Final Exam - Small Study Guide

Question 1

bullwhip effect

Answer 1

◦Causes large order size◦You want short order sizes

Question 2

What are the two thinsg that cause a bullwhip effect

Answer 2

‣ Stockout and misdue date

Question 3

What are the 2 things that reduces bullwhip effect

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◦Short delivery and short order sizes reduces bullwhip effect

Question 4

Aggregate production plan

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◦First step◦Beginning of everything◦More than 1-2 year

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◦Production activity control

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‣ Produces their own shit

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◦Purchase planning and control

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‣ Buy it

Question 7

Chase strategy

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◦Chasing sales◦Produce whatever the sale is◦Whatever the supplier is they will give that exact amount.◦It is stable◦If its high skill labor it will not work for you

Question 8

Level strategy

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◦Employment level is stable◦Inventory fluctuates

Question 9

System nervousness

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◦ Not enough time to react

Question 10

◦ Lead capacity

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‣ Need to built a new facility to have more production

Question 11

◦Lag capacity

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‣ Produce no matter what happens‣ Keep doing what you’re doing regardless what you’re doing.

Question 12

◦Best of breed

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‣ Pick the best software

Question 13

◦Single integrator solution

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‣ Pick the company• For example, pick oracle for everything

Question 14

Master production schedule

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◦ Independent◦Quality and timing◦16 to 18

Question 15

Bill of material

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◦What component parts you need for the finish product

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Material requirement planning◦This is going to be definitely going to be on the exam◦What are the three things you need [exam]

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‣ 1. Master production schedule‣ 2. Bill of material‣ 3. Inventory status

Question 17

Material requirement schedule

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◦Dependent◦It calculates the component parts◦Exact numbers

Question 18

◦Flow time

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◦Flow time‣ When you produce one product

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◦Make span

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‣ How much time it takes to product to produce match

Question 20

◦Lateness

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◦Lateness‣ Positive and negative

Question 21

◦Tardiness

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◦Tardiness‣ Only Positive

Question 22

◦Which one can’t be negative?

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Tardiness

Question 23

◦Shortest processing time

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◦Shortest processing time‣ Whatever you can finish the quickest

Question 24

◦Earliest due date

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◦Earliest due date‣ Whatever has the earliest due date

Question 25

◦PDCA stands for

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Plan do check act◦PDCA

Question 26

Plan do check act

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Plan do check act◦Continuous improvement and control

Question 27

Total quality approach

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Total quality approach◦ It’s top down approach◦Starts ceo and goes down

Question 28

ISO 9000

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ISO 9000◦Certification quality standard in place◦It’s not required◦It’s good to make sure you have a good supplier

Question 29

Total cost of quality

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1. Control cost2. Failure cost

Question 30

[notes] Control cost (2)

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Control cost (2)1. Prevention cost•‣ 2. Appraisal cost• Buying new machines for quality• Enhancing something

Question 31

Failure cost (2)

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When your product fails‣ 2 types of failure cost• 1. External◦When you find a failure before it ships• 2. Internal◦You find In the company

Question 32

quality control tools

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◦Histograms◦Excel◦Etc◦Tools

Question 33

◦ Kaizen

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◦ Kaizen‣ Small steps for continuous improvement

Question 34

◦Poke yoke

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◦Poke yoke‣ Design your product until its fail proof

Question 35

Six sigma

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◦Approach you use seeks and finds for defects and errors◦Write formula on your notecards

Question 36

In process control

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In process control◦ You check your production once in a while◦Every hour you check 10 out of 50 items

Question 37

[notes] Out process contorl

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Out process contorl◦If you check it and its producing defects its out of control‣ Get more notes

Question 38

Finished goods control

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Finished goods control◦ Check the goods when they are done

Question 39

Statistical process control

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Statistical process control◦Definition: a methodology for monitoring quality and manufacturing control◦Moderate quality and eliminates causes of variation

Question 40

◦Common (natural) cause variation

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◦Common (natural) cause variation‣ Happens regardless of the process‣ Can’t change nothing about it

Question 41

◦Special (assignable) cause variation

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◦Special (assignable) cause variation‣ Huge variation in the product or service‣ You can trace the variation

Question 42

◦Processwhat type of variation

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◦Process‣ Common variation

Question 43

◦process out controlwhat type of variation

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◦process out control‣ Common and special variation

Question 44

◦Variable

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◦Variable‣ Measures on a continuous scale

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◦Attribute

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◦Attribute‣ Its a yes or no

Question 46

‣ X bar

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‣ X bar• Central tendency

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‣ R chart

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‣ R chart• Dispersion

Question 48

‣ P-chart

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‣ P-chart• Measures Proportions of defects

Question 49

‣ C-chart

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‣ C-chart• Defects per unit

Question 50

Just in time

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Just in time◦JIT◦Eliminating waste or lean operating systems◦Ship directly to point of use‣ Need to use immediately◦short orders and more frequently

Question 51

Visual control

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Visual control◦Digital or cutboard◦Thing that tells you to keep producing or stop producing

Question 52

Lean six sigma definition

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Lean six sigma definition ◦Eliminate waste

Question 53

Lean six sigma ◦3 things

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Lean six sigma ◦3 things‣ 1. High quality,‣ 2. small variation‣ 3. Continuous improvement

Question 54

Pull system

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Pull system◦Strategy to reduce waste◦You use this for JIT

Question 55

• Must importance of JIT◦Advantage (2)

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• Must importance of JIT◦Advantage (2) ‣ 1. Improve and enhance your operations‣ 2. Continuous improvement and waste elimination