SCMN 2150 LATEST CORE EXAMS 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Why do we measure supplier performance? - ✔✔We aim to move the firm to
consider the Total Cost of Ownership.
✔✔What is production? - ✔✔Process by which inputs are combined, transformed, and
turned into outputs. May involve products and/or services.
✔✔What is manufacturing? - ✔✔Transform materials via assembly, fabrication,
conversion processes into a finished product, especially by means of a large scale
industrial operation.
✔✔What is an input? - ✔✔Resource used in the creation of output
✔✔What is transformation? - ✔✔The operation or action that takes place
✔✔What is an output? - ✔✔What is created by transforming the inputs
✔✔What are the 3 methods of production? What are examples of each? - ✔✔1.)
Continuous Production: High volume low variety (ex: coke bottles)
2.) Batch Production: Higher volume and multiple products (ex: bakery)
, 3.) Job Production: Low volume and one of a kind (ex: Harley motorcycles)
✔✔What are the characteristics of a manufacturing cell? What is an example on one? -
✔✔Usually small, have many patterns, are slow, have a very high labor content, have a
high skill level, tend to be hard to predict and tend to be uncertain with frequent
changes. (ex: Gibson Guitars)
✔✔What are the characteristics of an assembly line? What is an example of one? -
✔✔Often large, have a rigid pattern, are fast, have lower labor content and skill level,
tend to be more predictable and its scheduling varies. (ex: Ford Fusion)
✔✔What are the characteristics of continuous flow? What is an example? - ✔✔Large,
inflexible, very fast, very low labor content and varying skill level, very predictable,
inflexible scheduling that technology dictates. (ex: paperboard for packaging)
✔✔What is break-even analysis? What is the formula? - ✔✔For the cost of two or more
processes are equal in cost - can be used for production analysis which tells us the
number of units that must be sold in order to produce a profit of zero.
BE= Fixed Cost/(Unit Price-Variable Unit Cost)
✔✔What is assembly line balancing? - ✔✔The process of optimizing an assembly line
to minimize cost and maximize gains. No bottlenecks (people sitting around not doing
anything)/
✔✔How do you calculate Work Cycle Time (WCT)? - ✔✔WCT= Production time per
day/Planned units of output
✔✔How to do you calculate Theoretical Minimum Number of Workstations? - ✔✔= Sum
of Task Time/WCT
✔✔How do you calculate efficiency of your assembly process? - ✔✔Efficiency = Sum of
Task Time/(# of work stations * WCT)
✔✔What is the Fulfillment process? - ✔✔Provides endless opportunities for SC
coordination, collaboration, and innovation.
✔✔Logistics focuses on what? - ✔✔Storage and flow to ensure that products are in-
stock and ready to be delivered when needed.
✔✔What is an omni-channel? - ✔✔Nike isn't just sold in one place, its sold in tons of
stores.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Why do we measure supplier performance? - ✔✔We aim to move the firm to
consider the Total Cost of Ownership.
✔✔What is production? - ✔✔Process by which inputs are combined, transformed, and
turned into outputs. May involve products and/or services.
✔✔What is manufacturing? - ✔✔Transform materials via assembly, fabrication,
conversion processes into a finished product, especially by means of a large scale
industrial operation.
✔✔What is an input? - ✔✔Resource used in the creation of output
✔✔What is transformation? - ✔✔The operation or action that takes place
✔✔What is an output? - ✔✔What is created by transforming the inputs
✔✔What are the 3 methods of production? What are examples of each? - ✔✔1.)
Continuous Production: High volume low variety (ex: coke bottles)
2.) Batch Production: Higher volume and multiple products (ex: bakery)
, 3.) Job Production: Low volume and one of a kind (ex: Harley motorcycles)
✔✔What are the characteristics of a manufacturing cell? What is an example on one? -
✔✔Usually small, have many patterns, are slow, have a very high labor content, have a
high skill level, tend to be hard to predict and tend to be uncertain with frequent
changes. (ex: Gibson Guitars)
✔✔What are the characteristics of an assembly line? What is an example of one? -
✔✔Often large, have a rigid pattern, are fast, have lower labor content and skill level,
tend to be more predictable and its scheduling varies. (ex: Ford Fusion)
✔✔What are the characteristics of continuous flow? What is an example? - ✔✔Large,
inflexible, very fast, very low labor content and varying skill level, very predictable,
inflexible scheduling that technology dictates. (ex: paperboard for packaging)
✔✔What is break-even analysis? What is the formula? - ✔✔For the cost of two or more
processes are equal in cost - can be used for production analysis which tells us the
number of units that must be sold in order to produce a profit of zero.
BE= Fixed Cost/(Unit Price-Variable Unit Cost)
✔✔What is assembly line balancing? - ✔✔The process of optimizing an assembly line
to minimize cost and maximize gains. No bottlenecks (people sitting around not doing
anything)/
✔✔How do you calculate Work Cycle Time (WCT)? - ✔✔WCT= Production time per
day/Planned units of output
✔✔How to do you calculate Theoretical Minimum Number of Workstations? - ✔✔= Sum
of Task Time/WCT
✔✔How do you calculate efficiency of your assembly process? - ✔✔Efficiency = Sum of
Task Time/(# of work stations * WCT)
✔✔What is the Fulfillment process? - ✔✔Provides endless opportunities for SC
coordination, collaboration, and innovation.
✔✔Logistics focuses on what? - ✔✔Storage and flow to ensure that products are in-
stock and ready to be delivered when needed.
✔✔What is an omni-channel? - ✔✔Nike isn't just sold in one place, its sold in tons of
stores.
