GSCM 206 Week 7 Quiz

GSCM 206  Week 7 Quiz | Devry University

Week 7: Quiz

 

Question 1

 (TCO 3) Which of the following is not generally found in JIT environments?  

·         Push systems  

·         Low amounts of waste in the form of time and production waste  

·         Very small amount of variability  

·         Low inventory stockpiles        

 

Question 2

 (TCO 3) In JIT partnerships, suppliers have several concerns. Which of the following are concerns?  

·         Diversification  

·         Poor customer scheduling  

·         Small lot sizes    

·         All of the above

 

Question 3

 (TCO 3) Reduction of JIT in-transit inventory can be encouraged through the use of  

·         choice of plant.  

·         low setup costs.  

·         close proximity of supplier to plant.  

·         trains, not trucks.

 

Question 4

 (TCO 3) Just-in-time systems make demands on layouts, except  

·         distance reduction.  

·         decreased flexibility.  

·         reduced space and inventory.  

·         All of the above        

 

Question 5

 (TCO 3) Level schedules

·         require that schedules be met with variation.  

·         process many small batches rather than one large one.  

·         are known as kidney bean scheduling.  

·         All of the above

 

Question 6

 (TCO 3) Which of the following is specifically characterized by continuous and forced problem solving through a focus on throughput and reduced inventory?  

·         Just-in-time (JIT)  

·         Toyota Production System (TPS)  

·         Lean operations  

·         Material requirements planning (MRP)  

·         Kanban

 

Question 7

 (TCO 3) Which of the following statements regarding a pull system is true?  

·         Large lots are pulled from upstream stations.  

·         Work is pulled to the downstream stations before it is actually needed.  

·         Manufacturing cycle time is increased.  

·         Problems become more obvious.  

 

Question 8

 (TCO 3) What is the time required to move orders through the production process from receipt to delivery?  

·         Throughput  

·         Manufacturing cycle time  

·         Pull time  

·         Push time  

·         Queuing time

 

Question 9

 (TCO 3) Throughput measures the time  

·         that it takes to process one unit at a station.  

·         between the arrival of raw materials and the shipping of finished products.  

·         to produce one whole product through an empty system (i.e., with no waiting).  

·         required to move orders through the production process, from receipt to delivery.  

·         None of the above

 

Question 10

 (TCO 3) Concerning relationships with suppliers, which of the following combinations is critical to the success of JIT?

·         Close relationships with trust  

·         Close relationships with skepticism  

·         Distant relationships with trust  

·         Distant relationships with skepticism