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Which of the following statements best reflects a goal of the participative approach to management?
Based on the data provided, assume that time available per day is 840 minutes. What is the takt time per unit of demand?
{exhibit 4027}
Manufactured parts are being assembled on a production line at a constant rate when a faulty component is identified. An assembly worker pushes the line stop button and work ceases while the defect is reviewed. This action is an example of:
A company produces a part with a nominal diameter of 2.0 inches and a tolerance of ± 0.006 with a standard deviation of 0.001 inches. A sample has the average diameter of 1.996 inches with a standard deviation of 0.001 inches. What is the CPK and process capability?
The best way to determine feasibility of the capacity plan for a work center is to use:
Operations management should measure the workload resulting from manufacturing orders for which of the following reasons?
A supplier of roller bearings makes lots of 10,000 and sorts them automatically according to size. In a typical lot of 10,000, the sizes break into the following categories:
{exhibit 1213}
The product requires rollers on target or, at most, 0.0001 oversize. Experience indicates that 100% must be reinspected before use because the machine inspection lets a few defective units slip through. The supplier should be encouraged to take which of the following actions?
Which of the following statements about high-volume repetitive manufacturing is true?
{exhibit 4705}
The question below is based on the following chart of values relative to upper and lower control limits:
Which of the following types of variation is shown?
A work center has a balance between the scheduled input and output over the next 4 weeks. One of the three machines in the work center will be out of service for 1 week. Currently, three operators work the first shift, one operator works the second shift, and each has a 40-hour work week. Which of the following actions is best to take to maintain the schedule?
A customer has complained that paint is peeling off a product recently purchased from a supplier. A team is formed in the supplier plant to solve the problem and follow these steps:
{exhibit 534}
Which of the following methods best describes the problem-solving approach used by the team?
In a continuous flow environment, it is necessary to report which of the following data from the shop floor?
Which of the following topics is the most important training for lean team members?
Which of the following consequences is a result of inaccurate inventory data?
Management most likely would use which of the following tools to improve communication and feedback on daily progress to its employees?
When attempting to understand whether there is a relationship between two variables, which quality control tool should be used?
Which of the following costing methods shows the greatest apparent profit in a time of inflation?
The next job to be performed was selected because it had the least amount of operation time prior to the due date. Which of the following priority sequencing rules was being used?
A kanban shop floor control system has which of the following characteristics?