Test Paper

1. The shorter the forecast period, the more accurately the forecasts tend to track what actually happens.

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True

False

2. The optimum level of inspection minimizes the sum of inspection costs and the cost of passing defectives.

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True

False

3. The standard time for a job can be obtained by multiplying the normal time by an appropriate allowance factor.

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True

False

4. Concurrent Engineering is another term for sequential development.

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True

False

5. Time-based systems" compensate employees according to the time the employee has worked and the amount of output

they produce.

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True

False

6. One way to increase reliability is to:

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eliminate backup component

improve preventive maintenance procedures

increase mean repair time

increase the number of independent components

none of the above

7. A basic question in capacity planning is:

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what kind is needed

how much is needed

when is it needed

all of the above

none of the above

8. The process of assigning tasks to workstations in such a way that the workstations have approximately equal time

requirements is called:

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fair employment practices

idle time analysis

line balancing

cycle time optimization

none of the above

9. A tool used to organize data into logical categories is called a (n) ___.

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Affinity diagram

Check list

Control Chart

Flow Chart

Relationship diagram

10. A control chart used to monitor the fraction of defectives generated by a process is the:

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p-chart

R-chart

x-bar chart

c-chart

Gantt chart

11. One of the mistakes to be avoided in submitting a paper with pages -------------------

1. The shorter the forecast period, the more accurately the forecasts tend to track what actually happens.

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True

False

2. The optimum level of inspection minimizes the sum of inspection costs and the cost of passing defectives.

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True

False

3. The standard time for a job can be obtained by multiplying the normal time by an appropriate allowance factor.

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True