. (TCO 2) How does input from other areas into PAC and the feedback PAC provides impact
PAC? Explain. (Points : 20)
3. (TCO 6) Discuss the differences between MRP and JIT. (Points : 20)
BSOP 429 Week 4 Midterm – Set 2
1. (TCO 12) Formal systems for shop floor control under JIT are _____.
2. (TCO 2) An operation setback chart _____.
3. (TCO 3) In order to minimize the number of orders waiting in the queue and maximize the
number of orders processed in a center, which of the following rules should be used?

4. (TCO 1) Which of the following is true?
5. (TCO 6) When linking marketing requirements and manufacturing strategy, what design
approaches for shop floor system should be considered?
6. (TCO 9) Which of the following is true?
7. (TCO 4) How much of total lead time is accounted for by queue time?
8. (TCO 5) Gross requirements in an MRP record are _____ because they are stated as unique
items for a given period.
Essay Type
1. (TCO 1) List and briefly discuss the five main parts of the operations planning control (OPC)
system.
2. (TCO 2) What information should be provided into PAC as feedback and why they are
important?
3. (TCO 6) Compare and contrast JIT and MRP.
BSOP 429 Week 5 Written Assignment
BSOP 429 Week 5 Lab 4 of 6; JIT and PAC
BSOP 429 Week 5 Discussion 1 Reducing the Wall of Inventory (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 5 Discussion 2 Lab 4 Assignment (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 6 Written Assignment
BSOP 429 Week 6 Lab 5 of 6
BSOP 429 Week 6 Discussion 1 Supply Chain for JIT Operations (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 6 Discussion 2 (Lab 5 Assignment) (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 7 Written Assignment
BSOP 429 Week 7 Lab 6 of 6; Critical Path Method
BSOP 429 Week 7 Discussion 1 Implementation (graded)
BSOP 429 Week 7 Discussion 2 Lab 6 Assignment (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 8 Final Exam
1. (TCO 4) The priority rule, which will sequence jobs in the order they are received, is _____.
(Points : 5)
2. (TCO 2) In an assignment method problem, if it takes Abe 3 hours to build a birdhouse and 4
hours for a doghouse, and Betty takes 4 hours for a birdhouse and 3 hours for a doghouse,
what is the reduced cost (in hours) of assigning Betty to build the doghouse? (Points : 5)
3. (TCO 2) A major difference between manufacturing and service systems in terms of
scheduling is (Points : 5)
4. (TCO 3) Scheduling in service systems may involve scheduling which of the following?
5. (Points : 5)
6. (TCO 5) The owner and operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to
do today, shown in the order they were received:
7. (TCO 6) Building up an inventory of standard parts or modules instead of immediately
producing the finished end items is the essence of (Points : 5)
8. (TCO 7) With regard to suppliers, JIT systems typically require (Points : 5)
9. (TCO 10) Which of the following is characteristic of the JIT philosophy? (Points : 5)
10. (TCO 1) In make-to-stock systems, fluctuations in sales volume are managed through which
of the following? (Points : 5)
11. (TCO 5) In an MRP master schedule, the planning horizon is often separated into a series of
times periods called (Points : 5)
Page 2
1. (TCO 8) Explain how cellular manufacturing represents a flexible manufacturing system.
(Points : 25)
2. (TCO 11) State the four building blocks of lean operations, and explain how fast and simple
are the two common threads that run through them. (Points : 25)
3. (TCO 9) Elaborate on the statement: “The output of the system cannot exceed the output of
the bottleneck operation(s).” (Points : 25)

4. (TCO 4) Differentiate between infinite loading and finite loading as two major approaches
used to load work centers. (Points : 25)
5. (TCO 12) The theory of constraints has a goal of maximizing flow through the entire system.
(Points : 25)
6. (TCO 2) Refer to the following data for jobs waiting to be processed at a single work center
(jobs are shown in order of arrival):
7. (TCO 10) Respond to the question: “Which is better, MRP or JIT?” (Points : 25)
8. (TCO 1) The design of the MPC system is influenced by some key features of market
demand and product design. Name the key features that will lead to an assemble-to-order
system and explain the rationale. (Points : 25)
9. (TCO 6) Market requirements drive the choice of the shop floor system approach. Describe
and explain the type of market requirements that would be suitable for an MRP-based
system, along the lines of product design, product variety, product volume per period,
product mix changes, and delivery schedule changes. (Points : 25)
10. (TCO 10) Manufacturing strategy also drives the choice of shop floor system. Describe and
explain the strategies that lend themselves to a JIT-based system, from the perspective of
WIP, changeover cost, and process choice. (Points : 25)
BSOP 429 Week 8 Final Exam – Set 2
1. (TCO 4) The two different approaches to load work centers in job-shop scheduling are
(Points : 5)
2. (TCO 2) The priority rule where jobs are processed according to the smallest ratio of due
date to processing time is (Points : 5)
3. (TCO 2) A scheduling rule used for sequencing jobs through two work centers is (Points : 5)
4. (TCO 3) The owner and operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to
do today, shown in the order they were received:………………….If he uses the first-come,
first-served (FCFS) priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the average completion
time? (Points : 5)
5. (TCO 5) The ultimate goal of JIT operations is to have (Points : 5)

6. (TCO 6) Building up an inventory of standard parts or modules instead of immediately
producing the finished end items is the essence of (Points : 5)
7. (TCO 7) A kanban card is used to signal that (Points : 5)
8. (TCO 10) The type of processing system that is used for highly standardized products is
(Points : 5)
Page 2
1. (TCO 8) Does cellular manufacturing apply best to repetitive, high-volume product or
nonrepetitive, low-volume product? Explain and give an example. (Points : 25)
2. (TCO 11) Validate or invalidate the statement that although inventories are maintained, the
goal of lean operations is to maintain a minimum of safety stock. (Points : 25)
3. (TCO 9) Elaborate on the statement: “The output of the system cannot exceed the output of
the bottleneck operation(s).” (Points : 25)
4. (TCO 4) Differentiate between infinite loading and finite loading as two major approaches
used to load work centers. (Points : 25)
5. (TCO 12) Explain why batch process helps maximize worker efficiency. (Points : 25)
6. (TCO 2) Refer to the following data for jobs waiting to be processed at a single work center
(jobs are shown in order of arrival):………………………… Batch job requires specialized
operations carried out by different workers or group of workers and so there is a need for
more specialization and standardization. What is the schedule sequence using the firstcome,
first-served (FCFS) priority rule? (Points : 25)
7. (TCO 10) Respond to the question: “Which is better, MRP or JIT?” (Points : 25)
8. (TCO 1) The design of the MPC system is influenced by some key features of market
demand and product design. Name the key features that will lead to a make-to-stock system
and explain the rationale.(Points: 25)
9. (TCO 6) Market requirements drive the choice of the shop floor system approach. Describe
and explain the type of market requirements that would be suitable for an MRP-based
system, along the lines of product design, product variety, and product volume per period,
product mix changes, and delivery schedule changes. (Points : 25)
10. (TCO 10) Manufacturing strategy also drives the choice of shop floor system. Describe and
explain the strategies that lend themselves to a JIT-based system, from the perspective of
WIP, changeover cost, and process choice. (Points : 25)