Question 1

Breakdown maintenance is _____________; preventive maintenance is _________.

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A)   reactive; proactive
B)   proactive; reactive
C)   expensive; inexpensive
D)   inexpensive; expensive
E)   easy; hardF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

"Total productive maintenance" is best described as:

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A)   avoiding all breakdown maintenance.
B)   doing a great deal of preventive maintenance to try to avoid breakdown maintenance.
C)   a JIT approach that takes advantage of cross-training.
D)   extending preventive maintenance back to design.
E)   none of these.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

Ideally, preventive maintenance will be performed:

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A)   after a planned inspection.
B)   after the passage of a specified period of time.
C)   after a predetermined number of operating hours.
D)   just prior to the start of the workday.
E)   just prior to a breakdown or failure.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Attempting to determine when preventive maintenance activities should be performed is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   breakdown maintenance.
B)   forecastive maintenance.
C)   preventive maintenance.
D)   predictive maintenance.
E)   corrective maintenance.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Breakdown programs often are prioritized such that some equipment gets a lot of attention and other equipment gets very little. This typically reflects the fact that breakdowns are consistent with:

Accepted Answer

A)   Pareto phenomena.
B)   production interruptions.
C)   supply disturbances.
D)   cross-trained workers.
E)   lean operations.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

The goal of maintenance is to maintain the productive system in good working order while minimizing:

Accepted Answer

A)   total preventive maintenance costs.
B)   total breakdown maintenance costs.
C)   total maintenance costs.
D)   the difference between preventive and breakdown costs.
E)   the ratio of breakdown to preventive maintenance costs.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 7

The optimum amount of preventive maintenance occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A)   total breakdown costs are at a minimum.
B)   total preventive maintenance costs are at a minimum.
C)   each maintenance component cost is at a minimum.
D)   total maintenance costs are at a maximum.
E)   total maintenance costs are at a minimum.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Maintenance activities are often organized into the following two groups:

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A)   breakdown maintenance and preventive maintenance
B)   breakdown maintenance and predictive maintenance
C)   preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance
D)   equipment maintenance and breakdown maintenance
E)   equipment maintenance and buildings maintenanceF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Pareto analysis (using the 80/20 rule) is one method of determining when preventive maintenance activities should be performed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The type of maintenance which is periodic in nature is:

Accepted Answer

A)   breakdown maintenance.
B)   predictive maintenance.
C)   preventive maintenance.
D)   corrective maintenance.
E)   all of the choices.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Preventive maintenance is generally scheduled on the basis of:

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A)   planned inspections.
B)   passage of time.
C)   number of operating hours.
D)   all of the choices.
E)   none of the choices.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

The goal of maintenance is to minimize cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The average time before breakdown of a machine is normally distributed and has a mean of 18 weeks and a standard deviation of three weeks. If breakdown cost averages $2,000 and preventive maintenance costs $1,400, what is the optimal preventive maintenance interval?

Accepted Answer

A)   16.4 weeks
B)   14.6 weeks
C)   16.9 weeks
D)   19.6 weeks
E)   21.3 weeksF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Suppose that for a particular piece of machinery, the frequency distribution of monthly breakdowns is as follows:   Number of Breakdowns  Prob. 00.4010.3020.1530.1040.05\begin{array} { c c } 	ext { Number of Breakdowns } & 	ext { Prob. } \\hline 0 & 0.40 \1 & 0.30 \2 & 0.15 \3 & 0.10 \4 & 0.05\end{array} Number of Breakdowns 01234​ Prob. 0.400.300.150.100.05​​  The cost of a breakdown is $2,000, and the cost of a preventive maintenance program is $2,000 per month. If the preventive maintenance program is adopted, the probability of a machine breakdown is negligible. How much better off per month would the firm be if it adopted preventive maintenance?

Accepted Answer

A)   $100 worse off
B)   $200 worse off
C)   $100 better off
D)   $200 better off
E)   $2,000 better off F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following would not improve the performance of a breakdown program?

Accepted Answer

A)   more trained personnel
B)   short lead times for replacement parts
C)   standby equipment
D)   cross-training repair personnel
E)   reducing inventories of spare partsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Ideally, preventive maintenance will be performed before a breakdown or failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The average time before breakdown of a machine is normally distributed and has a mean of seven weeks and a standard deviation of 1.5 weeks. If breakdown cost averages $2,500 and preventive maintenance costs $500, what is the optimal preventive maintenance interval?

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Question 18

In the broadest sense, equipment and facilities preventive maintenance extends back to the:

Accepted Answer

A)   design and selection stage.
B)   procurement stage.
C)   installation stage.
D)   pilot-testing stage.
E)   implementation stage.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following would not improve the performance of a breakdown program?

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In the broadest sense, equipment and facilities preventive maintenance extends back to the:

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Ideally, preventive maintenance will be performed:

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"Total productive maintenance" is best described as:

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Breakdown programs often are prioritized such that some equipment gets a lot of attention and other equipment gets very little. This typically reflects the fact that breakdowns are consistent with:

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Attempting to determine when preventive maintenance activities should be performed is called:

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Pareto analysis (using the 80/20 rule) is one method of determining when preventive maintenance activities should be performed.

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Maintenance activities are often organized into the following two groups:

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The type of maintenance which is periodic in nature is:

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Ideally, preventive maintenance will be performed before a breakdown or failure.

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The average time before breakdown of a machine is normally distributed and has a mean of 18 weeks and a standard deviation of three weeks. If breakdown cost averages $2,000 and preventive maintenance costs $1,400, what is the optimal preventive maintenance interval?

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Which of the following would not improve the performance of a breakdown program?

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Ideally, preventive maintenance will be performed before a breakdown or failure.

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