OPS 574 Wk 1 – Practice: Formative Assessment

Conceptual Question 4-10 What happens to…

What happens to the target manpower if the labor content is doubled?

multiple choice

• The target manpower increases by 50 percent.
• The target manpower doubles.
• The target manpower decreases by 50 percent.

The target manpower decreases by a factor of 2.

Conceptual Question 2-5 Over the course of a…

Over the course of a day, fans pour into a NASCAR venue at the rate of 8,000 people per hour. The average rate at which fans leave the venue ______.

multiple choice

• must be less than 8,000 people per hour
• must be exactly 8,000 people per hour
• must be more than 8,000 people per hour
• could be more or less than 8,000 people per hour

Conceptual Question 4-17 A process has low…

A process has low fixed costs and high variable costs. It is currently capacity-constrained. Will the impact of an efficiency improvement be small or large?

multiple choice

• Small
• Large

Conceptual Question 2-11 If inventory is measured in kilograms, then…

If inventory is measured in kilograms, then when applying Little’s Law the flow rate can be measured in ______

multiple choice

• Units per kilogram
• Minutes per kilogram
• Kilograms per second
• Kilograms per kilometer

Conceptual Question 4-16 A process has high…

A process has high fixed costs and low variable costs. It is currently capacity-constrained. Will the impact of an efficiency improvement be small or large?

multiple choice

• Small
• Large

Conceptual Question 3-2 Which of the following items…

Which of the following items would be considered resources in a restaurant?

multiple choice

• Recipes
• Food
• Brand image
• Chefs

Conceptual Question 4-3 A nonbottleneck worker…

A nonbottleneck worker currently has an idle time of 20 seconds per unit. Because of the large demand, the company improves the process by adding more capacity to the bottleneck. How does this impact the idle time of the worker?

multiple choice

• The idle time would decrease.
• The idle time would stay the same.
• The idle time would increase.

Cannot determine from the given information.

Conceptual Question 4-1 A process is replicated in…

A process is replicated in another country where wages are 50 percent lower. Staffing and processing times are identical. What would be the effect on the costs of direct labor?

multiple choice

• Costs of direct labor would be 50 percent lower.
• Costs of direct labor would be the same.
• Costs of direct labor would be 50 percent higher.

Cannot determine from the given information.

Conceptual Question 4-6 Which of the following…

Which of the following statements about takt time and cycle time is true?

multiple choice

• Takt time only depends on demand, not capacity. Cycle time does depend on capacity.
• Takt time only depends on capacity, not demand. Cycle time depends on demand.
• Takt time and cycle time only depend on capacity.

Takt time and cycle time only depend on demand.

Conceptual Question 3-4 What is the relationship between…

What is the relationship between the processing time at a resource and its capacity?

multiple choice

• They are the same.
• They are reciprocals of each other.
• They are multiples of each other.

They are not related.