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Quiz 2 - Chapter 2 (Competitiveness, Strategic Planning, and Productivity) & 3 (Demand Forecasting)

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This document concentrates on chapters 3 and 4 of the operations management textbook we were using in the 2019/2020 academic year. This document concentrates on demand forecasting and competitiveness in productivity.

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1.

Which of the following is not a step for formulating an operations strategy?

Answer: A) Link the organizational goals to the operations strategy. B) Conduct an audit to determine strengths/weaknesses of the current operations strategy. C) Define the mission and values of the organization. ✔ D) Assess the degree of focus at each plant. E) Segment the customers into types.

2.

Productivity is expressed as:

Answer: A) Output Input. B) Output - Input. C) Output * input. D) Output/Input. ✔ E) Input/Output.

3.

Which of the following is not a key purchasing criterion?

Answer: A) Price. B) Variety. C) Quality. D) Timeliness. E) Vendor relations. ✔

4.

Time-based strategies do not focus on:

Answer: A) The time to deliver a product. B) Maintaining quality. ✔ C) Planning time. D) Production design time. E) Changeover time.

5.

Canvalves Company produces cast bronze valves on an assembly line. It currently produces 800 valves each 8-hour shift. If the production is increased to 1200 valves each shift, the productivity increased by?

Answer: A) 50%. ✔ B) 33%. C) 25%. D) 67%. E) 75%.

6.

Which of the following is not a major decision-making category for operations policies and action plans?

Answer: A) Facility. B) Capacity. C) Process types and technology. D) HR. ✔ E) Productivity.

7.

Characteristics that customers perceive as min standards of acceptability are called:

Answer: A) Order winners. B) Order qualifiers. ✔ C) Core competencies. D) Distinctive competencies. E) Minimum attributes.

Quiz 2
Q 1: A company has introduced a process improv’t that ↓ processing time for
each unit, so that output is ↑ by 25% w less material, but 1 additional
worker req’d. Under the old process, 5 workers could produce 60u/hr. Labour
costs r $12/hr, & material input was previously $16/unit. 4 the new
process, material is now $10/unit. OH is charged at 1.6 times direct labour
costs. Finished units sell for $31. What ↑ in productivity is associated w
the process improv’t?


Process Output (u) Workers Material Labour OH
cost/hr

Old 60u/hr 5 $16/u $12 1.6 * direct
labour cost

New 75u/hr 6 $10/u $12 1.6 * direct
labour cost


Finished u price = $31.

Multifactor Productivity (MFP) = Total Revenue/Total Costs

Old process = Total Revenue/Total Cost = 60u * $31
----------------------------------- = $1.67
$60 ($60 + $960 + $96)*
*
1 worker/hr = $12 → $12 * 5 workers = $60
$16 material cost/unit * 60u = $960
1.6 OH * direct labour cost = $96

New process = Total Revenue/Total Cost = 75u * $31
----------------------------------- = $2.48
$72 ($72 + $750 + $115.2)**
**
1 worker/hr = $12 → $12 * 6 workers = $72
$10 material cost/unit * 75u = $750
1.6 OH * direct labour cost = $115.2

Cost mgmt is the ↑ in productivity that’s associated w the process improv’t
bc the materials used to produce the units were ↓ed.

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