Section B Quiz

Question 1

Assume that design, purchase, inventory, manufacturing, assembly, and ship steps each individually have a lead time of one week. In which environment would delivery lead time be two weeks?

A. Make-to-order
B. Assemble-to-order
C. Engineer-to-Order
D. Make-to-stock

Answer 1

B. Assemble-to-order

In an assemble-to-order environment, the delivery lead time would include assembly and ship steps, for a total of two weeks.

Question 2

In an assemble-to-order environment, the delivery lead time would include

Answer 2

assembly and ship steps, for a total of two weeks.

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic of flow manufacturing?

A. planning and control tasks are complicated.
B. work centers are dedicated to producing similar products.
C. workers and equipment must be flexible.
D. the sequence of operations depends on the part being manufactured.

Answer 3

B. work centers are dedicated to producing similar products.

Question 4

____ ____ produces high-volume, standard products, so work centers are dedicated to producing similar products.

Answer 4

Flow manufacturing

Question 5

How does advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software differ from other planning systems?

a. APS simultaneously plans and schedules production based on available materials, labor, and plant capacity.
b. APS runs in real time in parallel to other system processes.
c. APS includes the planning processes of production planning, master production scheduling, and capacity requirements planning.
d. APS combines enterprise resources planning with complex spreadsheet workbooks.

Answer 5

a. APS simultaneously plans and schedules production based on available materials, labor, and plant capacity.

Question 6

How does an engineer-to-order product differ from products in other production strategies?

a. The demand lead time is comparable to that for assemble-to-order products.
b. Each customer order results in a unique set of part numbers, bills of material, and routings.
c. Once the product is designed, it is typically sold as a standard product offering.
d. It is produced upon receipt of the customer order.

Answer 6

b. Each customer order results in a unique set of part numbers, bills of material, and routings.

Question 7

With ___________ products, customer specifications require unique engineering design, significant customization, or new purchased materials. Each customer order results in a unique set of part numbers, bills of material, and routings.

Answer 7

engineer-to-order

Question 8

What is the term for a production environment in which each unit or small group of units is managed by a team created especially for that purpose?

a. flow
b. continuous
c. project.
d. intermittent

Answer 8

c. project

Question 9

________ is a manufacturing process in which each unit or small group of units is managed by a project team created especially for that purpose.

Answer 9

Project production

Question 10

________ is a form of manufacturing in which the jobs pass through the functional departments in lots and each lot may have a different routing. Flow is a form of manufacturing in which work flows from one workstation to another in a nearly constant rate and with no delays. Repetitive manufacturing consists of the repeated production of the same discrete products of families of products.

Answer 10

intermittent production

Question 11

A mass production shop with a continuous layout where products follow the same process is also known as:

a. discrete
b. a flow shop.
c. intermittent
d. a job shop

Answer 11

b. a flow shop

Question 12

In a _______, the machines and the operators process a standard, uninterrupted material flow. The same operations are performed for each production run. The layout is designed to facilitate a product flow.

Answer 12

flow shop

Question 13

Which manufacturing environment has the longest delivery lead time?

a. Make-to-stock
b. Make-to-order
c. Assemble-to-order
d. Package-to-order

Answer 13

b. make-to-order

Question 14

Including all environments, the sequence from longest to shortest delivery time is

Answer 14

ETO (not a choice in this problem), MTO, ATO, package-to-order (a subtype of ATO), and MTS.

Question 15

In ____, the product is manufactured after the receipt of the order - the final product is usually a combination of standard items and items custom-designed to meet the special needs of the customer. Where options or accessories are stocked before customer orders arrive, the term assemble-to-order is frequently used.

Answer 15

MTO

Question 16

How does enterprise resources planning (ERP) differ from manufacturing resource planning?

a. ERP does not dwell on manufacturing alone.
b. ERP runs on different types of servers.
c. ERP uses relational databases.
d. Only the names have changed in order to market the software.

Answer 16

a. ERP does not dwell on manufacturing alone.

Question 17

____ differs from manufacturing resource planning in that it does not focus on manufacturing alone.

Answer 17

ERP

Question 18

When customer orders are received in a make-to-stock environment, they consume:

a. raw materials.
b. component inventory.
c. work-in-process.
d. finished goods.

Answer 18

d. finished goods.

Question 19

Customers purchase _______ in a make-to-stock environment.

Answer 19

finished goods

Question 20

________ and ______ are used to make finished goods and are not normally sold.

Answer 20

Raw materials and component inventories

Question 21

____________ refers to items in the process of being converted into finished goods.

Answer 21

Work-in-process inventory

Question 22

Delivery lead time in an engineer-to-order environment includes which of the following elements?

a. Purchase, manufacture, assemble, ship
b. Assemble, ship
c. Manufacture, assemble, ship
d. Design, purchase, manufacture, assemble, ship

Answer 22

d. Design, purchase, manufacture, assemble, ship

Question 23

__________ is the time from the receipt of a customer order to the delivery of the product. Since this is engineer-to-order, the receipt of the order would initiate the design phase.

Answer 23

Delivery lead time

Question 24

Which of the following is the most likely manufacturing environment for a disposable food storage container?

a. Make-to-order
b. Make-to-stock
c. Engineer-to-order
d. Assemble-to-order

Answer 24

b. Make-to-stock

Question 25

In a ___________ “products can be and usually are finished before receipt of a customer order. Customer orders are usually filled from existing stocks, and production orders are used to replenish these stocks.” (APICS Dictionary) In the case of disposable food storage containers, it is likely that a company will manufacture a variety of sizes, and then a customer will select the most suitable option that is available. The manufacturer would then only make more when inventory was low enough to necessitate it.

Answer 25

make-to-stock environment,