OM CH1-2

Question 1

productivity

Answer 1

Productivity is defined as a total output per one unit of a total input.

total output/ 1 unit of input used

Question 2

What does negative exponential mean?

Answer 2

average MM1

Question 3

deterministic

Answer 3

exactly MD1

Question 4

L and W meaning

Answer 4

W = waiting time, L = length in #

Question 5

throughput time

Answer 5

time a product spends in the production process

Question 6

throughput time with multiple paths

Answer 6

weighted average of the paths

Question 7

effective capacity

Answer 7

actual output. The actual amount of products that are produced.
(design capacity is the theoretical maximum output of process)

Question 8

what is the departure rate equal to?

Answer 8

the bottleneck

Question 9

throughput time with parallel machines

Answer 9

stays the same as if there were only one machine

Question 10

productive utilization rate

Answer 10

is used for batches. Fixed set-up time is not taken into account.

Question 11

MTTR

Answer 11

MEAN TIME TO REPAIR

Question 12

efficiency

Answer 12

efficiency = actual output/effective capacity

Question 13

bottleneck is?

Answer 13

the process with the lowest design capacity in the system

Question 14

labor productivity

Answer 14

output/ labor hour

Question 15

utilization

Answer 15

actual output/ design capacity