EGR 2600 Exam #1 Prep Questions
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Bottleneck - ANSWERS-The part of the production system that causes the most productivity loss
Blocked Downstream (Blocked) - ANSWERS-The station is ready to send a completed job
downstream. But the operation immediately downstream is not ready to accept the job.
Blocked Upstream (Starved) - ANSWERS-The station is ready to accept a job from upstream. But
the operation immediately upstream is not ready to send in the job.
Over-cycle - ANSWERS-When a process needs more than the prescribed amount of time to
complete a cycle, the process is overcycled. This could happen to an operator or a piece of
equipment.
Down-time - ANSWERS-The station is not working.
Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) - ANSWERS-Average amount of time to fix.
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) - ANSWERS-Average amount of time between downtime
occurrences.
Buffer - ANSWERS-A buffer is where we accumulate the work in process assemblies in a
production system.
De-coupling - ANSWERS-Separating two conveyor segments so that they can stop and run
independently of each other
with 100% Correct Answers3
Bottleneck - ANSWERS-The part of the production system that causes the most productivity loss
Blocked Downstream (Blocked) - ANSWERS-The station is ready to send a completed job
downstream. But the operation immediately downstream is not ready to accept the job.
Blocked Upstream (Starved) - ANSWERS-The station is ready to accept a job from upstream. But
the operation immediately upstream is not ready to send in the job.
Over-cycle - ANSWERS-When a process needs more than the prescribed amount of time to
complete a cycle, the process is overcycled. This could happen to an operator or a piece of
equipment.
Down-time - ANSWERS-The station is not working.
Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) - ANSWERS-Average amount of time to fix.
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) - ANSWERS-Average amount of time between downtime
occurrences.
Buffer - ANSWERS-A buffer is where we accumulate the work in process assemblies in a
production system.
De-coupling - ANSWERS-Separating two conveyor segments so that they can stop and run
independently of each other