OPSM FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a service?
a. Intangible
b. Variable output
c. Difficult to emulate
d. Perishable - Answers -Difficult to emulate
Which of the following is not a basic element of a waiting line?
a. arrivals
b. servers
c. cost of waiting
d. waiting line structure - Answers -cost of waiting
The number of channels in a queuing process
a. denotes the number of servers in sequence a customer must go through.
b. denotes the size of the calling population.
c. denotes the number of parallel servers for servicing arriving customers.
d. denotes the average queue length. - Answers -denotes the number of parallel
servers for servicing arriving customers
______________ specifies when the labor, equipment and facilities are needed to
produce a
good or to provide a service.
a. Loading
b. Scheduling
c. Dispatching
d. Shop floor control - Answers -Scheduling
The process of assigning work to limited resources is known as
a. loading.
b. sequencing.
c. monitoring.
d. dispatching - Answers -loading
Which of the following is a possible objective in constructing a schedule?
a. Minimizing idle time
b. Minimizing response time
c. Meeting customer due dates
, d. All of these answer choices are correct. - Answers -All of these answer choices are
correct
If the jobs are sequenced according to the first-come-first-served (FCFS) rule, then the
mean
completion time in days for all jobs is (assume zero for today's date)
a. 33 days.
b. 22 days.
c. 6.6 days.
d. 4.4 days. - Answers -22 days
If the jobs are sequenced according to the FCFS rule, then the mean tardiness (in days)
for all
jobs is (assume zero for today's date)
a. 5 days.
b. 8.33 days.
c. 10.6 days.
d. 25 days. - Answers -10.6 days
If the jobs are sequenced according to the SPT rule, then the mean tardiness (in days)
for all
jobs is (assume zero for today's date)
a. 16 days.
b. 13 days.
c. 5.2 days.
d. 3.2 days - Answers -5.2 days
. If the jobs are sequenced according to the SPT rule, then the total number of jobs that
would
be late is (assume zero for today's date)
a. 0 jobs.
b. 1 job.
c. 2 jobs.
d. 3 jobs. - Answers -2 jobs
Which of the following is not one of the basic steps involved in developing a schedule
for a
project?
a. define the activities
b. sequence the activities
c. estimate the time required to complete each activity
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a service?
a. Intangible
b. Variable output
c. Difficult to emulate
d. Perishable - Answers -Difficult to emulate
Which of the following is not a basic element of a waiting line?
a. arrivals
b. servers
c. cost of waiting
d. waiting line structure - Answers -cost of waiting
The number of channels in a queuing process
a. denotes the number of servers in sequence a customer must go through.
b. denotes the size of the calling population.
c. denotes the number of parallel servers for servicing arriving customers.
d. denotes the average queue length. - Answers -denotes the number of parallel
servers for servicing arriving customers
______________ specifies when the labor, equipment and facilities are needed to
produce a
good or to provide a service.
a. Loading
b. Scheduling
c. Dispatching
d. Shop floor control - Answers -Scheduling
The process of assigning work to limited resources is known as
a. loading.
b. sequencing.
c. monitoring.
d. dispatching - Answers -loading
Which of the following is a possible objective in constructing a schedule?
a. Minimizing idle time
b. Minimizing response time
c. Meeting customer due dates
, d. All of these answer choices are correct. - Answers -All of these answer choices are
correct
If the jobs are sequenced according to the first-come-first-served (FCFS) rule, then the
mean
completion time in days for all jobs is (assume zero for today's date)
a. 33 days.
b. 22 days.
c. 6.6 days.
d. 4.4 days. - Answers -22 days
If the jobs are sequenced according to the FCFS rule, then the mean tardiness (in days)
for all
jobs is (assume zero for today's date)
a. 5 days.
b. 8.33 days.
c. 10.6 days.
d. 25 days. - Answers -10.6 days
If the jobs are sequenced according to the SPT rule, then the mean tardiness (in days)
for all
jobs is (assume zero for today's date)
a. 16 days.
b. 13 days.
c. 5.2 days.
d. 3.2 days - Answers -5.2 days
. If the jobs are sequenced according to the SPT rule, then the total number of jobs that
would
be late is (assume zero for today's date)
a. 0 jobs.
b. 1 job.
c. 2 jobs.
d. 3 jobs. - Answers -2 jobs
Which of the following is not one of the basic steps involved in developing a schedule
for a
project?
a. define the activities
b. sequence the activities
c. estimate the time required to complete each activity
