MGMT 339 FINAL CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ A conveyance --- signals parts movement.
Answer: kanban
◍ Which one of the following is not a goal of supply chain management?.
Answer: Lowest possible transportation costs
◍ A popular visual tool for planning and scheduling simple projects, and for
monitoring progress, is the.
Answer: Gantt chart.
◍ Which of these items would be most likely to have dependent demand?.
Answer: computer chips
◍ What is a flexible system that uses considerably fewer resources than a
traditional system?.
Answer: lean operation
◍ A risk avoider would want ______ safety stock..
Answer: more
◍ In the basic EOQ model, if lead time increases from five to 10 days, the
EOQ will.
Answer: remain the same.
◍ Which of the following is determined as a direct result of computing the
earliest starting and finishing times for the activities of a project network?.
Answer: expected project duration
◍ The primary interface between a firm and its suppliers is.
Answer: purchasing
,◍ Which of the following is not a benefit of small lot sizes in lean systems?.
Answer: Each product is produced less frequently
◍ Which of the following stages is that one in which the project's expected
costs, benefits, and risks are assessed?.
Answer: Initiating
◍ The MRP input listing the assemblies, subassemblies, parts, and raw
materials needed to produce one unit of finished product is the.
Answer: bill of materials.
◍ All of the following are possible reasons for using the fixed-order-interval
model except.
Answer: the required safety stock is lower than with an EOQ/ROP model.
◍ Which of the following most closely describes dependent demand?.
Answer: derived demand
◍ Process design that supports lean does not include.
Answer: duplicate facilities
◍ Which of the following is not an output to the aggregate planning process?.
Answer: demand forecast
◍ Dairy items, fresh fruit, and newspapers are items that.
Answer: are subject to deterioration and spoilage
◍ Which of these products would be most apt to involve the use of a
single-period model?.
Answer: fresh fish
◍ Before lean approaches could be implemented successfully, many North
American companies needed to make which changes?.
Answer: cultural and organizational changes
◍ The term that refers to the automatic detection of defects is.
Answer: autonomation
◍ The EOQ model is most relevant for which one of the following?.
, Answer: determining fixed order quantities
◍ The EOQ model is most relevant for which one of the following?.
Answer: determining fixed order quantities
◍ Which of the following is not a key aspect of supply chain management?.
Answer: implementing lean principles
◍ In the Toyota Production System, waste and inefficiency are referred to as
__________, and the ongoing effort to reduce this is referred to as
__________..
Answer: muda; kaizen
◍ Aggregate planning is capacity planning for.
Answer: the intermediate range.
◍ If there are shipping cost economies that result from bundling orders for
different items together, the __________ model becomes a relatively more
attractive option..
Answer: fixed-order-interval
◍ If no variations in demand or lead time exist, the ROP will equal.
Answer: expected usage during lead time
◍ One thing that makes aggregate planning in services easier than aggregate
planning in manufacturing is.
Answer: labor is more flexible
◍ Which of the following interactions with vendors would potentially lead to
inventory reductions?.
Answer: reduced lead times
◍ All of the following are areas of knowledge that a project manager should
possess, except.
Answer: managing scope.
◍ A stock or store of goods is called a(n).
Answer: inventory.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ A conveyance --- signals parts movement.
Answer: kanban
◍ Which one of the following is not a goal of supply chain management?.
Answer: Lowest possible transportation costs
◍ A popular visual tool for planning and scheduling simple projects, and for
monitoring progress, is the.
Answer: Gantt chart.
◍ Which of these items would be most likely to have dependent demand?.
Answer: computer chips
◍ What is a flexible system that uses considerably fewer resources than a
traditional system?.
Answer: lean operation
◍ A risk avoider would want ______ safety stock..
Answer: more
◍ In the basic EOQ model, if lead time increases from five to 10 days, the
EOQ will.
Answer: remain the same.
◍ Which of the following is determined as a direct result of computing the
earliest starting and finishing times for the activities of a project network?.
Answer: expected project duration
◍ The primary interface between a firm and its suppliers is.
Answer: purchasing
,◍ Which of the following is not a benefit of small lot sizes in lean systems?.
Answer: Each product is produced less frequently
◍ Which of the following stages is that one in which the project's expected
costs, benefits, and risks are assessed?.
Answer: Initiating
◍ The MRP input listing the assemblies, subassemblies, parts, and raw
materials needed to produce one unit of finished product is the.
Answer: bill of materials.
◍ All of the following are possible reasons for using the fixed-order-interval
model except.
Answer: the required safety stock is lower than with an EOQ/ROP model.
◍ Which of the following most closely describes dependent demand?.
Answer: derived demand
◍ Process design that supports lean does not include.
Answer: duplicate facilities
◍ Which of the following is not an output to the aggregate planning process?.
Answer: demand forecast
◍ Dairy items, fresh fruit, and newspapers are items that.
Answer: are subject to deterioration and spoilage
◍ Which of these products would be most apt to involve the use of a
single-period model?.
Answer: fresh fish
◍ Before lean approaches could be implemented successfully, many North
American companies needed to make which changes?.
Answer: cultural and organizational changes
◍ The term that refers to the automatic detection of defects is.
Answer: autonomation
◍ The EOQ model is most relevant for which one of the following?.
, Answer: determining fixed order quantities
◍ The EOQ model is most relevant for which one of the following?.
Answer: determining fixed order quantities
◍ Which of the following is not a key aspect of supply chain management?.
Answer: implementing lean principles
◍ In the Toyota Production System, waste and inefficiency are referred to as
__________, and the ongoing effort to reduce this is referred to as
__________..
Answer: muda; kaizen
◍ Aggregate planning is capacity planning for.
Answer: the intermediate range.
◍ If there are shipping cost economies that result from bundling orders for
different items together, the __________ model becomes a relatively more
attractive option..
Answer: fixed-order-interval
◍ If no variations in demand or lead time exist, the ROP will equal.
Answer: expected usage during lead time
◍ One thing that makes aggregate planning in services easier than aggregate
planning in manufacturing is.
Answer: labor is more flexible
◍ Which of the following interactions with vendors would potentially lead to
inventory reductions?.
Answer: reduced lead times
◍ All of the following are areas of knowledge that a project manager should
possess, except.
Answer: managing scope.
◍ A stock or store of goods is called a(n).
Answer: inventory.
