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ISDS 3115 FINAL EXAM ALL 500 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIR
YEAR
QUESTION: Which of the following is an example of a finite arrival population?
A. shoppers arriving at a supermarket
B. students at a large university registering for classes
C. cars arriving at a suburban car wash
D. copy machines in a copying shop that break down
E. all of the above - ANSWER-E
QUESTION: Currency risk is based on what assumption?
A. firms that do not continuously innovate will lose market share
B. changing product lines by reacting to every current trend may alienate the customer base
C. the U.S. stock market fluctuates daily
D. the value of one dollar today is greater than the value of one dollar to be received one year
from now
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E. values of foreign currencies continually rise and fall in most countries - ANSWER-E
QUESTION: A hospital's layout most closely resembles which of the following?
A. product oriented
B. work cell
C. project
D. job shop
E. retail - ANSWER-D
QUESTION: Retail layouts are based on the notion that"
A. handling costs should be minimized
B. space used should be minimized
C. average customer visit duration should be maximized
D. maximizing customer exposure rate maximizes sales and profit
E. storage costs should be minimized - ANSWER-D
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QUESTION: The bottleneck time is always at least as long as the throughput time. T/F -
ANSWER-F
QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT a measure of a queue's performance?
A. utilization factor for the system
B. probability that the service facility will be idle
C. average queue length
D. average time spent in the queue
E. all of the above are performance measures - ANSWER-E
QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT one of the factors complicating the techniques for
addressing the fixed-position layout?
A. at different stages of a project, different materials are needed; therefore, different items
become critical as the project develops
B. there is limited space at virtually all sites
C. the volume of materials needed is dynamic
D. takt times at workstations are dynamic
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E. all of the above are complicating factors - ANSWER-D
QUESTION: A work system has five stations that have process times of 5,9,4,9 and 8. What is
the bottleneck time?
A. 35
B. 4
C. 9
D. 7
E. 18 - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: The sign at the bank that read, "Wait here for the first available teller," suggests the
use of a _____ waiting line system
A. single-server, multiphase
B. multiple-server, multiphase
C. random-server, single-phase
D. multiple-server, single-phase
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ISDS 3115 FINAL EXAM ALL 500 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIR
YEAR
QUESTION: Which of the following is an example of a finite arrival population?
A. shoppers arriving at a supermarket
B. students at a large university registering for classes
C. cars arriving at a suburban car wash
D. copy machines in a copying shop that break down
E. all of the above - ANSWER-E
QUESTION: Currency risk is based on what assumption?
A. firms that do not continuously innovate will lose market share
B. changing product lines by reacting to every current trend may alienate the customer base
C. the U.S. stock market fluctuates daily
D. the value of one dollar today is greater than the value of one dollar to be received one year
from now
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E. values of foreign currencies continually rise and fall in most countries - ANSWER-E
QUESTION: A hospital's layout most closely resembles which of the following?
A. product oriented
B. work cell
C. project
D. job shop
E. retail - ANSWER-D
QUESTION: Retail layouts are based on the notion that"
A. handling costs should be minimized
B. space used should be minimized
C. average customer visit duration should be maximized
D. maximizing customer exposure rate maximizes sales and profit
E. storage costs should be minimized - ANSWER-D
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QUESTION: The bottleneck time is always at least as long as the throughput time. T/F -
ANSWER-F
QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT a measure of a queue's performance?
A. utilization factor for the system
B. probability that the service facility will be idle
C. average queue length
D. average time spent in the queue
E. all of the above are performance measures - ANSWER-E
QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT one of the factors complicating the techniques for
addressing the fixed-position layout?
A. at different stages of a project, different materials are needed; therefore, different items
become critical as the project develops
B. there is limited space at virtually all sites
C. the volume of materials needed is dynamic
D. takt times at workstations are dynamic
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E. all of the above are complicating factors - ANSWER-D
QUESTION: A work system has five stations that have process times of 5,9,4,9 and 8. What is
the bottleneck time?
A. 35
B. 4
C. 9
D. 7
E. 18 - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: The sign at the bank that read, "Wait here for the first available teller," suggests the
use of a _____ waiting line system
A. single-server, multiphase
B. multiple-server, multiphase
C. random-server, single-phase
D. multiple-server, single-phase
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