SCM EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
WhicherofertheerfollowingeriserNOTeraergoaleroferJITerpartnerships?
a.erremovaleroferunnecessaryeractivities
b.erremovaleroferin-planterinventory
c.erremovaleroferin-transiterinventory
d.erobtainerimprovederqualityeranderreliability
e.erallerofertheeraboveerareergoalseroferJITerpartnershipser-erANS--
e)erallerofertheeraboveerareergoalseroferJITerpartnerships
Whicheroneerofertheerfollowingeriseraerconcernerexpressederbyersuppliers?
a.ereliminationeroferin-planterinventory
b.erdeliveryertoertheerpointeroferuse
c.erproductionerwitherzeroerdefects
d.erlargeerlotersizes
e.ercustomers'erinfrequenterengineeringerchangeser-erANS--
c.erproductionerwitherzeroerdefects
Whicheroneerofertheerfollowingerisernoteraerconcernerofersupplierserasertheyerprepareertoerentereri
ntoerJITerpartnerships?
a.ersupplierserfeelerthatertheyerwoulderbeerlesseraterriskerifertheyercontractederwithermoreerthanero
neercustomer
b.ersupplierserareerconcernederthatercustomerserwillerpresenterfrequenterengineeringerchange
serwitherinadequateertimeertoerdealerwitherthem
c.ersupplierserfeelerthatertheirerprocesseserareersuitederforerlargererlotersizeserthanertheercustom
ererwants
d.ersupplierserareerconcernederthaterfrequenterdeliveryerofersmallerquantitieserisereconomicallye
rprohibitive
e.erallerofertheeraboveerrepresenterJITerconcernser-erANS--e.erallerofertheerabove
WhicheroneerofertheerfollowingerisernoteraerlayoutertacticerineraerJITerenvironment?
a.erworkercellserforerfamilieseroferproducts
b.erfixederequipment
c.erminimizingerdistance
d.erlittleerspaceerforerinventory
e.erpoka-yokeerdeviceser-erANS--b.erfixederequipment
Whicherofertheerfollowerisertheerauthorerofertheerphraseer"inventoryeriserevil"?
a.erPokeerYoke
b.erPater"Keiretsu"erMorita
c.erKanbaerPolka
d.erShigeoerShingo
,e.ernoneerofertheeraboveer-erANS--d.erShigeoerShingo
Aerfirmerwantsertoerdeveloperaerlevelermaterialeruseerscheduleerbasederonertheerfollowingerdata.e
rWhatershoulderbeerseterupercost?er
Desirederlotersizeer=er60
Annualerdemander=er40,000
Holdingercoster=er$20erpereruniterpereryear
Dailyerproductionerrateer=er320
Workerdayserpereryearer=er250
a.er$.45
b.er$4.5
c.er$45
d.er$450
e.er$500er-erANS--a.er$0.45
Aerproducterhaserannualerdemanderofer100,000erunits.erTheerplantermanagererwantserproducti
onertoerfolloweraer4erhourercycle.erBasederonertheerfollowingerdata,erwhatersetupercosterwillerenab
leertheerdesirederproductionercycle?er
d=400erpererdayer(250erdayserpereryear),erp=4000eruniteserpererday,erH=$40erpereruniterpererye
ar,eranderQ=200er(demanderforerfourerhours,erhalferaerday)
a.er$2.00
b.er$7,20
c.er$18
d.er$64
e.er$1036.80er-erANS--b.er$7.20
Throughputermeasureertheertime
a.erthateritertakesertoerprocesseroneeruniterateraerstation
b.erbetweenertheerarrivaleroferrawermaterialserandertheershippingeroferfinishederproducts
c.ertoerproducteroneerwholeerproducterthrougheraneremptyersystemer
d.errequiredertoermoveerordererthroughertheerproductionerprocess,erfromerreceiptertoerdelivery
e.ernoneerofertheeraboveer-erANS--
d.errequiredertoermoveerordererthroughertheerproductionerprocess,erfromerreceiptertoerdelivery
Whicherofertheerfollowingerisertrueerregardingertheerstepsertoerreducingerseterupertimes?
a.ertheerfirstersteperinvolveserperformingerasermuchersetuperpreparationeraserpossibleerwhileerth
eerprocess/machineeriseroperating
b.ertheercycleeroferstepseriserrepeatederuntilersetupertimeeriserreducederundereraerminute
c.erstandardizedertoolingeranderstandardizedertrainingerareerincludederinertheersameerstep
d.erimprovedermaterialerhandlingerandermoveermaterialerclosererareerdoneerbeforeeroperatorertr
aining
e.erallerofertheeraboveerareertrueer-erANS--e.erallerofertheeraboveerareertrue
FactoryerXerisertryingertoeruseerleveleruseerscheduling.erIfertheirerfirstertargeterwereertoercutertheerc
urrenterlotersizeerinerhalf,erbyerwhaterproportionermustersetupercosterchange?
a.ersetupercostermusterbeercutertoeroneerfourtheritsercurrentervalue
,b.erseterupercostermusteralsoerbeercuterinerhalferfromeritsercurrentervalue
c.ersetupercostermusterdoubleerfromeritsercurrentervalue
d.ercannoterbeerdetermined
e.ernoneerofertheeraboveer-erANS--
a.erseterupercostermusterbeercutertoeroneerfourtheritsercurrentervalue
Theernumbereroferkanbanseris
a.erone
b.ertheerratioerofertheerreordererpointertoercontainerersize
c.ertheersameeraserEOQ
d.eroneerfullerday'serproduction
e.ernoneerofertheeraboveer-erANS--b.ertheerratioerofertheerreordererpointertoercontainerersize
WhicherofertheerfollowingerisernoteraerrequirementeroferJITersystems?
a.erqualityerdeliverieseronertime
b.erlowersetupertime
c.ertrainingersupport
d.erstrongerjoberspecialization
e.eremployeeerempowermenter-erANS--d.erstrongerjoberselection
WhicheroneerofertheerfollowingeriseranerexampleeroferJITerbeingerusederforercompetitiveeradvant
age?
a.erJonesercompanyerhaserdecreasedertheernumbereroferjoberclassificationsertoerjusteraerfew
b.erlafourcheermetalserincreasesertheernumbereroferitsersuppliersertoerbeerlesserdependenteronerj
usteraerfew
c.erhoumaerfabricatorseriserproudertoerannounceerthaterincomingergoodserareerinspected
d.eracmeercompanyertellseritsermaintenanceerdepartmentertoerinterveneeronlyeriferaermachineerb
reakserdown
e.ercaroerspecialtyermetals,erinc.erhaserbuilteraernew,erhugeerwarehouseertoerstoreerinventoryer-
erANS--
a.erJonesercompanyerhaserdecreasedertheernumbereroferjoberclassificationsertoerjusteraerfew
________iseranyerdeviationerfromertheeroptimumerprocesserthaterdeliverserperfecterproductero
nertime,ereveryertimeer-erANS--Variability
Theer______erisertheertimeerbetweenertheerarrivaleroferrawermaterialserandertheershippingeroferfin
ishederproductser-erANS--Manufacturingercycleertime
TheermainerfocuseroferJITereffortsertoerreduceerinvestmenterinerinventoryerrequireser_______.er-
erANS--smallerlotersizeserorerreductioneroferlotersize
______getsersuppliersertoeraccepterresponsibilityerforersatisfyingerendercustomererneeds.er-
erANS--Educatingersuppliers
_______erinvolveserschedulingerproductsersoerthatereacherday'serproductionermeetsertheerdem
anderforerthaterday.er-erANS--Levelerscheduling
, TPSerstandserforer_______.er-erANS--Toyotaerproductionersystem
Theer5Sertermer______erincludeseranalysisertoerimproveerworkerfloweranderreduceerwastedermo
tion.er-erANS--Simplify/straighten
Handlingermaterialermoreerthaneronceeriseranerexampleerofertheerwasteercalleder______.er-
erANS--Transportation
Fedexerchoseermemphis,erTNerforeritsercentralerlocationerorer"hub"erprimarilyerbecauseeroferthee
rincentiveserofferederbyertheercityerofermemphiserandertheerstateerofertennessee,erT/Fer-erANS--
false
Generally,ertheerobjectiveerofertheerlocaitonerdecisionerisertoermaximizeertheerfirm'serprofit,erT/
Fer-erANS--False
Foreraerlocationerdecision,erlaborerproductivityermayerbeerimportanterinerisolation,erbuterlowerwa
geerrateserareeraermoreerimportantercriterion,erT/Fer-erANS--False
Theerfactor-ratingermethodercanerconsidererbothertangibleeranderintangibleercosts,erT/Fer-
erANS--True
Theercenter-of-
gravityermethoderfindsertheerlocationeroferaercentralizederfacility,ersucheraseraerdistributionercent
er,erthaterwillermaximizeertheerorganization'serrevenue,erT/Fer-erANS--False
Theertransportationermodelercalculateseraneroptimalershippingersystemerbetweeneraercentralerf
acilityeranderseveraleroutlyingercustomers,erT/Fer-erANS--False
StarbuckserCoffee'serapproachertoerchoosingernewercafeerlocationseriserlargelyerbasederonerex
ecutiveerintuition,ernotersophisticatedermodelserandersiteertechnology,erT/Fer-erANS--False
Theerlocationerdecisionserofergoods-
producingerfirmserwillergenerallyerpayermoreerattentionertoerparking,eraccess,erandertrafficercou
ntserthanerwillerserviceerlocationerdecisions,erT/Fer-erANS--False
Industrialerlocationerdecisionseroftenerassumeerthatercostserareerrelativelyerconstanterforeraergiv
enerarea,erT/Fer-erANS--Fale
FedExerchoseerMemphiseraseritserUSerhuberbecause
a.erit'sertheercentererofertheerUSergeographically
b.ertheerairporterhaserrelativelyerfewerhourseroferbaderweathererclosures
c.eriterneedederaermeansertoerreachercitiesertoerwhicheriterdidernoterhaveerdirecterflights
d.ertheerfirmerbelievederthateraerhubersystemerwasersuperiorertoertraditionalercity-to-
cityerflighterscheduling
e.erallerofertheeraboveer-erANS--e.erallerofertheerabove
CORRECT ANSWERS
WhicherofertheerfollowingeriserNOTeraergoaleroferJITerpartnerships?
a.erremovaleroferunnecessaryeractivities
b.erremovaleroferin-planterinventory
c.erremovaleroferin-transiterinventory
d.erobtainerimprovederqualityeranderreliability
e.erallerofertheeraboveerareergoalseroferJITerpartnershipser-erANS--
e)erallerofertheeraboveerareergoalseroferJITerpartnerships
Whicheroneerofertheerfollowingeriseraerconcernerexpressederbyersuppliers?
a.ereliminationeroferin-planterinventory
b.erdeliveryertoertheerpointeroferuse
c.erproductionerwitherzeroerdefects
d.erlargeerlotersizes
e.ercustomers'erinfrequenterengineeringerchangeser-erANS--
c.erproductionerwitherzeroerdefects
Whicheroneerofertheerfollowingerisernoteraerconcernerofersupplierserasertheyerprepareertoerentereri
ntoerJITerpartnerships?
a.ersupplierserfeelerthatertheyerwoulderbeerlesseraterriskerifertheyercontractederwithermoreerthanero
neercustomer
b.ersupplierserareerconcernederthatercustomerserwillerpresenterfrequenterengineeringerchange
serwitherinadequateertimeertoerdealerwitherthem
c.ersupplierserfeelerthatertheirerprocesseserareersuitederforerlargererlotersizeserthanertheercustom
ererwants
d.ersupplierserareerconcernederthaterfrequenterdeliveryerofersmallerquantitieserisereconomicallye
rprohibitive
e.erallerofertheeraboveerrepresenterJITerconcernser-erANS--e.erallerofertheerabove
WhicheroneerofertheerfollowingerisernoteraerlayoutertacticerineraerJITerenvironment?
a.erworkercellserforerfamilieseroferproducts
b.erfixederequipment
c.erminimizingerdistance
d.erlittleerspaceerforerinventory
e.erpoka-yokeerdeviceser-erANS--b.erfixederequipment
Whicherofertheerfollowerisertheerauthorerofertheerphraseer"inventoryeriserevil"?
a.erPokeerYoke
b.erPater"Keiretsu"erMorita
c.erKanbaerPolka
d.erShigeoerShingo
,e.ernoneerofertheeraboveer-erANS--d.erShigeoerShingo
Aerfirmerwantsertoerdeveloperaerlevelermaterialeruseerscheduleerbasederonertheerfollowingerdata.e
rWhatershoulderbeerseterupercost?er
Desirederlotersizeer=er60
Annualerdemander=er40,000
Holdingercoster=er$20erpereruniterpereryear
Dailyerproductionerrateer=er320
Workerdayserpereryearer=er250
a.er$.45
b.er$4.5
c.er$45
d.er$450
e.er$500er-erANS--a.er$0.45
Aerproducterhaserannualerdemanderofer100,000erunits.erTheerplantermanagererwantserproducti
onertoerfolloweraer4erhourercycle.erBasederonertheerfollowingerdata,erwhatersetupercosterwillerenab
leertheerdesirederproductionercycle?er
d=400erpererdayer(250erdayserpereryear),erp=4000eruniteserpererday,erH=$40erpereruniterpererye
ar,eranderQ=200er(demanderforerfourerhours,erhalferaerday)
a.er$2.00
b.er$7,20
c.er$18
d.er$64
e.er$1036.80er-erANS--b.er$7.20
Throughputermeasureertheertime
a.erthateritertakesertoerprocesseroneeruniterateraerstation
b.erbetweenertheerarrivaleroferrawermaterialserandertheershippingeroferfinishederproducts
c.ertoerproducteroneerwholeerproducterthrougheraneremptyersystemer
d.errequiredertoermoveerordererthroughertheerproductionerprocess,erfromerreceiptertoerdelivery
e.ernoneerofertheeraboveer-erANS--
d.errequiredertoermoveerordererthroughertheerproductionerprocess,erfromerreceiptertoerdelivery
Whicherofertheerfollowingerisertrueerregardingertheerstepsertoerreducingerseterupertimes?
a.ertheerfirstersteperinvolveserperformingerasermuchersetuperpreparationeraserpossibleerwhileerth
eerprocess/machineeriseroperating
b.ertheercycleeroferstepseriserrepeatederuntilersetupertimeeriserreducederundereraerminute
c.erstandardizedertoolingeranderstandardizedertrainingerareerincludederinertheersameerstep
d.erimprovedermaterialerhandlingerandermoveermaterialerclosererareerdoneerbeforeeroperatorertr
aining
e.erallerofertheeraboveerareertrueer-erANS--e.erallerofertheeraboveerareertrue
FactoryerXerisertryingertoeruseerleveleruseerscheduling.erIfertheirerfirstertargeterwereertoercutertheerc
urrenterlotersizeerinerhalf,erbyerwhaterproportionermustersetupercosterchange?
a.ersetupercostermusterbeercutertoeroneerfourtheritsercurrentervalue
,b.erseterupercostermusteralsoerbeercuterinerhalferfromeritsercurrentervalue
c.ersetupercostermusterdoubleerfromeritsercurrentervalue
d.ercannoterbeerdetermined
e.ernoneerofertheeraboveer-erANS--
a.erseterupercostermusterbeercutertoeroneerfourtheritsercurrentervalue
Theernumbereroferkanbanseris
a.erone
b.ertheerratioerofertheerreordererpointertoercontainerersize
c.ertheersameeraserEOQ
d.eroneerfullerday'serproduction
e.ernoneerofertheeraboveer-erANS--b.ertheerratioerofertheerreordererpointertoercontainerersize
WhicherofertheerfollowingerisernoteraerrequirementeroferJITersystems?
a.erqualityerdeliverieseronertime
b.erlowersetupertime
c.ertrainingersupport
d.erstrongerjoberspecialization
e.eremployeeerempowermenter-erANS--d.erstrongerjoberselection
WhicheroneerofertheerfollowingeriseranerexampleeroferJITerbeingerusederforercompetitiveeradvant
age?
a.erJonesercompanyerhaserdecreasedertheernumbereroferjoberclassificationsertoerjusteraerfew
b.erlafourcheermetalserincreasesertheernumbereroferitsersuppliersertoerbeerlesserdependenteronerj
usteraerfew
c.erhoumaerfabricatorseriserproudertoerannounceerthaterincomingergoodserareerinspected
d.eracmeercompanyertellseritsermaintenanceerdepartmentertoerinterveneeronlyeriferaermachineerb
reakserdown
e.ercaroerspecialtyermetals,erinc.erhaserbuilteraernew,erhugeerwarehouseertoerstoreerinventoryer-
erANS--
a.erJonesercompanyerhaserdecreasedertheernumbereroferjoberclassificationsertoerjusteraerfew
________iseranyerdeviationerfromertheeroptimumerprocesserthaterdeliverserperfecterproductero
nertime,ereveryertimeer-erANS--Variability
Theer______erisertheertimeerbetweenertheerarrivaleroferrawermaterialserandertheershippingeroferfin
ishederproductser-erANS--Manufacturingercycleertime
TheermainerfocuseroferJITereffortsertoerreduceerinvestmenterinerinventoryerrequireser_______.er-
erANS--smallerlotersizeserorerreductioneroferlotersize
______getsersuppliersertoeraccepterresponsibilityerforersatisfyingerendercustomererneeds.er-
erANS--Educatingersuppliers
_______erinvolveserschedulingerproductsersoerthatereacherday'serproductionermeetsertheerdem
anderforerthaterday.er-erANS--Levelerscheduling
, TPSerstandserforer_______.er-erANS--Toyotaerproductionersystem
Theer5Sertermer______erincludeseranalysisertoerimproveerworkerfloweranderreduceerwastedermo
tion.er-erANS--Simplify/straighten
Handlingermaterialermoreerthaneronceeriseranerexampleerofertheerwasteercalleder______.er-
erANS--Transportation
Fedexerchoseermemphis,erTNerforeritsercentralerlocationerorer"hub"erprimarilyerbecauseeroferthee
rincentiveserofferederbyertheercityerofermemphiserandertheerstateerofertennessee,erT/Fer-erANS--
false
Generally,ertheerobjectiveerofertheerlocaitonerdecisionerisertoermaximizeertheerfirm'serprofit,erT/
Fer-erANS--False
Foreraerlocationerdecision,erlaborerproductivityermayerbeerimportanterinerisolation,erbuterlowerwa
geerrateserareeraermoreerimportantercriterion,erT/Fer-erANS--False
Theerfactor-ratingermethodercanerconsidererbothertangibleeranderintangibleercosts,erT/Fer-
erANS--True
Theercenter-of-
gravityermethoderfindsertheerlocationeroferaercentralizederfacility,ersucheraseraerdistributionercent
er,erthaterwillermaximizeertheerorganization'serrevenue,erT/Fer-erANS--False
Theertransportationermodelercalculateseraneroptimalershippingersystemerbetweeneraercentralerf
acilityeranderseveraleroutlyingercustomers,erT/Fer-erANS--False
StarbuckserCoffee'serapproachertoerchoosingernewercafeerlocationseriserlargelyerbasederonerex
ecutiveerintuition,ernotersophisticatedermodelserandersiteertechnology,erT/Fer-erANS--False
Theerlocationerdecisionserofergoods-
producingerfirmserwillergenerallyerpayermoreerattentionertoerparking,eraccess,erandertrafficercou
ntserthanerwillerserviceerlocationerdecisions,erT/Fer-erANS--False
Industrialerlocationerdecisionseroftenerassumeerthatercostserareerrelativelyerconstanterforeraergiv
enerarea,erT/Fer-erANS--Fale
FedExerchoseerMemphiseraseritserUSerhuberbecause
a.erit'sertheercentererofertheerUSergeographically
b.ertheerairporterhaserrelativelyerfewerhourseroferbaderweathererclosures
c.eriterneedederaermeansertoerreachercitiesertoerwhicheriterdidernoterhaveerdirecterflights
d.ertheerfirmerbelievederthateraerhubersystemerwasersuperiorertoertraditionalercity-to-
cityerflighterscheduling
e.erallerofertheeraboveer-erANS--e.erallerofertheerabove
