MGSC 395 Exam 2 Practice Test Questions & Answers Solved 100%

Bottlenecks exist in which type of manufacturing​ processes? - Answer job process, batch process, line process What is the name of the product mix decision method that takes advantage of the principles outlined in the theory of​ constraints? - Answer the traditional method The theory of constraints methods increase the​ firm's profits more effectively by focusing on​ what? - Answer making materials flow rapidly through the entire system A simple process for matching work elements to work stations views all work elements as​ "candidates." Each candidate must satisfy all of the following conditions: - Answer -the work element has not been assigned to any other station -immediate predecessors have been assigned -station's idle time has not been exceeded If during week 1 the mix of work makes operation 1 a​ bottleneck, and the next week it may makes operation 3 the​ bottleneck, the variability in workload has created a - Answer floating bottleneck Of the seven key principles of the theory of​ constraints, which is the first​ principal? - Answer the focus should be on balancing flow, not on balancing capacity Factors needed to design an assembly line and calculate its efficiency: - Answer -predecessor relationships -rate of product output -work element standard times The theory of constraints defines inventory as - Answer all the money invested in a system in purchasing things that it intends to sell An item that has been built to stock has yet to be sold. Which TOC operational measure is used to describe it in its current​ state? - Answer inventory Throughput time is defined as - Answer total elapsed time from the start to finish of a job being processed at one or more work workcenters