Deck 6: Production Activity Control

Question 1

Dispatching is the function of ____________available jobs to be run at ____________work centers.

A) selecting and sequencing, individual
B) selecting and sequencing, all
C) selecting, individual
D) sequencing, individual

Answer 1

selecting and sequencing, individual

Question 2

____________is defined as finding methods to maximize the utilization of the constraint toward productive throughput.

A) Exploiting the constraint
B) Identifying the constraint
C) Subordinating everything to the constraint
D) Elevating the constraint

Answer 2

Exploiting the constraint

Question 3

In____________ the next operation is allowed to begin before the entire lot is completed on the previous operation.

A) operation overlapping
B) load leveling
C) scheduling bottlenecks
D) operating splitting

Answer 3

operation overlapping

Question 4

What does the MRP authorize the PAC to do? Discuss.

Question 5

Once the _____________ is scheduled according to its available capacity and the market demand it must satisfy, the____________ resources can be scheduled.

A) non- bottleneck, bottleneck
B) buffer, non- bottleneck
C) bottleneck, buffer
D) bottleneck, non- bottleneck

Question 6

Parent X required 1 each of components Y and Z. Both Y and Z are processed on work center 20 which has an available capacity of 40 hours. The setup time for component & is 1 hour and the run time 0.3 hours per piece. For component Z, setup time is 2 hours and the run time is 0.20 hours per piece. Calculate the number of Ys and Zs that can be processed.

Question 7

The ____________of a system refers to the pace of production.

A) drum
B) non- bottleneck
C) buffer
D) rope

Question 8

Utilization of a ____________resource is not determined by its potential but by another constraint in the system.

A) bottleneck
B) non- throughput
C) non- bottleneck
D) throughput

Question 9

Discuss the three types of manufacturing processes.

Question 10

An order for 100 of a product is processed on work center A and B. The setup time on A is 50 minutes, and run time is 5 minutes per piece. The setup time on B is 60 minutes and the run time is 5 minutes per piece. Wait time between the two operations is 5 hours. The move time between A and B is 40 minutes. Wait time after operation B is 5 hours, and the move time into stores is 3 hours. Queue at work center A is 25 hours and a B is 35 hours Calculate the total manufacturing lead time for the order.

Question 11

A component made on a particular work center has a setup time of 100 minutes and a run time of 3 minutes per piece. An order for 500 is to be processed on 2 machines simultaneously. The machines can be set up at the same time. Calculate the elapsed operation time.

Question 12

Today's date is day 175. Orders A, B, and C have the following due dates and lead time remaining. Calculate the actual time remaining and the critical ratio for each.

Question 13

Jobs are sequenced according to their processing time in the ____________rule.

A) ODD
B) FCFS
C) SPT
D) EDD

Question 14

The "Theory of Constraints" was developed by:

A) Deming
B) Juran
C) Crosby
D) Goldratt

Question 15

Discuss the types of information needed for the various production reports.

Question 16

Shop order 7777 is for 600 of part #8900. From the routing file, it is found that operation 20 is done on work center 300. The setup time is 3.5 hours, and run time is 0.233 hours per piece. What is the required capacity on work center 300 for shop order 7777.

Question 17

What are the functions of production activity control?

Question 18

Jobs are performed int he sequence in which they are received in the ____________rule.

A) SPT
B) ODD
C) EDD
D) FCFS

Question 19

Dispatching rules should not be simple to use nor easy to understand.

Question 20

What is the objective of scheduling? Discuss.

Question 21

Time saved at a non- bottleneck saves the system nothing.

Question 22

The objectives of production activity control are to meet delivery dates and to make the best use of company resources.

Question 23

The ranking of jobs for the dispatch list is created through the application of priority rules.

Question 24

A bottleneck must be fed at a rate equal to its capacity so the time buffer remains constant.

Question 25

Planned and actual inputs monitor the flow of work coming to a work center.

Question 26

Lead time remaining includes all elements of manufacturing lead time and expresses the amount of time a job normally takes to completion.

Question 27

Operation overlapping is a method of expediting an order that doesn't involve additional costs.

Question 28

Elevating the constraint means finding ways to increase the available hours of the constraint, including more of it.

Question 29

Bottlenecks control the throughput of all products processed by them.