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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM SOLVED #16
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM SOLVED #16Balance delay - correct answer the total idle time of an assembly line
Best operating level - correct answer the percent of capacity utilization at which unit
costs are lowest
Block diagram - correct answer a schematic layout diagram that includes that size of
each work area
Capacity - correct answer the maximum capacility to produce
Capacity cushion - correct answer a percent of capacity held in reserve for unexpected
occurences
Capacity planning - correct answer a long-term strategic decision that establishes the
overall level of productive resources for a firm
Cellular layout - correct answer a layout that creates individual cells to process parts or
customers with similar requirements
Cycle time - correct answer the maximum amount of time an item is allowed to spend at
each workstation if the targeted production rate is to be achieved; also, the time
between successive product completions
Diseconomies of scale - correct answer when higher levels of output cost more per unit
to produce
Economies of scale - correct answer when it costs less per unit to product higher levels
of output
Facility layout - correct answer the arrangement of machines, departments,
workstations, and other areas within a facility
Fixed-position layout - correct answer a layout in which the product remains at a
stationary site for the entire manufacturing cycle
Flexible manufacturing system (fms) - correct answer programmable equipment
connected by an automated material-handling system and controlled by a central
computer
Line balancing - correct answer a layout technique that attempts to equalize that
amount of work assigned to each workstation on an assembly line
Mixed-model assembly line - correct answer an assembly line that processes more than
one product model
, Muther's grid - correct answer a formate for displaying manager preferences for
department locations
Precedence requirements - correct answer physical restrictions on the order in which
operations are performed
Process layout - correct answer a layout that groups similar activities together into work
centers according to the process or function they perform
Product layout - correct answer a layout that arranges activities in a line according to
the sequence of operations that are needed to assemble a particular product
Production flow analysis (pfa) - correct answer a group technology technique that
reorders part routing matrices to identify families of parts with similar processing
requirements
Relationship diagram - correct answer a schematic diagram that denotes location
preference with different line thicknesses
Unit load - correct answer the quantity in which material is normally moved, such as a
unit at a time, a pallet, or a bin of material
Contraints - correct answer linear relationships of decision variables representing the
restrictions placed on the decision situation by the operating environment
Decision variables - correct answer mathematical symbols that represent levels of
activity of an operation
Extreme points - correct answer corner points, or protrusions, on the boundary of the
feasible solution space in a linear programming model
Feasible solution space - correct answer an area that satisfies all contraints in a linear
programming model simultaneously
Graphical solution method - correct answer a method for determining the solution of a
linear programming problem using a two-dimensional graph of the model
Linear programming - correct answer a technique for general decision situations in
which the decision is to determine a level of operational activity in order to achieve an
objective, subject to restrictions
Objective function - correct answer a linear mathematical relationship that describes the
objective of an operation in terms of decision variables
Optimal solution - correct answer the single best solution to a problem
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