Machine utilization can be increased by: - Precise Answer ✔✔reducing unplanned downtime.
A compound used to clean manufacturing equipment would be classified as which of the following types
of inventory? - Precise Answer ✔✔Maintenance, repair, and operating supplies
Mean time to repair (MTTR) is the average time: - Precise Answer ✔✔of product repair.
Which of the following distribution lead time elements is a determinant of when a truck is loaded during
the daily schedule for delivery of goods to a particular store? - Precise Answer ✔✔Transportation
distance
Performance measurements and objectives should be aligned to the company's: - Precise Answer
✔✔strategy.
In a make-to-order (MTO) environment, master scheduling should take place at which of the following
levels? - Precise Answer ✔✔Raw material
What is the rule for using net present value for project justification? - Precise Answer ✔✔If the net
present value is positive, accept the project. Otherwise, reject it.
Which of the following is the most appropriate first step in managing risk? - Precise Answer ✔✔Identify
the potential causes of failure.
Which of the following business characteristics would typically make a lead capacity strategy
appropriate? - Precise Answer ✔✔Capacity can be activated or deactivated in increments.
Why must top management coordinate with each other? - Precise Answer ✔✔So that diverse groups
such as creative teams and rules-based teams operate with a common purpose
, Which of the following best describes the results of total quality control? - Precise Answer ✔✔The
product meets the expectations of the customer.
Aggregate inventory management establishes the overall level of inventory desired: - Precise Answer
✔✔in monetary units.
Utilization of assets in distribution can be measured by the ratio of: - Precise Answer ✔✔cubic volume
used to cubic volume available.
Design for manufacturability should result in which of the following? - Precise Answer ✔✔Improved
product quality
Service or replacement parts are an example of: - Precise Answer ✔✔independent demand items
Which of the following are inputs to capacity requirements planning (CRP) from material requirements
planning (MRP)? - Precise Answer ✔✔Due dates and order quantities
Companies typically make final purchasing decisions based on which of the following supplier
characteristics? - Precise Answer ✔✔Delivery reliability
Which of the following is the most important consideration when implementing an information system
to control shop floor operations? - Precise Answer ✔✔Ensuring that shop personnel have input into the
choice or the design of the new technology
What can customers do to facilitate reducing the bullwhip effect? - Precise Answer ✔✔Share demand
information using point-of-sale data.
Which of the following customer service measures is appropriate for mature make-to-stock products? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Line-item fill rate
Which of the following best describes a work center with actual output greater than planned output? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Running ahead of schedule
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