Multiple Choice Questions

bottleneck time
  • total time
  • time/output
  • utilization
  • expected output
1) Changes in capacity may lead, lag, or straddle the demand.
  • True
  • False
19) ________ is actual output as a percent of effective capacity.
  • efficiency
  • utilization
  • effective capacity is less than design capacity.
  • Capacity
6) A useful tactic for increasing capacity is to redesign a product in order to facilitate more throughput.
  • True
  • False
17) ________ is the number of units a facility can hold, store, receive, or produce in a period of time.
  • efficiency
  • utilization
  • Capacity
  • changes in staffing levels
17) Describe the theory of constraints in a sentence.
  • Bottlenecks should be moved to the end of the system process.
  • TOC is body of knowledge that deals with anything that limits an organization to achieving its goals
  • True
  • variable costs and revenues increase in direct proportion to the volume of production.
1) The bottleneck time is always at least as long as the throughput time.
  • True
  • False
12) TOC strives to reduce the effect of constraints by:A) offloading work from constrained workstations.B) increasing constrained workstation capability.C) changing workstation order to reduce throughput time.D) A and BE) A, B, and C
  • offloading work from constrained workers and increasing constrained workstation capability
  • variable costs and revenues increase in direct proportion to the volume of production.
  • the existing product has seasonal or cyclical demand.
  • capacity a firm expects to achieve given the current operating constraints.
2) To find the throughput time with simultaneous processes, compute the time over all paths and choose the shortest path through the system.
  • True
  • False
4) Expected output is sometimes referred to as rated capacity.
  • True
  • False
The theory of constraints is a body of knowledge that deals with anything that limits an organization's ability to achieve its goals.
  • True
  • False
Throughput time
  • expected output
  • utilization
  • time/output
  • total time
5) Price changes are useful for matching the level of demand to the capacity of a facility.
  • True
  • False
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