Deck 22: Workcenter Scheduling

Question 1

A backward schedule tells when an order must be started in order to be done by a specific date.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Under the STR/OP sequencing priority rule, orders with the jobs with the longest STR/OP are run first.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The FCFS priority rule used in sequencing production jobs will always result in a better solution than the LCFS rule.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In infinite loading, no consideration is given directly to whether there is sufficient capacity at the resources required to complete the work, nor is the actual sequence of the work as done by each resource in the work center considered.

Question 5

Shop-floor control (or production activity control) can involve reviewing the status and controlling the progress of orders as they are being worked on.

Question 6

Theoretically, all schedules are feasible when finite loading is used.

Question 7

A work center is a physical area of the business in which productive resources are organized and work is completed.

Question 8

The objective of Johnson's rule for job sequencing is to minimize flow time from the beginning of the first job until the completion of the last job.

Question 9

The assignment method of job sequencing is a special case of the transportation method of linear programming.

Question 10

Using the random order or "whim" priority rule to sequence production jobs means that supervisors or operators select whichever job they feel like running.

Question 11

Priority rules are the rules used to obtain a job sequence in production scheduling.

Question 12

In production scheduling, the process of determining which job to start first on some machine or in some work center is known as sequencing or priority sequencing.

Question 13

A system that "backward schedules" is designed to determine and report the earliest date an order can be completed.

Question 14

Shop-floor control (or production activity control) can involve expediting late and critical orders.

Question 15

Initiating performance of scheduled work is commonly termed "dispatching" of orders.

Question 16

In finite loading, no consideration is given directly to whether there is sufficient capacity at the resources required to complete the work, nor is the actual sequence of the work as done by each resource in the work center considered.

Question 17

The LCFS and Johnson's priority rules are basically the same except LCFS uses due dates as a major determiner of job sequence.

Question 18

Johnson's rule, a priority rule used in sequencing production jobs, is used only in production situations where we are dealing with one machine or one stage of production activity.

Question 19

A shop-floor control system is a system that uses data from the shop floor as well as data processing files to maintain and communicate status information on shop orders and work centers.

Question 20

The textbook underscores the importance of scheduling with the phrase "workflow equals cash flow, and scheduling lies at the heart of the process."

Question 21

For a high-volume type of manufacturing, which of the following is the typical production scheduling approach?

A)Finite backward scheduling
B)Finite forward scheduling
C)Infinite forward scheduling
D)Infinite backward scheduling
E)Assignment method

Question 22

Scheduling hourly work times using the "first-hour principle" ensures that no excess labor will be used during the work shift.

Question 23

Which of the following is not a standard measure of schedule performance that can be used to evaluate priority rules?

A)The schedule quality index
B)Minimizing the time a job spends in the process
C)Minimizing work-in-process inventory
D)Minimizing idle time of machines or workers
E)Meeting due dates of customers

Question 24

For a continuous-process type of manufacturing, which of the following is the typical production scheduling approach?

A)Finite forward scheduling
B)Finite backward scheduling
C)Infinite forward scheduling
D)Infinite backward scheduling
E)Shortest due date

Question 25

One of the principles of work center scheduling is to match work center input information to what the worker can actually do.

Question 26

When work is assigned to a work center based on what is needed over time it is called which of the following?

A)Infinite loading
B)Finite loading
C)Machine-limited
D)Labor-limited
E)Johnson's rule

Question 27

For a low-volume job shop type of manufacturing, which of the following is the typical production scheduling approach?

A)Finite forward scheduling
B)Finite backward scheduling
C)Infinite backward scheduling
D)Infinite forward scheduling
E)Soonest due date

Question 28

For a mid-volume type of manufacturing, which of the following is the typical production scheduling approach?

A)Finite forward scheduling
B)Finite backward scheduling
C)Infinite forward scheduling
D)Infinite backward scheduling
E)Precision forward scheduling

Question 29

Which of the following is not a way in which a work center can be organized?

A)According to function in a work center configuration
B)According to function in an assembly line
C)By product in assembly line
D)As a group technology cell (GT cell)
E)By product in a flow operation

Question 30

One of the principles of work center scheduling is that once started, a job should not be interrupted.

Question 31

One of the principles of work center scheduling is that the effectiveness of any shop should be measured by speed of flow through the shop.

Question 32

MES and SES are acronyms for "manufacturing environment scheduler" and "service environment scheduler" systems, respectively.

Question 33

Which of the following is not a function performed in scheduling and controlling an operation?

A)Allocating orders and equipment
B)Setting priorities and sequencing jobs
C)Allocating personnel to work centers
D)Expediting late orders
E)Reporting bottleneck operations

Question 34

A material requirements planning system is an example of which of the following scheduling systems?

A)Infinite loading, backward scheduling
B)Finite loading, backward scheduling
C)Infinite loading, forward scheduling
D)Finite loading, forward scheduling
E)None of these

Question 35

When work is scheduled in detail using the setup and run time required for each order, then theoretically all schedules will be feasible.

Question 36

When work has been scheduled in a shop that does not have sufficient resources to complete the schedule on time, the system that generated the schedule is called which of the following?

A)Infinite loading
B)Machine-limited
C)Finite loading
D)Labor-limited
E)Constrained

Question 37

One of the principles of work center scheduling is that, while certainty of standards, routings, and so forth is not entirely possible in a shop, certainty should always be an objective to work toward.

Question 38

The objectives of work center scheduling include which of the following?

A)Minimizing worker alienation
B)Providing variety to workforce
C)Following all the priority rules
D)Avoiding tradeoffs
E)Minimizing setup costs

Question 39

Which of the following is not an objective of work center scheduling?

A)Meeting due dates
B)Providing time for quality at the source
C)Minimizing setup time or cost
D)Minimizing work-in-process inventory
E)Minimizing lead time

Question 40

When work is scheduled in detail using the setup and run time required for each order, it is called which of the following?

A)Infinite loading
B)Finite loading
C)Machine-limited
D)Labor-limited
E)Johnson's rule

Question 41

Assume there are five jobs (i.e., A, B, C, D, and E) that need to be sequenced in a production schedule.The remaining operating time necessary for completion of job A is 4 days (i.e., job A will take 4 more days to complete), B will take 7 days, C will take 8 days, D will take 2 days, and E will take 5 days.All jobs are available now and the time now is 0.Using SOT rule sequence the jobs and find the schedule (single machine scheduling problem).What is the completion time of job B as per your schedule?

A)2
B)6
C)26
D)11
E)18

Question 42

Which of the following priority rules used in scheduling the sequence of production is calculated as the time remaining before the due date minus the remaining processing time, with the smallest value being run first?

A)STR
B)CR
C)SOT
D)LCFS
E)EDD

Question 43

Which of the following is not one of the major functions of shop-floor control?

A)Measure efficiency, utilization, and productivity of manpower and machines.
B)Assign a priority to each shop order.
C)Load machine hours into workstations.
D)Track WIP quantity by location by shop order to accounting.
E)Convey shop order status information to the office.

Question 44

Which of the following might be a status and exception report used in shop-floor control?

A)Absentee report
B)Quality failure report
C)Shortage lists
D)Expediting report
E)Union activity report

Question 45

Assume there are five jobs (i.e., A, B, C, D, and E) that need to be sequenced in a production schedule.The remaining operating time necessary for completion of job A is 3 days (i.e., job A will take 3 more days to complete), B will take 9 days, C will take 6 days, D will take 5 days and E will take 8 days.Which job should be scheduled last if using the SOT priority rule for job sequencing?

A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E

Question 46

The assignment method is useful in solving scheduling problems that have which of the following characteristics?

A)There are n jobs to be distributed to n machines or workers.
B)Each job can only be done on one particular machine.
C)Speed and efficiency are important.
D)The objective is to minimize cost and lateness of delivery.
E)The jobs have to go through more than one process.

Question 47

Assume there are five jobs (i.e., A, B, C, D, and E) that need to be sequenced in a production schedule.The remaining operating time necessary for completion of job A is 4 days (i.e., job A will take 4 more days to complete), B will take 7 days, C will take 8 days, D will take 2 days, and E will take 5 days.Which job should be scheduled first if you use the SOT priority rule for job sequencing?

A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E

Question 48

Which of the following is one of the major functions of shop-floor control?

A)Observing the priorities set for each shop order
B)Keeping work-in-process inventory out of the way
C)Conveying shop-order status information to the office
D)Controlling cost and materials waste
E)Keeping the workforce fully utilized

Question 49

Which of the following priority rules used in scheduling the sequence of production is calculated as the slack time remaining in the schedule divided by the number of remaining operations, with the smallest value being run first?

A)STR
B)Johnson's
C)STR/OP
D)LCFS
E)FCFS

Question 50

Assume you are sequencing jobs using Johnson's rule.A particular job requires 3 hours to assemble and then is followed by 2 hours in the painting department.Which of the following is where you would schedule this job?

A)As early as possible in the unfilled job sequence.
B)As late as possible in the unfilled job sequence.
C)The schedule would depend on the due date.
D)Does not matter.
E)Johnson's rule does not apply.

Question 51

Which of the following priority rule will minimize the average flow time of jobs and also perform well in other measures such as average lateness

A)STR
B)CR
C)SOT
D)LCFS
E)EDD

Question 52

Which of the following is not a priority rule used to schedule the sequence of jobs in a production operation?

A)First-come, first-served
B)Shortest operating time
C)Last-in, first-out
D)Critical ratio
E)Slack-time-remaining per operation

Question 53

Which of the following is a principle of work center scheduling?

A)Once started, a job can and should be finished even if unavoidably interrupted.
B)Reschedule every day.
C)Achieve certainty in standards and routings.
D)Give work centers less to do then their maximum.
E)Assign the first worker to all of the days that require staffing.

Question 54

Assume you are sequencing jobs using Johnson's rule.There are three jobs called A, B and C.The first step in assembling and the second step is painting. Job A requires 3 hours to assemble and 6 hours to paint.Job B requires 7 hours to assemble and 2 hours to paint.Job C requires 4 hours to assemble and 1 hour to paint.The objective is to minimize the total processing time of all jobs, using Johnson's rule.What is the correct sequence to process the jobs?

A)A - C - B
B)B - C - A
C)B - A - C
D)A - B - C
E)C - B - A

Question 55

Assume there are five jobs (i.e., A, B, C, D, and E) that need to be sequenced in a production schedule.The remaining operating time necessary for completion of job A is 3 days (i.e., job A will take 3 more days to complete), B will take 9 days, C will take 6 days, D will take 5 days and E will take 8 days.In what order will these jobs be scheduled if using the SOT priority rule for job sequencing?

A)A-B-D-E-C
B)A-D-C-E-B
C)D-C-A-B-E
D)B-E-C-D-A
E)E-D-A-B-C

Question 56

Which of the following is a tool of shop-floor control?

A)The hours worked per employee report
B)The anticipated delay report
C)The permanent work-in-process report
D)Time and motion studies
E)Product and process control report

Question 57

A job has 10 days of processing time left to do before completion, and today is the 5^th day of the month.If the job is due on the 15^th day of the month, what is its critical ratio?

A)3
B)2
C)1
D)0.8
E)- 0.8

Question 58

A job has 5 days of processing time left to do before completion, and today is the 10^th day of the month.If the job is due on the 14^th day of the month, what is its critical ratio?

A)5
B)2
C)0.8
D)0.5
E)0.1

Question 59

Which of the following is a priority rule used to schedule the sequence of jobs in a production operation?

A)Last-come, first-served
B)Last complaint first
C)First on hand first
D)Longest slack time first
E)Parts on hand first

Question 60

Assume you are sequencing jobs using Johnson's rule.A particular job requires 7 hours to assemble and then is followed by 8 hours in the painting department.Which of the following is where you would schedule this job?

A)As early as possible in the unfilled job sequence.
B)As late as possible in the unfilled job sequence.
C)The schedule would depend on the due date.
D)Does not matter.
E)Johnson's Rule does not apply.

Question 61

Assume you are sequencing jobs using Johnson's rule.There are three jobs called A, B and C.The first step in assembling and the second step is painting. Job A requires 3 hours to assemble and 6 hours to paint.Job B requires 7 hours to assemble and 2 hours to paint.Job C requires 4 hours to assemble and 1 hour to paint.The objective is to minimize the total processing time of all jobs, using Johnson's rule.What is the completion time of the last job in the sequence in the second step (painting)?

A)14
B)15
C)9
D)12
E)10