ECO002

A "healthy" work-in-process inventory can be generally defined by which of the following statements?
I. Three days
II. Twenty five percent of finished goods
III. The minimum amount needed to smooth fluctuations in input
 

ECO003

The time period which exists between the completion of one operation and the start of the next operation is:

ECO004

Which of the following is associated with backward scheduling?

ECO005

A "healthy" work-in-process inventory can be generally defined by which of the following statements?
I. Three days
II. Twenty five percent of finished goods
III. The minimum amount needed to smooth fluctuations in input

ECO006

The time period which exists between the completion of one operation and the start of the next operation is:

ECO007

Which of the following is associated with backward scheduling?

ECO008

Which of the following is/are needed in order to calculate manufacturing lead-times?
I. Routings
II. Interoperation times
III. Component purchase lead time
 

ECO009

Which of the following are true regarding operations scheduling?

ECO010

Which of the following is affected when input does not match output?
I. Lot sizes
II. Lead times
III. Queue sizes

ECO011

Which of the following best describes back scheduling?
 

ECO012

When orders are assigned to the factory without any restrictions on capacity, this is known as:

ECO013

Product A can be produced at the rate of 60 per hour or one each minute. This time is known as the:
 

ECO015

Which of the following is synonymous with detailed scheduling?

ECO014

The primary purpose of a dispatch list is to display the:

ECO017

An order for 1000 parts is due 2 weeks from now. The historical scrap factor for this part is 5%. Based on this, the expected completion quantity will be:

ECO016

Which of the following best describes a focused factory?

ECO018

What is the time for the production of a lot of Part A when the information of this calculation are as the follows ?

ECO019

Using the routing information of order A, when is appropriate for the working start date of operation 20 ?

ECO020

Calculate overtime per day per worker :
Available hours per week : 40 hours.
Utilization : 90%.
Efficiency : 80%.
Lot size : 1000 units.
Cycle time per work = 15 minutes.
No. of workers = 4.
Required production time = 2 weeks.
 

ECO021

A company has 500 units of week demand and 8 days of transit lead time. In case of the product price for this demand is $25 and carrying cost rate is 20%, how much cost reduction is expected when decreasing transit lead time from 8 days to 5 days ?
 

ECO022

When using the below information, calculate the rated capacity if increasing 10% of the productivity.
No. of machines : 10.
No of shifts : 2.
Workers per shift : 1 shift - 8 workers. 2 shift - 5 workers.
Utilization = 80%.
Efficiency = 90%.
Working hours per week = 40 hours.
 

ECO023

Which of the following technique can contribute to intensify visual control for a specific workcenter ?

ECO024

Zone location system have some advantages such as :
I. Reduction of material handling.
II. Proximity for related parts.
III. Travel cost effectiveness.
IV. Utilization of branch warehouse.

ECO025

Which of the following is likely to most appropriate practice for WIP inventory accuracy ?

ECO026

If critical ratio is 0.5, controller should :

ECO027

PLUSSTAR , power supply production company, has two product lines. One is made to contribute
part fabrication and another is used to assemble parts, but now the company have some problems for
second line - excess inventory and part shortage. Which of the following measures is the BEST choice for
improving this line ?
 

ECO028

If gateway work center is overloaded, what should be done for next operation by controller ?

ECO029

If efficiency of a workcenter have just improved from 80% to 90% and other parameter affecting workcenter capacity are the same, what is input having same queue ? (assuming the prior input is 680 units.)

ECO030

EDI or electronics transaction can eliminate :

ECO031

Among problem solving techniques, "Priority" is the closest relationship with

ECO032

Setup cost is set by

ECO033

All of the following affect on rescheduling shop order EXCEPT

ECO034

Which of the following represent the process in control ?

1. Pareto chart.
2. X chart.
3. Histogram.
4. P chart

ECO035

The process of work are sequential and processing time are 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 20 seconds, 40 seconds, 30 seconds, 20 seconds respectively. When the required production rate is one unit per minute, How much workers are needed ?

ECO036

When a company select backflusing as inventory control system, a company have some problems concerning to

ECO037

Which of the following statements are generally included in a routing?
I. Operations to be performed and their sequence
II. Work centers involved in manufacturing
III. The raw materials needed to produce
 

ECO038

Generally speaking, which of the following would represent the largest portion of lead time?

ECO039

Which of the following could be done to reduce manufacturing lead times?
I. Add a shift to the operation
II. Improve setup times
III. Reduce queues in front of work centers
 

ECO040

Because of the flow system and the low work-in-process inventory,

ECO041

Goods are not made continuously as in a flow system but are made at intervals in lots or batches in:

ECO042

When there is no distinction between locations such as store rooms and material arrives and is processed through the plant into finished goods without ever entering a formal stock area is called what?

ECO043

Some disadvantages of Acceptable Quality Level are what?
I.  Sometimes accept bad materials if under AQL
II.  Only identifies defects, does not resolve them
II.  Stops bad batches of materials during incoming inspection

ECO044

Rick's manufacturing shop produces sheet metal with pre cut holes for its customer. The holes in the sheet metal must be a very specific diameter for the customer to use the product. Rick has been implementing some changes that seem to be working. He now wants to see if the process is becoming even more erratic or more stable than before. What type of statistical process control chart should he use?

ECO045

Calculate the critical Ratio with time remaining 48 hours. Total queue and move time 32 hours and total operation time 30 hours of operation time.

ECO046

According to Shingo, describing the Toyota Production System, says that synchronization never works without what?

ECO047

The objective of six sigma is to what?

ECO048

What is used in the Toyota Production System?

ECO049

Which of the following is NOT a basic element of product cost?

ECO049

Which of the following reporting levels would support CRP planning?

ECO051

What is the number of kanban production cards in circulation for an item controlled by the dual card kanban system given the following information?
Plant works 10 hours a day
Planned usage is 650 per day
Each container contains 75 parts
Manufacturing lead time is 3 days
Wait/ queue time for the lot to be started is .5 days

ECO101

Which of the following is not an influence on plant capacity?

ECO102

The manufacturing calendar in a company's manufacturing system defines weekends as nonwork days. Given this, how many weeks would represent a 35 day lead time?

ECO103

Of the following business environments, which would best apply shop floor control procedures?

ECO104

A part is produced by a company’s department in 4 operations. Last month, the department’s earnings were 1,500 standard hours by producing 1,000 parts. The department worked 1,000 hours to produce these parts. Which of the following accurately defines the department’s efficiency?

ECO105

When throughput time expands and the work center bottlenecks, which choice below is not a viable remedy?

ECO106

Which of the following is an important consideration in choosing a Just-in-time delivery system carrier?

ECO107

Of the following statements, which is true of first piece inspection?

ECO108

For what is the bar code data collection system used?

ECO123

Idle time is directly caused by which of the following?

ECO109

A flexible manufacturing system provides which of the following benefit pairs?

ECO110

Which of the following defines fixed cost?

ECO111

Incoming inspection is not required from a certified supplier for which of the following reasons EXCEPT:

ECO112

Small lot manufacturing reduces which of the following pairs?

ECO113

A work center receives more input than output. Which of the following effects will be a result of this situation?

ECO114

Which of the following definitions best matches the term bottleneck operation?

ECO116

In regards to input/output control, which of the statements below is true?

ECO117

Which of the following is not included in shop floor control functions?

ECO115

Which of the following effects result from overproduction waste?

ECO118

When a set-up procedure occurs while a machine is not operating, it is called:

ECO119

When a setup procedure occurs while a machine is running, it is called:

ECO120

Which of the following statements are true regarding Just-in-Time production?
I. Only refers to the delivery of products when needed
II. Refers to the elimination of waste - "If it doesn't add value, it's waste; eliminate it"
III. It is a pull system
 

ECO121

Which of the following statements is true regarding labor productivity?

ECO122

Based on the following information, calculate the machine utilization for a 5-day week based on 8 hour shifts. (Times are expressed in hours.)

ECO124

Which of the following are scheduled in manufacturing lead time?
I. Time to purchase
II. Queue time
III. Run time

ECO125

If the manufacturing calendar in the manufacturing system defines weekends as nonwork days, then a 35 day lead time is equal to:

ECO126

Which of the following is true regarding an open order?
I. It is a released manufacturing order
II. It is a scheduled receipt
III. It is an unfilled customer order

ECO127

By increasing the capacity at the bottleneck work center, which of the following will
occur?
I. Manufacturing lead times will be shortened
II. Work in process inventory will be reduced
III. Scrap will be reduced
 

ECO128

Which of the following methods is the fastest method for adding capacity?

ECO130

In which of the following businesses can shop floor control procedures be best applied?
I. Make-to-stock
II. Make-to-order
III. Assemble-to-order

ECO131

When a machine center is being re-tooled and the job is waiting for the center, this time is known as:

ECO132

Floor stocks can be best defined as:

ECO133

Major benefits of a flexible machine center include which of the following?
I. Quick changeovers
II. Multiple products to be manufactured
III. Quick setups

ECO134

Which of the following are valid methods of relieving inventory?
I. Post-deduction transaction
II. Pre-deduct transaction
III. Direct-deduct transaction

ECO134

Flow control systems are best used in:

ECO135

Which of the following reasons could exist for an unplanned issue?
I. Material scrapped has to be replaced.
II. Material is being used which is not on the bill of materials.
III. The pick list quantity must be changed

ECO136

The needs of sales and the economics of production must be balanced, and this balance is usually obtained with:

ECO137

What exist because of the time needed to move goods from one location to another such as from a plant to a distribution center or a customer?

ECO138

When in a given period, actual demand will vary about the average demand, this is called:

ECO139

The new approach to monitoring efficiency includes three priorities. The first priority is to make only what is required by the MPS, the second is to increase the quality level and what is the third?

ECO151

Which of the following is NOT a quality management principle under ISO9001:2000

ECO140

What are ways to work with suppliers without the use of a purchase order?
I.  Manufacturing Order
II.  Release schedule
III. Kanban System

ECO141

In MRP software packages there are two types of messages given. Action messages and Exception messages. What is an exception message?

ECO142

An affinity diagram is what type of tool?

ECO143

What is part of the Just-in-time philosophy is a Japanese term to level production through the supply chain to match the planned rate of end product sales?

ECO144

If the product is high variety and low volume, the best manufacturing environment would be what?

ECO146

Allowing operations to draw stock without a requisition is called what?

ECO147

What type of order environment is MOST associated to mixed model production?

ECO148

For dispatching to be effective needs the following options and facilities
I.  Shop orders are created and maintained to cover requirements
II.  Scheduling logic is needed to create start and due dates per operation
III.  Only dispatch when a customer order is released
IV. Tracking of order movements is provided

ECO149

In flow shop sequencing, what would go to the front of the sequence?

ECO152

What is also referred to as the points of contact, or communication links, between two systems or departments of an organization?

ECO153

What can hold up to 128KB of data and has a battery powered transponder?

ECO150

What are the two items quality can control to make a better product?
I.  Reduce Variation
II.  Improve Processes
III.  Implement JIT
IV. Reduce set up time

ECO154

An operator in a factory sees the next operation has not set their kanban card, yet the operator is sitting idle and has the appropriate materials to start assembling the next product. What should the operator do?

ECO155

Which of the following is a reason to have cross functional workers?

ECO156

On-line transaction processing can improve the timeliness of which of the following?
I. Information updating to on-hand balances
II. Recording accurate quantities on receipts
III. Problem resolution

ECO158

In statistical Process control Cpk is a measure of what?

ECO157

Which of the following is not included in the total time needed for an operation?

ECO159

What must decide the market segment to be served, the product features and quality level expected by that market, the price, and the expected sales volume?

ECO160

Which of the following is part of the lean production philosophy but NOT a part of the Just-in-Time Philosophy?

ECO158

Dissimilar machines are often grouped into U shaped cells. Which of the benefits below are not derived from this type of arrangement?

ECO201

What is defined as the hours of slack remaining within the job divided by the Remaining planned queue time

ECO202

Radio Frequency ID (RFID) is also known as what?

ECO203

What are the causes the most expense in manufacturing?

ECO204

To monitor the manufacturing process, what are used?

ECO206

In process flow scheduling what is a process unit?

ECO205

Jim is in a room where many of his colleagues are shouting out ideas on a topic with no holds barred on what fist comes to mind about the topic. Jim is sitting in on what type of meeting?

ECO208

What costing method collects the costs incurred by time period and the concept of an equivalent unit of production?

ECO207

What does the C stand for in PDCA?

ECO209

A traditional plant layout grouping like machines together is typically associated with what type of operation?

ECO210

Which file holds a record for each active manufacturing order, and holds information relevant to the total order?

ECO211

The objective of set up time reduction is to reduce set-up times to be below what?

ECO112

When lot size equals 50, unit time equals 1 hour, and set up time is 2 hours; what is the operation time for this scenario?

ECO113

A push system is defined as all of the following EXCEPT

ECO214

Scrap planning can be handled in several different ways. Can have a scrap allowance, use a scrap percentage, and what else can be used?

ECO215

Which of the following is not a data collection technique

ECO216

What is a term used to describe a specific production control system that is based primarily on setting production rates and feeding work into production to meet these planned rates?

ECO217

What can help give an employee more flexibility in the jobs they do at a company?
I.  Job Rotation
II. Job Enlargement
III.  Job Enrichment

ECO218

When a company has employees sharing the responsibility for problem solving and everyone is involved in making it happen would be a company focusing on what?

ECO219

What is a system to maximize the throughput of a resource?

ECO220

An Ishikawa diagram tries to show what?

ECO221

If a process requires 100 units of input to produce 98 units, its yield is:

ECO222

Which of the following are true regarding a limiting operation?
I. It is the operation with least capacity
II. It defines the capacity of the line
III. It is the bottleneck

ECO222

A supplier is responsible to provide 100% acceptable quality to the customer. This is called:

ECO224

Production order 650 is for 500 of part 3009. From the routing file, it is determined that the setup time is 3.0 hours and the run time is .25 hours per piece. What is the required capacity for this part?

ECO225

An order for 200 of a product is processed on work centers 101 and 102. The setup time on work center 101 is 60 minutes and the run time is 3 minutes each. The setup time on work center 102 is 50 minutes and the run time is 5 minutes each. The wait time between each operation is 3 hours and the move time between 101 and 102 is 30 minutes. The wait time after work center 102 is 4 hours with a move time to storage of 20 minutes. What is the total manufacturing lead time for the order?

ECO227

In order to accurately report shop floor data, which of the following must be in place?

ECO228

Managing the shop floor more effectively can improve customer service in which of the following ways?
I. Replenishing stock orders on time
II. Improving parts availability
III. Improving inventory accuracy

ECO228

Plant capacity is affected by all of the following except:

ECO230

Which of the following is the primary function of a supplier scheduler?

ECO231

In a JIT environment, the production control function is accomplished by:

ECO232

If a purchased part needs to arrive prior to the original due date in order to meet a delivery date, which of the following should be attempted first?

ECO233

To effectively capture data on the shop floor, which of the following is needed?

ECO234

Shop capacity is directly affected by which of the following?
I. Operator efficiency
II. Number of released orders on the floor at one time
III. Number of shifts operating
IV. Level of maintenance

ECO234

Repetitive manufacturing environments are characterized by which of the following?
I. Use of schedules instead of work orders
II. Consistent flow of finished products
III. Inventory issue transactions used for inventory
 

ECO235

All of the following are part of starting a Just-in-Time implementation EXCEPT:

ECO236

The process of shutting down a production line or machine upon identification of a defect is:

ECO237

An andon is a:

ECO238

Which of the following are reasons why setup reduction is so important in a flow manufacturing environment?
I. It allows small lots of many models to be produced on the same line.
II. Costs are reduced although changeovers are frequent.
III. Raw material inventory is kept higher to allow for frequent changes.

ECO239

Preventive maintenance is important in all companies, but is usually the smallest portion of the maintenance budget. For a lean manufacturing environment, preventive maintenance is critical for which of the following reasons?
I. Unplanned downtime due to breakdowns is avoided
II. It allows the production line to produce saleable units
III. It extends the useful life of equipment, thereby delaying investment in new equipment

ECO240

Which of the following reflects the order in which Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) should be implemented?

ECO241

The phrase "one less at a time" refers to which of the following?

ECO242

For which cost variance would a foreman not be responsible?

ECO243

Which of the following are not included in manufacturing lead time scheduling?

ECO244

To add capacity, which of the following methods would be the fastest?

ECO245

In a manufacturing firm, a product requires a standard amount of material for 20 units. After the first production run, 22 total units of material are consumed. What are the 2 additionally consumed units best known as?

ECO246

A work center finishes machining a product. To prepare for running another product at the same workstation, they must install different tooling. What is the term used to refer to this process?

ECO247

Which of the following causes idle time?

ECO248

Which definition below best matches the term critical ratio?

ECO246

Parts can be standardized with help from which of the following?

ECO250

Which of the following statements is NOT true of a work center in which the input is equal to the output?

ECO251

In a Just-in-time manufacturing environment, the cost system should do all of the following EXCEPT:

ECO252

Which of the following terms refers to a setup procedure that occurs when the machine is not operating?

ECO255

Which of the following aid in effective shop floor data capture?

ECO254

What is the purpose of conducting small group improvement activities (SGIA)?

ECO255

Which of the following processes occurs when components are deducted from inventory by exploding the bill of materials times the production count of the finished assemblies?

ECO256

A supplier scheduler serves to accomplish which primary function?

ECO258

Considering that packaging is critical in the Just-intime delivery process, which of the following should be taken into account during package design?

ECO257

Which of the following is not an important consideration when selecting equipment to purchase for a lean manufacturing environment?

ECO259

Which of the following manufacture types is best for the use of flow control systems?

ECO260

Which of the following definitions best fits floor stocks?