APICS - SECTION A TEST QUESTIONS
Project
(Project production is a manufacturing process in which each unit or small group of units
is managed by a project team created especially for that purpose.) - Answers -The term
for a production environment in which each unit or small group of units is managed by a
team created especially for that purpose is:
Quality
(In today's market, quality is an order qualifier and a requirement to do business.
Expectations are that products and services meet or exceed customer expectations.) -
Answers -Which of the following entities or conditions impacts customer demand as a
standard that consumers and companies require of any product?
Make-or-Buy Decision
(A make-or buy decision is the act of deciding whether to produce an item internally or
buy it from an outside supplier. Factors to consider in the decision include costs,
capacity availability, proprietary and/or specialized knowledge, quality considerations,
skill requirements, volume, and timing.) - Answers -A company is debating whether to
add additional production capacity or outsource the additional volume. The process they
must go through is called a:
Winner
(After-sales service often separates competitors when customers know one company
stands behind its products, while the other is only interested in the initial sale.) -
Answers -Two companies offer comparable products with relatively similar quality and
pricing, but one company dramatically leads the market due to their after-sales support.
This is an example of an order:
Government
(Governments establish regulations that can greatly impact market demand for products
due to a number of resulting factors.) - Answers -Which of the following entities or
conditions impacts customer demand by effecting regulations to areas such as safety,
liability, taxes, or the environment?
Lean
(Lean involves identifying and eliminating non-value-adding activities in design,
production, supply chain management, and dealing with customers.) - Answers -What
refers to a philosophy of production that emphasizes the minimization of the amount of
all the resources (including time) used in the various activities of the enterprise?
Concurrent Engineering
(A concept that refers to the simultaneous participation of all the functional areas of the
firm in the product design activity. Suppliers and customers are often also included.) -
, Answers -Multiple functional groups work on a new product design at the same time
versus in sequence, which reduces cycle time. This is referred to as:
Monetary units and grouped by product family
(A business plan is a statement of long-range strategy and revenue, cost, and profit
objectives usually accompanied by budgets, a projected balance sheet, and a cash
flow.) - Answers -A business plan is usually stated in terms of:
Centralized Distribution Planning
(In general, a push system creates inventory in anticipation of demand.) - Answers -An
example of a push system for replenishing inventory is:
A Flow Shop
(In a flow shop the machines and operators process a standard, uninterrupted material
flow. The same operations are performed for each production run. The layout is
designed to facilitate a product flow.) - Answers -A mass production shop with a
continuous layout where products follow the same process is also known as:
Operator and Process Flexibility
(Lean production focuses on increasing flexibility within manufacturing.) - Answers -A
fundamental principle of lean production is to focus on:
Each customer order results in a unique set of part numbers, bills of material, and
routings
(Products whose customer specifications require unique engineering design, significant
customization, or new purchased materials. Each customer order results in a unique set
of part numbers, bills of material, and routings.) - Answers -An engineer-to-order
product differs in order entry from other production strategies in that:
Intermittent
(Intermittent production is a form of manufacturing in which the jobs pass through the
functional departments in lots, and each lot may have a different routing.) - Answers -
What refers to a form of manufacturing in which the jobs pass through the functional
departments in lots, and each lot may have a different routing?
Waste
(Lean production aims to eliminate all non-value-added activities (waste) from product
design and production, and management of the supply chain and customers. Although
the reduction of inventories, costs and lead times may be goals within a lean production
program, they are not by themselves the primary objective of lean production.) -
Answers -The primary objective of lean production is to reduce:
Competition
(In today's market, manufacturers find foreign competitors selling in their markets,
transportation of goods around the globe easy and affordable, and communications
availing customers of goods and services from around the globe.) - Answers -What
Project
(Project production is a manufacturing process in which each unit or small group of units
is managed by a project team created especially for that purpose.) - Answers -The term
for a production environment in which each unit or small group of units is managed by a
team created especially for that purpose is:
Quality
(In today's market, quality is an order qualifier and a requirement to do business.
Expectations are that products and services meet or exceed customer expectations.) -
Answers -Which of the following entities or conditions impacts customer demand as a
standard that consumers and companies require of any product?
Make-or-Buy Decision
(A make-or buy decision is the act of deciding whether to produce an item internally or
buy it from an outside supplier. Factors to consider in the decision include costs,
capacity availability, proprietary and/or specialized knowledge, quality considerations,
skill requirements, volume, and timing.) - Answers -A company is debating whether to
add additional production capacity or outsource the additional volume. The process they
must go through is called a:
Winner
(After-sales service often separates competitors when customers know one company
stands behind its products, while the other is only interested in the initial sale.) -
Answers -Two companies offer comparable products with relatively similar quality and
pricing, but one company dramatically leads the market due to their after-sales support.
This is an example of an order:
Government
(Governments establish regulations that can greatly impact market demand for products
due to a number of resulting factors.) - Answers -Which of the following entities or
conditions impacts customer demand by effecting regulations to areas such as safety,
liability, taxes, or the environment?
Lean
(Lean involves identifying and eliminating non-value-adding activities in design,
production, supply chain management, and dealing with customers.) - Answers -What
refers to a philosophy of production that emphasizes the minimization of the amount of
all the resources (including time) used in the various activities of the enterprise?
Concurrent Engineering
(A concept that refers to the simultaneous participation of all the functional areas of the
firm in the product design activity. Suppliers and customers are often also included.) -
, Answers -Multiple functional groups work on a new product design at the same time
versus in sequence, which reduces cycle time. This is referred to as:
Monetary units and grouped by product family
(A business plan is a statement of long-range strategy and revenue, cost, and profit
objectives usually accompanied by budgets, a projected balance sheet, and a cash
flow.) - Answers -A business plan is usually stated in terms of:
Centralized Distribution Planning
(In general, a push system creates inventory in anticipation of demand.) - Answers -An
example of a push system for replenishing inventory is:
A Flow Shop
(In a flow shop the machines and operators process a standard, uninterrupted material
flow. The same operations are performed for each production run. The layout is
designed to facilitate a product flow.) - Answers -A mass production shop with a
continuous layout where products follow the same process is also known as:
Operator and Process Flexibility
(Lean production focuses on increasing flexibility within manufacturing.) - Answers -A
fundamental principle of lean production is to focus on:
Each customer order results in a unique set of part numbers, bills of material, and
routings
(Products whose customer specifications require unique engineering design, significant
customization, or new purchased materials. Each customer order results in a unique set
of part numbers, bills of material, and routings.) - Answers -An engineer-to-order
product differs in order entry from other production strategies in that:
Intermittent
(Intermittent production is a form of manufacturing in which the jobs pass through the
functional departments in lots, and each lot may have a different routing.) - Answers -
What refers to a form of manufacturing in which the jobs pass through the functional
departments in lots, and each lot may have a different routing?
Waste
(Lean production aims to eliminate all non-value-added activities (waste) from product
design and production, and management of the supply chain and customers. Although
the reduction of inventories, costs and lead times may be goals within a lean production
program, they are not by themselves the primary objective of lean production.) -
Answers -The primary objective of lean production is to reduce:
Competition
(In today's market, manufacturers find foreign competitors selling in their markets,
transportation of goods around the globe easy and affordable, and communications
availing customers of goods and services from around the globe.) - Answers -What
