Question 1

Which of the following is critical to effective yield management?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-price pricing
B)  forecasting
C)  capacity flexibility
D)  constant demand
E)  trained service personnelF) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 2

There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as follows:

After the row and column reductions, what is the resulting entry in the new table for assigning resource 4 to job D?

Accepted Answer

A)  0 hours
B)  2 hours
C)  3 hours
D)  6 hours
E)  9 hoursF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Scheduling in service systems may involve scheduling:
(I) the workforce.
(II) the equipment.
(III) customers.

Accepted Answer

A)  II only
B)  I and II only
C)  II and III only
D)  I and III only
E)  I, II, and IIIF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Eva, the owner of Eva's Second Time Around Wedding Dresses, currently has five dresses to be altered, shown in the order in which they arrived:

If Eva uses the earliest due date first (EDD) priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the average job tardiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 hours
B)  2.2 hours
C)  2.33 hours
D)  2.4 hours
E)  3 hoursF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

A scheduling rule used for sequencing jobs through two work centers such that makespan is minimized is

Accepted Answer

A)  critical ratio rule.
B)  Johnson's rule.
C)  slack per operation rule.
D)  shortest processing time rule.
E)  Pareto rule.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 6

The EDD priority rule usually does well with regard to

Accepted Answer

A)  cost.
B)  lateness.
C)  overtime.
D)  waste.
E)  makespan.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

Bottlenecks in service systems may shift with the passage of time, so that different operations become bottleneck operations at different times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Input/output (I/O)control refers to monitoring the productivity changes since productivity is determined by the ratio of output to input.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The elimination of idle time on both bottleneck and non-bottleneck operations must be accomplished to optimize output.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as follows:

After the row and column reductions, what is the minimum number of lines needed to cover all of the zeroes?

Accepted Answer

A)  0 lines
B)  1 line
C)  2 lines
D)  3 lines
E)  4 linesF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as follows:

After the row reduction, what is the resulting entry in the new table for assigning resource 4 to Job D?

Accepted Answer

A)  0 hours
B)  2 hours
C)  3 hours
D)  6 hours
E)  9 hoursF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Which of the following is not an assumption of priority rules?

Accepted Answer

A)  The set of jobs is known: no new jobs arrive after processing begins.
B)  Setup time is independent of processing sequence.
C)  Finite loading is assumed.
D)  Processing times are deterministic.
E)  No machine breakdowns are assumed.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Infinite loading and finite loading are two major approaches used to load work centers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A work center can be a:
(I) machine.
(II) group of machines.
(III) department.
(IV) a part used to produce a product.

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II, and III only
B)  II and IV only
C)  II and III only
D)  I and III only
E)  I, II, III, and IVF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Primary considerations in scheduling high-volume systems involve:
(I) coordinating the flow of inputs.
(II) overcoming the disruptions to planned outputs.
(III) assigning workers to work centers.

Accepted Answer

A)  I and III
B)  I and II
C)  II and III
D)  I, II, and III
E)  II onlyF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following is not usually a characteristic of successful high-volume systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  smooth workflow through the system
B)  customized output
C)  rapid repair of breakdowns
D)  minimal quality problems
E)  reliable supply schedulesF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Organizations with fixed, perishable capacity can benefit from

Accepted Answer

A)  yield management.
B)  price increases.
C)  constraints.
D)  suboptimization.
E)  waiting lines.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as follows:

What is the optimal assignment of resources to jobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to A; 2 to C; 3 to B; 4 to D
B)  1 to B; 2 to D; 3 to C; 4 to A
C)  1 to C; 2 to B; 3 to A; 4 to D
D)  1 to D; 2 to B; 3 to C; 4 to A
E)  1 to A; 2 to C; 3 to D; 4 to BF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Which of the following is least likely to be a source of disruption that results in less than the desired output in a high-volume system?

Accepted Answer

A)  equipment failures
B)  material shortages
C)  accidents
D)  worker absences
E)  demand variabilityF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

The priority rule where jobs are processed according to the smallest ratio of time remaining to due date to processing time is

Accepted Answer

A)  CR.
B)  EEDD.
C)  FCFS.
D)  S/O.
E)  SPT.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Exam 16: Scheduling

There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as follows: After the row reduction, what is the resulting entry in the new table for assigning resource 4 to Job D?

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Infinite loading and finite loading are two major approaches used to load work centers.

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The EDD priority rule usually does well with regard to

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Bottlenecks in service systems may shift with the passage of time, so that different operations become bottleneck operations at different times.

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Which of the following is least likely to be a source of disruption that results in less than the desired output in a high-volume system?

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The elimination of idle time on both bottleneck and non-bottleneck operations must be accomplished to optimize output.

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The priority rule where jobs are processed according to the smallest ratio of time remaining to due date to processing time is

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There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as follows: What is the optimal assignment of resources to jobs?

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A scheduling rule used for sequencing jobs through two work centers such that makespan is minimized is

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Which of the following is not usually a characteristic of successful high-volume systems?

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Input/output (I/O)control refers to monitoring the productivity changes since productivity is determined by the ratio of output to input.

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Which of the following is critical to effective yield management?

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Which of the following is not an assumption of priority rules?

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Primary considerations in scheduling high-volume systems involve: (I) coordinating the flow of inputs. (II) overcoming the disruptions to planned outputs. (III) assigning workers to work centers.

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Scheduling in service systems may involve scheduling: (I) the workforce. (II) the equipment. (III) customers.

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A work center can be a: (I) machine. (II) group of machines. (III) department. (IV) a part used to produce a product.

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There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as follows: After the row and column reductions, what is the minimum number of lines needed to cover all of the zeroes?

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Eva, the owner of Eva's Second Time Around Wedding Dresses, currently has five dresses to be altered, shown in the order in which they arrived: If Eva uses the earliest due date first (EDD) priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the average job tardiness?

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Organizations with fixed, perishable capacity can benefit from

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Exam 16: Scheduling

There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as follows: After the row reduction, what is the resulting entry in the new table for assigning resource 4 to Job D?

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Infinite loading and finite loading are two major approaches used to load work centers.

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The EDD priority rule usually does well with regard to

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Bottlenecks in service systems may shift with the passage of time, so that different operations become bottleneck operations at different times.

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Which of the following is least likely to be a source of disruption that results in less than the desired output in a high-volume system?

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The elimination of idle time on both bottleneck and non-bottleneck operations must be accomplished to optimize output.

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The priority rule where jobs are processed according to the smallest ratio of time remaining to due date to processing time is

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There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as follows: What is the optimal assignment of resources to jobs?

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A scheduling rule used for sequencing jobs through two work centers such that makespan is minimized is

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Which of the following is not usually a characteristic of successful high-volume systems?

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Which of the following is critical to effective yield management?

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Which of the following is not an assumption of priority rules?

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Primary considerations in scheduling high-volume systems involve: (I) coordinating the flow of inputs. (II) overcoming the disruptions to planned outputs. (III) assigning workers to work centers.

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Scheduling in service systems may involve scheduling: (I) the workforce. (II) the equipment. (III) customers.

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Eva, the owner of Eva's Second Time Around Wedding Dresses, currently has five dresses to be altered, shown in the order in which they arrived: If Eva uses the earliest due date first (EDD) priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the average job tardiness?

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