ISQS 3344 EXAMS SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Great Lakes Barge and Baggage Company makes, among other things, battery-
operated bilge pumps. Which of the following activities is NOT part of JIT? They: -
✔✔produce in long production runs to reduce the impact of setup costs.
✔✔A manufacturer took the following actions to reduce inventory. Which of these is
generally not accepted as a JIT action? - ✔✔It picked the supplier that offered the
lowest price based on quantity discounts
✔✔Characteristics of just-in-time partnerships do NOT include: - ✔✔large lot sizes to
save on setup costs and to gain quantity discounts.
✔✔Concerning relationships with suppliers, which of the following combinations is
critical to the success of JIT? - ✔✔close relationship with trust
✔✔In JIT partnerships, suppliers have several concerns. Which of the following is NOT
such a concern? - ✔✔customers' infrequent engineering changes
✔✔How can a reduction of in-transit inventory be encouraged? - ✔✔supplier location
near plants
✔✔(T/F) In a JIT system, product inspection adds value by identifying defective items. -
✔✔False
✔✔(T/F) Customer demand will always remain an unknown, so it is not considered a
source of variability - ✔✔False
✔✔(T/F) A push system means providing the next station with exactly what is needed
when it is needed. - ✔✔False
✔✔Lean operations are known for their:
A. employee development.
B. supplier education.
C. supplier partnerships.
D. challenging jobs.
E. All of these are attributes of lean operations. - ✔✔E. All of the above are attributes of
lean operations.
✔✔Manufacturing cycle time is best defined as the: - ✔✔time from raw materials receipt
to finished product exit.
, ✔✔The list of 5Ss, although it looks like a housekeeping directive, supports lean
production by: - ✔✔identifying non-value items and removing them, in the
"sort/segregate" category.
✔✔The number of kanbans should be equal to which of the following? - ✔✔the ratio of
(demand during lead time + safety stock) to container size
✔✔(T/F) Increasing inventory exposes variability in production processes - ✔✔False
✔✔(T/F) An advantage of work sampling is that it completely breaks down work
elements. - ✔✔False
✔✔(T/F) Equitable pay alone cannot achieve a reasonable quality of work life in an
organization. - ✔✔True
✔✔(T/F) An operations chart, or right-hand/left-hand chart, points out wasted motion
and idle time. - ✔✔True
✔✔(T/F) A process-oriented layout is the traditional way to support a product
differentiation strategy. - ✔✔True
✔✔A hospital's layout most closely resembles which of the following? - ✔✔job shop
✔✔(T/F) Cross-docking processes items as they are received, rather than placing them
in storage. - ✔✔True
✔✔A restaurant runs a special promotion on lobster and plans to sell twice as many
lobsters as usual. When this large order is sent to the distributor, the distributor
assumes the large size is a trend, not a one-time event. The distributor therefore places
an even larger order with the lobsterman. This behavior is the result of which of the
following? - ✔✔The bullwhip effect
✔✔(T/F) As the number of facilities increases, total logistics costs tend to follow a curve
that first rises, then declines. - ✔✔False
✔✔(T/F) A blanket order is a long-term purchase commitment to a supplier for items
that are to be delivered against short-term releases to ship. - ✔✔True
✔✔(T/F) Hidden problems are generally uncovered during the process of reducing
inventory. - ✔✔True
✔✔If a factory wants to cut its current lot size in half, by what proportion must setup cost
change? - ✔✔Setup must be cut one fourth of its current value
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Great Lakes Barge and Baggage Company makes, among other things, battery-
operated bilge pumps. Which of the following activities is NOT part of JIT? They: -
✔✔produce in long production runs to reduce the impact of setup costs.
✔✔A manufacturer took the following actions to reduce inventory. Which of these is
generally not accepted as a JIT action? - ✔✔It picked the supplier that offered the
lowest price based on quantity discounts
✔✔Characteristics of just-in-time partnerships do NOT include: - ✔✔large lot sizes to
save on setup costs and to gain quantity discounts.
✔✔Concerning relationships with suppliers, which of the following combinations is
critical to the success of JIT? - ✔✔close relationship with trust
✔✔In JIT partnerships, suppliers have several concerns. Which of the following is NOT
such a concern? - ✔✔customers' infrequent engineering changes
✔✔How can a reduction of in-transit inventory be encouraged? - ✔✔supplier location
near plants
✔✔(T/F) In a JIT system, product inspection adds value by identifying defective items. -
✔✔False
✔✔(T/F) Customer demand will always remain an unknown, so it is not considered a
source of variability - ✔✔False
✔✔(T/F) A push system means providing the next station with exactly what is needed
when it is needed. - ✔✔False
✔✔Lean operations are known for their:
A. employee development.
B. supplier education.
C. supplier partnerships.
D. challenging jobs.
E. All of these are attributes of lean operations. - ✔✔E. All of the above are attributes of
lean operations.
✔✔Manufacturing cycle time is best defined as the: - ✔✔time from raw materials receipt
to finished product exit.
, ✔✔The list of 5Ss, although it looks like a housekeeping directive, supports lean
production by: - ✔✔identifying non-value items and removing them, in the
"sort/segregate" category.
✔✔The number of kanbans should be equal to which of the following? - ✔✔the ratio of
(demand during lead time + safety stock) to container size
✔✔(T/F) Increasing inventory exposes variability in production processes - ✔✔False
✔✔(T/F) An advantage of work sampling is that it completely breaks down work
elements. - ✔✔False
✔✔(T/F) Equitable pay alone cannot achieve a reasonable quality of work life in an
organization. - ✔✔True
✔✔(T/F) An operations chart, or right-hand/left-hand chart, points out wasted motion
and idle time. - ✔✔True
✔✔(T/F) A process-oriented layout is the traditional way to support a product
differentiation strategy. - ✔✔True
✔✔A hospital's layout most closely resembles which of the following? - ✔✔job shop
✔✔(T/F) Cross-docking processes items as they are received, rather than placing them
in storage. - ✔✔True
✔✔A restaurant runs a special promotion on lobster and plans to sell twice as many
lobsters as usual. When this large order is sent to the distributor, the distributor
assumes the large size is a trend, not a one-time event. The distributor therefore places
an even larger order with the lobsterman. This behavior is the result of which of the
following? - ✔✔The bullwhip effect
✔✔(T/F) As the number of facilities increases, total logistics costs tend to follow a curve
that first rises, then declines. - ✔✔False
✔✔(T/F) A blanket order is a long-term purchase commitment to a supplier for items
that are to be delivered against short-term releases to ship. - ✔✔True
✔✔(T/F) Hidden problems are generally uncovered during the process of reducing
inventory. - ✔✔True
✔✔If a factory wants to cut its current lot size in half, by what proportion must setup cost
change? - ✔✔Setup must be cut one fourth of its current value
