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OPSM 3380 (UNT) EXAM 3 LATEST QUESTIONS
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The skulls, a student social organization has two different locations under consideration for
constructing a new chapter house... Answer: Compare the total costs to arrive at the solution.
(1500)
A location analysis has been narrowed down to three locations. The critical factors, their
weights, and the ratings for each location are shown below. Answer: Multiply the scores by
the appropriate weighting factors. (75)
A manufacturing firm is considering two locations for a plant to produce a new product. The
two locations have fixed and variable costs as follows:
At what annual output would the company be indifferent between the two locations? Answer:
Divide the difference in fixed costs by the difference in variable costs.
When service firms such as retailers or banks make growth-spurred location decisions,
typically these involve: Answer: Adding new locations rather than expanding existing ones.
A toy manufacturer produces toys in five locations throughout the country . Raw materials
will be shipped from a new, centralized warehouse whose location is to be determined. The
monthly quantities to be shipped to each location are the same. A coordinate system has been
established , and the coordinates of each location have been determined as shown. Determine
the coordinates of the centralized warehouse. Answer: Average the X's and then average the
Y's.
Center of Gravity Method Answer: You are given the quantities and you simply multiply the
corresponding quantity by the x/y of that location. Once you summed them all up, you can
divide by the sum of all the quantities.
Focusing a supply chain on ________________ is a modern way of ensuring high quality inputs
and extending an organization's improvement efforts. Answer: Close, collaborative ties with
suppliers.
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Warranty service, processing of complaints, and costs of litigation are examples of ________.
A. internal failure costs
B. external failure costs
C. appraisal costs
D. prevention costs
E. replacement costs Answer: External Failure costs
The control phrase of DMAIC is intended to ensure that Answer: Improvements are
sustained.
ISO certification is similar to the Baldridge Award in its emphasis on: Answer: self-appraisal
The quality certification that deals primarily with conformance to customer requirements is
ISO_______________ ISO ________________ is concerned primarily with the organization's
effect on the envrionment. Answer: 9000:14000
A tool that is not used for quality management is a Answer: redesign.
A design engineer wants to construct a sample mean chart for controlling the service life of a
halogen headlamp his company produces. He knows from numerous previous samples that
this service life is normally distributed with a mean of 500 hours and a standard deviation of
20 hours. On three recent production batches, he tested service life on random samples of four
headlamps with these results: Answer: Just average the four observations.
A control chart is used to monitor the fraction of defects generated by a process is the Answer:
P-chart
When a process is in control, it results in there being, on average, 16 defects per unit of
output. C-chart limits of 8 and 24 would lead to a _______ chance of a Type I error. Answer:
4.56
A control chart used to monitor the number of defects per unit is the Answer: c-chart
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OPSM 3380 (UNT) EXAM 3 LATEST QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
The skulls, a student social organization has two different locations under consideration for
constructing a new chapter house... Answer: Compare the total costs to arrive at the solution.
(1500)
A location analysis has been narrowed down to three locations. The critical factors, their
weights, and the ratings for each location are shown below. Answer: Multiply the scores by
the appropriate weighting factors. (75)
A manufacturing firm is considering two locations for a plant to produce a new product. The
two locations have fixed and variable costs as follows:
At what annual output would the company be indifferent between the two locations? Answer:
Divide the difference in fixed costs by the difference in variable costs.
When service firms such as retailers or banks make growth-spurred location decisions,
typically these involve: Answer: Adding new locations rather than expanding existing ones.
A toy manufacturer produces toys in five locations throughout the country . Raw materials
will be shipped from a new, centralized warehouse whose location is to be determined. The
monthly quantities to be shipped to each location are the same. A coordinate system has been
established , and the coordinates of each location have been determined as shown. Determine
the coordinates of the centralized warehouse. Answer: Average the X's and then average the
Y's.
Center of Gravity Method Answer: You are given the quantities and you simply multiply the
corresponding quantity by the x/y of that location. Once you summed them all up, you can
divide by the sum of all the quantities.
Focusing a supply chain on ________________ is a modern way of ensuring high quality inputs
and extending an organization's improvement efforts. Answer: Close, collaborative ties with
suppliers.
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Warranty service, processing of complaints, and costs of litigation are examples of ________.
A. internal failure costs
B. external failure costs
C. appraisal costs
D. prevention costs
E. replacement costs Answer: External Failure costs
The control phrase of DMAIC is intended to ensure that Answer: Improvements are
sustained.
ISO certification is similar to the Baldridge Award in its emphasis on: Answer: self-appraisal
The quality certification that deals primarily with conformance to customer requirements is
ISO_______________ ISO ________________ is concerned primarily with the organization's
effect on the envrionment. Answer: 9000:14000
A tool that is not used for quality management is a Answer: redesign.
A design engineer wants to construct a sample mean chart for controlling the service life of a
halogen headlamp his company produces. He knows from numerous previous samples that
this service life is normally distributed with a mean of 500 hours and a standard deviation of
20 hours. On three recent production batches, he tested service life on random samples of four
headlamps with these results: Answer: Just average the four observations.
A control chart is used to monitor the fraction of defects generated by a process is the Answer:
P-chart
When a process is in control, it results in there being, on average, 16 defects per unit of
output. C-chart limits of 8 and 24 would lead to a _______ chance of a Type I error. Answer:
4.56
A control chart used to monitor the number of defects per unit is the Answer: c-chart
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