CPIM Sample Test - Production Activity Control
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APICSTM AmericanProductionandInventoryControlSociety
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APICS CPIM CERTIFICA TION PROGRAM SAMPLE TESTS
A sample test for six modules of the APICS certifiedin production and inventorymanagement(CPIM) examinationprogramis availablefromsocietyheadquarters.Eachtest is madeup of questionsthathavebeenretiredfrompreviousexams. Each of thetests includesa samplingof questionscoveringthe APICS body of knowledgeanddisplays the various test questionformatsused in the exams. The questionswereselectedby the individualCurriculaand CertificationCouncil committees. Each testincludestextreferenceswithspecificpagenumbersfor studyand is accompaniedby ananswerkey.
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ProductionActivityControl ExaminationSampleTest
Thepurposeof thissampletestis toprovideyouwithexamplesof thetypesofquestionsthatyouwill seewhenyoutaketheProduclionAClivilyConlrol examinationandtoidentifyreferencematerialsthatwill helpyoupreparefor theexamination.The60questionsin thistestweretakenfromrecentexaminationsandwereselectedtoberepresentativeof thecontent,statisticaldifficulty,andquestionformatof theactualProductionActivityControlexamination.This testreflectsthestatusof theProduclionActivityControlexaminationandthereferencesavailableatthetimeofpublication.TheofficialreferencesarelistedintheCPIM StudyGuide,whichis publishedannualIy.
Content
EachAPICS examinationis developedframtestspecificationsthathavebeenprovidedbytheAPICS CurriculaandCertificationCouneilCommittee.For acompletelistingof thetapiesincludedin theProductionActivilyControl examination,youshouldeonsulttheCPIM StudyGuide.Testquestionsaredevelopedbymembersof APICS andareapprovedfor usebytheProductionAetivityControlCommittee.Thequestionsin thissampletestwereseleetedwithadistributionof contenttopiessimilartothatof thefull 1O0-questionexamination.
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Difficulty
Thequestionsin thissampletestwerealsoseleetedtodemonstratethevarietyofdiffieultythatexistsin thefull 1O0-questiontest.Somequestionsareeasierthanothers,butnoexamineewill findthemalleasy.Therefore,theseleetedsamplesarerepresentativeof thevariousdifficultylevelsin theactualexaminationasdemonstratedbythepercentageof theeandidategroupthatansweredthemeorreetly.
QuestionFormat
Theneedtoaskquestionsaboutspecifietopieareascontributestotheselectionof formatforaparticularquestion.In somecases,thestandardfour-choicequestionis inappropriatefortheinformationbeingtested.It is toyouradvantagetobecomefamiliarwiththedifferentformatsincludedin thissampletest.
Using This SampleTest
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This sampletestis eomposedof 60samplequestionspertainingtoProduetionAetivityControl.Theywill giveyoutheopportunitytopraeticeinpreparationfor takingtheactualexamination,whichmayhelpyouincreaseyourconfidence.However,successonthesequestionswilI NOT guaranteesuccessontheactualcertificationexamination.Peopleperformdifferentlyindifferentsituations.In astandardadministrationin aregulartestcenterwiththefull 100questions,youmaycorrectlyanswerapproximatelythesamepercentageofquestionsasyoudoin thesampletest.However,youmayalsoscorehigherorlower.
Using theReferencesProvided
Thereferencescitedfor thequestionswereidentifiedbecausetheydiscussthetopicareascoveredbythequestions.However,theexactanswertoaquestionmayormaynotbeincludedin thetextof thatreference.In manycases,thequestionrequiresyoutoapplythe
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eoneeptsdiseussedin therefereneeratherthanmerelytoknowthem.Therefore,inpreparationfor theexamination,youshouldgobeyondmemorizationof facts.You maybeaskedtoealeulateaparticularamount,toanalyzeasituation,tosolveaproblem,or [Oevaluateasetof eireumstances.However,nomatterwhattheparticulartaskin thequestionis, thereferenees(s)citedwiIl providethebasicinformation.
Preparing for theProduction Activity Control Examination
BesuretoreviewtheCPIM StudyGuidefrequentlyandthoroughly.Reviewthediseussionof theseopeof theexaminationandthecontentoutline.Readasmanyof thereferencematerialsasyoufeelyouneedtoin ordertocoverthetopieslistedonthecontentoutline.Itis extremelyunwisetolimityourstudytoonlythetopiesfoundin thissampletest.
GeneralSuggestionsfor Taking theActual Examination
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Useyourtimewisely.Do notspendtoomuehtimeononequestionif thatwill preventyoufromattemptingtoanswerothers.Everyquestionhasthesameweight.Answerthequestionsofwhichyouaresurefirst. Then,if youhavetime,gobacktotheonesthatyoufoundmoredifficult.Readeaehquestionearefullyandthoroughly.BesureyouknowexaetIywhatis beingasked.Reviewall thechoicesgivenbeforemakingyourselection.Payattentiontotheformatof thequestion.WatchfornegativelywordedquestionsthatincludethewordsEXCEPT, LEAST, orNOT. For these,youneedtoidentifytheexceptionfcomthefourchoices presented.
BecausescoresontheAPICS examinationsarebasedonthenumberof correctanswersandthereis nopenaltyfor incorrectanswers,youshouldguessevenif youareunsureof theanswer.It isparticularlyusefultoeliminateanychoicesyouarecertainareincorrectandthenmakeyourselectionfromthechoicesremaining.
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PRODUCTION ACTIVITY CONTROL EXAMINATION
GeneralInstructions
1. Y ouwill begiven3 hourstoworkonthistest,whichconsistsof 100multiple-choicequestions.
2. Your scoreis basedonthenumberof questionsyouanswercorrectly.You areadvisedtouseyourtimeeffectivelyandmarkthebestansweryoucantoeveryquestion,evenif youarenotsureof theansweryoumark. However,donotwasteyourtimeon questionsthataretoodifficultfor you. Go on tootherquestionsandcomebacktothedifficultoneslaterif youcan.
3. You maymakeanypreliminarynotesorcalculationsyouwish to in thetestbook.
4. y ouareto indicateyouranswerstoall questionsontheseparateanswersheetenclosed.No creditwill begivenforanythingwrittenin misexaminationbook. Theanswerspacesareletteredtocorrespondwimmelettersof mesuggestedanswerstothequestionsin misbook. Afteryouhavedecidedwhichof mesuggestedanswersis correct,fill in mecorrespondingspaceon theanswersheet.Be surethateachmarkis darkandcompletelyfills meanswerspace.
'-- 5. Mark onlyoneanswerforeachquestion.If morethanoneanswerspaceis markedfor aquestion,theanswerwillbecountedaswrong. If youchangeananswer,besurematmepreviousmarkis erasedcompletely.
Example1:
The capitalof meUnitedStatesis
(A) Ottawa,ONT(B) Washington,DC(C) New York, NY(D) Los Angeles,CA
Example11:
True statementsaboutPeruincludewhichof thefollowing?
I. It is ona peninsula.TI.Partof itsshorelinerunsalongmeAtlanticOcean.III. Itscapitalis Lima.
(A) I only(B) III only(C) I andTIonly(D) 1,TI,andIII
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PRODUCTION ACTIVITY CONTROL
Directions'Eachof thequestionsor incompletestatementsbelowis followedby foursuggestedanswersor completions.Selecttheonethatis bestin eachcaseandthendarkenthecorrespondingspaceon theanswersheet.
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1. The mainobjectiveof line balancingin anassemblyoperationis to
(A) providemaximummobilityof operatorsbetweenassemblylines
(B) minimizethetotalnumberof partsrequiredfor eachassemblyline
(C) developworkstandardsfor cost-estimating'purposes
(D)distributetheworklOmaximizelineoutput
2. Increasedsupplierleadtimespromptthecustomerto
(A) carrysmallersafetystocks(B) carrylargersafetystocks(C) releasefewerordersto thesuppliers(D)do lessexpeditingwiththesupplier
3. The accuracyof inventorystockstatusinformationis mostimportantindeterminingwhether
(A) inventoryin stagingareasmustbefencedin
(B) computerizedmaterial-availabilitytestscanreplacephysicalstaging
(C) subassembliescanbypassthestoreroomson theirwayto final assembly
(D) thespacerequiredlOstagematerialisadequate
'- 4. If a job shopautomatesits tool-changingprocesstoreducesetuptimes,thechangewill resultin anincreasein whichof thefollowing?
(A) Annualnumberof shoporders(B) Queue(C) Leadtime(D)Lot size
5. WhenPareto'sLaw (80-20rule) is usedtoreduceleadtime,whichof thefollowingelementsshouldbeaddressedfirst?
(A) Movetime(B) Queuetime(C) Setuptime(D)Run time
6. A criticalratioof 0.75meanswhichof thefollowing?
(A) Job is aheadof scheduleby 25%.(B) Job is aheadof scheduleby 75%.(C) Job is behindscheduleby 25%.(D)Job is behindscheduleby 75%.
7. Whenexpeditingpurchasedpartsthatareneededfromthesupplierbeforetheoriginalduedate,a buyershouldfirst try to dowhichof thefollowing?(A) Buyall thepartsfromanalternatesource(B) Offer tode-expediteanotherpartthatis
neededlaterthantheoriginalduedate(C) Offer topaya premium(D) Increasesafetyleadtimeby oneweek
8. Shopfloor reportingrequireswhichof thefollowingdata?(A) Plannedorders(B) Inventorybalances(C) Definedworkcenters(D)Leadtimeoffsets
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9. Quantity=100pieces
10Saw20 Face30Turn40 Dril!50Grind
Queue~
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A one-shiftoperation,8 hours/daywith 100%efficiencyshouldbeassumed.
If theorderin thejob shopdescribedabovestartsonthebeginningof day1,whenwouldit befinished?
(A) Day20(B) Day23(C) Day28(D)Day30
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10.Whichof thefollowingis thefastestwaytoincreaseshopcapacity?
(A) Subcontracting(B) Schedulingovertime(C) Addinga secondor thirdshift(D) Increasinglot sizes
11.If aplantaddsa secondshift with capacityandefficiencyequalLOthatof thefirst shiftandinputremainsconstant,whichof thefollowingstatementsaretrue?
1.Plannedqueuetimesshouldbeadjusteddownward.
11.Leadtimethroughtheshopis reduced.111.Plannedsetupandruntimesshouldbe
reduced.
(A) 1and11only(B) 1andIII only(C) II andIII only(D)1,11,andIII
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Ollestions12-13referlOthefollowingdiagram.Assemb1yA consistsof anumberof partsandsllbassembliesasindicated.The totalleadtime,with no invenlOryonhandor in process,is fixedat8 periods,
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12.Ir thecurrentdateis thebeginningof Period1andthecustomerrequestdateis Period10,thelatestre1easeof PartsD and2 mustoccur
(A) in Periodsl and2, respectively(B) in Periods2 and3,respectively(C) in Periods3 and4, respectively(D)afterPeriod4
13.If thecurrentdateis thebeginningof Period4, schedulingAssemblyA for theearliestcompletiondateis anexampleof
(A) forwardscheduling(B) backwardscheduling(C) block scheduling(D)critical ratioscheduling
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14.Effectiveshopfloor controlscanimprovecustomerservicein whichof thefollowingways?
" 1.By reducingproductionleadtimen. By replenishingstockordersonschedule
m.By improvingpartsavailability
(A) 1only(B) l andIII only(C) n andIII on1y(D) l, n, andIII
15.lnventoryshrinkagehasoccurredwhenphysicalinvenlOrydollars areless thanbookinvenlOrydollars.Whatis theeffectof inventoryshrinkageona company'sprofitandlossstatement?
(A) Decreasein thecostof goodsmanufactured
(B) lncreasein invenlOrydollars(C) Decreasein salesdollars(D)Decreasein profits
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16. Shop capacity is NOT directly affected by
(A) released orders(B) absenteeism(C) the numberof working shifts(O) operator efficiency
17.A WorkCenterWhere-Usedreportis helpfulfor whichof thefollowing?
I. Solvinganimbalancebetweeninputandoutput
n.Reroutingmaterialthatcontributesto anoverload
III. Oeterminingupperlevelor enditemusagewithinthebill of material
IV.Establishinglow levelcodesfor thepartmasterrecords
(A) I only(B) I andII only(C) II andIII only(O) III andIV only
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18.An effectivewaytoreducesequencingorpriorityproblemsis to
(A) reducetheamountof work in processon thefloor
(B) havemorefactorysupervision(C) issuea dailydispatchlist(O) increaseleadtimes
19.Underthegrouptechnologyconcept,whichof thefollowingis true?
(A) Like machinesshouldbegroupedinclusters.
(B) MachinesshouldbegroupedlOproducepartsof similarformo
(C) Tapecontrolledmachinesarerequired.(D)Manufacturingdepartmentsshouldbe
laid outaccordinglOfunction.
20. All of the following are requirementsforshop order releaseEXCEPT
(A) componentavailability(B) required date(C) dispatch list(O) tooling availability
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(A) operationstart(B) ordercompletion(C) moves(O)materialallocations
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22.Whenrequiredcapacityexceedsdemonstratedcapacityfor a workcenter,thedispatchercando whichof thefollowing?
I. Usealternaterouting.n. Shift workassignments.
III. Increasenumberof workers.IV.Addmachines.
(A) I and II only(B) II and IV only(C) III and IV only(D) I, II, and IV only
23.Whichof thefollowingarefunctionsof asupplier.scheduler?
I. Selectingsuppliersn. Negotiatingpriceswith suppliers
III. Releasingordersto suppliersIV.Expeditingsuppliers'orders
(A) I andII only(B) III andIV only(C)1, II, andIII only(O) I, II, III, andIV
24.Whichof thefollowingareamongthecharacteristicsof flow controlscheduling?
I. Measuringmovementpastcontrolpointsn. Knowingcapacitiesandplannedrates
III. Matchingworkin processto specificcustomers
(A) I andII only(B) I andIII only(C) II andIII only(D) I, II, andIII
25. If it is assumedthatmaterial,labor,andoverheadcostsremainconstantandthatpurchasedandrawmaterialareavailable,whatis theeffecton inventorydollarsof areductionin theplannedandactualshopleadtimesonmanufacturedparts?(A) Inventorydollarsdecrease.(B) Inventorydollarsincrease.(C) Inventorydollarsdo notchange.(O)Theeffecton invenlOrydollarscannot
bepredicted.
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Ouestions 26-28 refer to the followinginformation about Work Center 1170.
Week
WORK CENTER 1170
1.5..3.l.5A 122 li6. lil
Actual InputActualOutput
240 120 200 150 190190 200 200 200 210
~ All figuresarein standardhours.
26.Problemsillustratedin theinput/outputcontrolchartaboveinc1udewhichof thefollowing?
1.Leadtimeinflationn.Erratic input
III. Inability toplanandcontroloutputrates
(A) 1only(B) II only(C) II andIII only(D)1,1I,andIII
27.Whatis thechangein theworkcenter'sbacklog,in standardhours,fromweek153through157?(A) Minus 50(B) Minus 100(C) Plus 50(D)-Plus100
28.Whatplanneduniforminputratein thepartiallycompletedinput/outputcontrolchartwill yielda cumulativedeviationofinputequaltozero(O)?
, (A) 180(B) 190(C) 200(D)210
29. In a productioncontrolsystemdesignedfora JIT job shopenvironment,theprioritycontrolfunctionis bestaccomplishedthroughtheuseof
(A) a MasterProductionSchedule(B) a movecard(C) a materialissuecard(D)aninput/outputcontrolreport
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30. Which of the following factors mostaffectsthe actual queue time of a job at a workcenter?
(A) The size of the queue(B) The lot size of thejob(C) The priority of the job(D) The utilization of thework center
31.Timeremaining(excludingbehindschedule)
Workremaining
Whichof thefollowingstatementsaretrueaboutthesimplifiedpriorityruleabove?
1.Thesmallerthefraction,thehigherthepriority.
n. Workremainingcanstayconstantfromdaytoday.
III. Timeremainingcanstayconstantfromdaylo day.
(A) 1andII only(B) 1andIII only(C) II andIII only(D)1,1I,andIII
x. 32.Whenallocatedon thebasisof historicaldirectlaborhours,overheadwill beproperlyabsorbedif whichof thefollowingis true?(A) Totalvolumeincreases.(B) Totalvolumedecreases.
> (C) Totalvolumeremainsunchanged.(D)Fixedcostsdecrease.
33.Characteristicsof repetitivemanufacturingfacilitiesinc1udewhichof thefollowing?
1.Useof schedulesinsteadof job ordersn. Minimalnumberof transactions
III. Workin processinventoryreHefbypost-deduct
(A) 1only(B) III only(C) II andIII only(D)1,II, andIII
34.A manufacturingcompanyshoulduseblockschedulingwhenwhichof thefollowingis true?
(A) Precisestartandfinishdatesarerequired.
(B) Long leadtimesareacceptable.(C) Insufficientdataexistsfor operations
timescheduling.(D)Critical ratioprioritiesareusedfor
dispatching.
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'< 35.All of thefollowingreportsof shopflooractivityrepresentvalidtransactionsEXCEPT
(A) endof shiftreport(B) teamactivityreport(q changetoa plannedorder(D) requestfor toolassistance
36.Whichof thefollowingarefunctionsofProductionActivityControl?
1.SchedulingorderduedatesV' n. Schedulingworkcenters" III. Settingprioritiesfor manufacturing
orders
(A) 1andIl only(B) 1andIII only
, (q II andIII only(D)1,Il, andIII
Ouestions37-38arebasedon thefollowing.
An orderfor 100piecesis runningatOperation1.
37.Twentypieceshavebeenreportedascompletedandmovedto Operation2. Thedispatchlist generatedatthispoint in timeshowshowmanyhoursremainingforOperation1?(A) 4(B) 20(q 21(D)25
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(A) 4(B) 5(C) 6(D)7
39.Whichof thefollowing files wouldcontaindataonmovementof releasedorders?
(A) Partmaster(B) Routing(q Workcenter(D)Openorder
40.Laborreportingaccuracymaybe improvedby all of thefollowingEXCEPT
(A) checkingto seethatthepersonwhoclockedon thejob alsoc1ockedoffthejob
(B) checkingtoseethatthequantityreportedfinishedis notgreaterthanthequantityreportedfinishedonpreviousoperations
(q collectingalllabor ticketsattheendoftheweek
(D)havingprepunchedlaborticketsshowingworkordernumber,partnumber,andoperationnumber
41.Networkanalysis(PERT/CPM) is aschedulingtechniqueusedprimarilyin
(A) job shopswheremanyalternateroutingsarepossible
(B) continuousprocesscompaniesusingflow control
(q companiesworkingonprojectsthathavefairly well definedbeginningsandendings
(D)companiesusingcomputeraidedmanufacturing(CAM) applications
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RunOperation Setup (standardhoursNumber (standardhours) perpiece)
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Ouestions42-43referlOthefollowingscheduleof a twooperationjob.
42. It canbeconcludedfromSituationB ontheschedulethat
(A) OperationlQ is nota setupoperationif Operation20is a runoperation(B) totaljob durationhasbeenincreasedduetooperationoveriap(C) thepercentageof operationoverlapis differentfromthatin SituationD(D) it is impossibletOoverlapOperation10withOperation20
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43.Basedontheschedule,accurateconclusionsincludewhichof thefolJowing?
1.Increasingthenumberof shiftshasgreaterimpactonoveralJleadtimethanoverlappingoperations.
n. Increasingthenumberof shiftshaslessimpactonoverallleadtimethanoveriappingoperations.III. The combinationof overlappingoperationsandincreasingthenumberof shiftswill resultin the
shortestoverallleadtime.
(A) 1only(B) II only(C) 1andIII only(D) II andIII only
x 44. Throughputis generalJyafunctionof whichof thefollowing?
1.Machineutilizationn. LaborratesIII. Laborefficiency
. (A) 1only-(B) 1andIII only(C) II andIII only(D)1,Il, andIII
x; 45.The mostsignificantfactoraffectingthedifferencebetweenplannedleadtimeandactualleadtimefor aspecificorderorbatchin a shopis
(A) priority(B) capacity
. (C) queues(D) componentavailability
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46.Which of thefollowingarereasonsforpurchasingoutsidecapacity?
1.It cutsdownon trainingcostsfor newemployees.
n. It permitsincreasedoutputwithnoadditionalcapitalinvestment.
In. Ir reducesovertime.
(A) 1andn only(B) 1andIII only(C) II andIII only(D)1,n, andIII
47. A planttreatsa suppliermostsimilarlytoan insideworkcenterwhenwhichof thefollowing is trueaboutoutsidepurchases?(A) Theyaremadefor completed
components.(B) Theyaremadeatapresentstandard
cost.(C) Theyarehandledbybuyingcapacity.(D)Theyarecompetitivelyquoted.
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1.Orderreleasen. Dispatchlist
In.MaterialavailabilitycheckingIV.MRP orderactionreport
(A) 1,n, III, IV(B) II, III, IV, 1(C) III, IV, n, 1(D) IV, III, I! II
Onestions49-50arebasedonthefollowinginformationaboutanemployee.
Hoursin attendanceDirecthoursonproductionStandardhoursperpiecePiecesproduced
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49. Whatis theefficiencypercentagefor thisemployee?
(A) 80%(B) 100%(C) 125%(D) 133%
50.Whatis theutilizationpercentagefor thisemployee?(A) 80%(B) 100%(C) 125%(D) 133%
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51.Whichof thefollowingconditionswouldbeconduciveto lot splitting?
1.An operatoris ableto runmultiplemachinesatthesametime.
n.Theproductleadtimeis short.In. Idleduplicateequipmentis available.IV.A highratioof runtimetosetuptime
exists.
(A) 1only(B) III only(C) II andIV only(D)1,III, andIV only
52. In PlantX, flow of purchasedpartsis fromreceiptatdocktoreceiving/inspectiontoreceiptatstores.In theMRP system,inventoryonhandis increasedwhenmaterialis receivedatstores.Whichof thefollowingstatementsaretrueaboutthissituation?
1.A supplierdeliveryperformancemeasurementshouldbebasedonactualreceiptsatdockversusschedule.
n.Purchaseordersshouldbeclosedwhenall partsarereceivedatstores.
In. A resourceconstraintcou1dcausepartstobereceivedatthedockbutnotintostoresonschedule.
(A) 1andn only(B) 1andIII only(C) n andIII only(D)I, n, andIII
>( 53.If anorder'sscrapexceedsits scraprate,allof thefollowingarelike1ytooccurEXCEPT:
(A) Thenextorderwill berescheduledtoanearlierdate.
(B) Runtimefor theorderwill be less thanthep1annedruntime.
(C) Capacityrequirementswill change.(D)Actualsetuptimefor theorderwill be
lessthanplannedsetuptime.
54.Theplannedinputto aworkcenterfor aninput/outputcontrolreponis derivedfromwhichof thefollowing?
1.Theplannedordersn.Thereleasedorders
In.Theexistingworkcenteractualinput
(A) 1only(B) 1andn only(C) n andIII only(D)1,n, andIII
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55. Shifts/DayMachineHours/ShiftLaborHours/ShiftEfficiencyUtilization
2322490%80%
Assumingtheaboveworkis laborconstrained,theeffectivedailycapacityexpressedin standardhoursof outputis(A) 17(B) 35(C) 43(D)46
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56. A standardcostcanbeusedfor whichof thefollowing?
. 1.Measuringmanufacturingperformance- n.ABC inventoryvalueanalysis. III. Productcostbuildup
(A) I andn only(B) I andIII only(C) n andIII only(D) 1,n, andIII
57. In a job shop,workin processinventorycanbereducedby doingwhichof thefollowing?
1.Using lot-for-Iotquantitiesn. Minimizing setuptime
III. Improvingmaterialmovement
(A) I andn only(B) I andIII only(C) n andIII only(D)1,n, andIII
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58.Whichof thefollowingstatementsaboutfinite capacityloadingaretrue?
1.It requirescheckingwhethercapacityisavailablein thetimeperiodrequired.
n. It is amoredetailedprocessthaninfinitecapacityloading.
III. It requiresrecalculatingloadswhenthescheduleis missed.
IV.It requirestheability lo determineprioritieswhenloadingjobs.
(A) I andn only(B) III andIV only(C) n, III, andIV only(D)1,n, III, andIV
59.Whenthestockroomissuespartsfor aplannedassembly,reductionincludeswhichof thefollowing?
1.On handn.Allocation
III. On order
(A) I only(B) I andn only(C) II andIII only(D)1,n, andIII
60.ProductionActivityControlis ascritical ina make-to-stockcompanyasit is in a make-lO-ordercompanyforwhichof thefollowingreasons?
(A) Finishedgoodsinvenloryactsasacushionbetweentheendof productionandthecustomersfor bothtypesofcompanies.
(B) Bothtypesof companiesrequirecontrolof therateof progressof aproductthroughthemanufacturingprocess.
(C) Theprogressof anorderthroughmanufacturingis aspredictablein amake-to-stockcompanyasin amake-to-ordercompany.
(D)A make-to-stockcompanymustdevelopa safetystockin orderto meet-unexpectedcustomerdemando
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Note: ThefirstrefereneelOatextincludesall neeessarypublishinginformation;subsequemrefereneesineludeon1yauthor's1astname,booktitle,applicab1eedition,andchapters.
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J. H. B1ackstone,CapacityManagement(Cincinnati,OH: South-WesternPublishingCompany,1989),Chapter10.
D. W. Fogarty,J. H. B1ackSlOne,andT. R. Hoffmann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement(Cineinnati,OH: South-WesternPublishingCompany,1991),Chapter17.
2 B P1oss1,ProductionandlnventoryControl2ded.,Chapters8 and11.
R. L. HarmonandL. D. Peterson,ReinventingtheFactory: ProductivityBreakthroughsinManufacturngToday(NewYork: TheFreePress,1990),Chapter8.
"-./ C. J. MeNair,W. Moseoni,andT. Norris,BeyondtheBotlomUne:MeasuringWorldClassPerformance(Homewood,IL: DowJones-Irwin,1989),Chapter3.
3 B HarmonandPeterson,ReinventingtheFactory: ProductivityBreakthroughsinManufacturingToday,Chapter6.
4 A HarmonandPeterson,ReinventingtheFactory: ProductivityBreakthroughsinManufacturingToday,Chapter5.
5 B P1oss1,ProductionandInvenlOryControl2ded.,Chapter9.
T. E. Vollmann,W. L. Berry,andD. L. Whybark,ManufacturingPlanningandControlSystems3ded.,(Homewood,IL: DowJones-Irwin,1992),Chapter5.
B1aekstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter5.
6 C Vollmann,Berry,andWhybark,ManufacturingPlanningandControlSystems3ded.,Chapter5.
B1ackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter7.' 1
Fogarty,B1ackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
7 B MeNair,Moseoni,andNorris,BeyondtheBotlOmUne: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter3.
,I
.1
-
11 A
12 c
'-J
13 A
14 D
15 D
'-' 16 A
-17- 3NPIPPA
Reference
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandlnvenwryManagement,Chapter14.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Plossl,ProductionandlnvenwryControl2ded.,Chapter11.
M. M. UmbleandM. L. Srikanth,SynchronousManufacturing(Cincinnati,OH:South-WestemPublishingCompany,1990),Chapter7.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter1.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter5.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Vollmann,Berry,andWhybark,ManufacturingPlanningandControlSystems3ded.,Chapter5.
R. .W.Hall,AttainingManufacturingExcellence(Homewood,IL:DowJones-Irwin,1987),Chapter7.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandlnvenwryManagement,Chapter14.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInvenwryManagement,Chapter13.
Vollmann,Berry,andWhybark,ManufacturingPlanningandControlSystems3ded.,Chapter5.
Hall,AttainingManufacturingExcellence,Chapter7.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomUne:MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter2.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomLine:MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter6.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter5.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInvenwryManagement,Chapter13.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter3.
Item Number Key
8 C
9 C
10 B
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3NPIPPA
Item Number Key
B17
18 A
19 B
~'
23 B
'-'"24 A
-18-
Reference
BlackstOne,CapacityManagement,Chapter2.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomLine:MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter9.
APICS Dictionary7thed.,(1991).
Plossl,ProductionandInventoryControl2ded.,Chapter11.
HarmonandPeterson,ReinventingtheFactory: ProductivityBreakthroughsinManufacturingToday,Chapters5 and8.
Fogany,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter17.
HarmonandPeterson,ReinventingtheFactOry:ProductivityBreakthroughsinManufacturingToday,Chapters4 and5.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottOmLine: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter2.
R. J. Schonberger,WorldClassManufacturing:TheLessonsofSimplicityApplied(NewYork: TheFreePress,1986),Chapter6.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Plossl,ProductionandInventoryControl2ded.,Chapter11.
HarmonandPeterson,ReinventingtheFactory: ProductivityBreakthroughsinManufacturingToday,Chapter8.
Hall,AttainingManufacturingExcellence,Chapter8.
APICS Dictionary7thed.,(1991).
Plossl,Productionand1nventoryControl2ded.,Chapter11.
Hall,AttainingManufacturingExcellence,Chapter7.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapters4 and9.
20 C
21 D
22 A
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Item Number
25
26
27
"-../
28
29
30
'--/ 31
32
Key
A
B
B
A
B
c
A
c
-19- 3NPIPPA
Reference
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomUne: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter6.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter12.
Plossl,ProductionandInventoryControl2ded.,Chapters10and11.
Vollmann,Berry,andWhybark,ManufacturingPlanningandControlSysIems3ded.,Chapter4.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Plossl,ProductionandInventoryControl2ded.,Chapters10and11.
Vollmann,Berry,andWhybark,ManufacturingPlanningandControlSystems3ded.,Chapter4.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Plossl,ProductionandInvenlOryControl2ded.,Chapters10and11.
Vollmann,Berry,andWhybark,ManufacIuringPlanningandControlSystems3ded.,Chapter4.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInvenlOryManagement,Chapter14.
Hall,AttainingManufacturingExcellence,Chapter4.
Vollmann,Berry,andWhybark,ManufacturingPlanningandControlSystems3ded.,Chapter3. -
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter5.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter7.
Vollmann,Berry,andWhybark,ManufacturingPlanningandControlSystems3ded.,Chapter5.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomLine: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter6.
Blackstone,CapaciIyManagement,Chapter12.
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Item Number Key
33 D
34 c
35 c
36 c" '
41 c
'--'42 A
43 c
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Reference
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffrnann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter17.
Schonberger,WorldClassManufacturing:TheLessonsofSimplicityApplied,Chapter10.
BlackstOne,CapacityManagement,Chapter1.
Plossl,ProductionandlnventoryControl2ded.,Chapter10.
Hall,AttainingManufacturingExcellence,Chapter7.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffrnann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomUne: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter10.
APlCS Dictionary7thed.,(1991).
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffrnann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffrnann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Vollmann,Berry,andWhybark,ManufacturingPlanningandControlSystems3ded.,Chapter5.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffrnann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter14.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomUne: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapters9 and10.
Plossl,ProductionandlnventoryControl2ded.,Chapter10.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffrnann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter16.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffrnann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter2.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffrnann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
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37 B
38 C
39 D
40 C
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Item Number
44
45
46
47\ ;
48
49
50
51
~52
Key
B
A
D
c
D
c
A
D
D
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Reference
APlCS Dictionary7thed.,(1991).
Fogarty,Blaekstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter13.
MeNair,Moseoni,andNarris,BeyondtheBottomUne: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter6.
Fogarty,Blaekstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Fogarty,Blaekstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter15.
Blaekstone,CapacityManagement,Chapters3 and5.
Hall,AttainingManufacturingExcellence,Chapter7.
Fogarty,Blaekstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapters15and17.
HarmonandPeterson,ReinventingtheFactory:ProductivityBreakthroughsinManufacturingToday,Chapters8 and10.
MeNair,Moseoni,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomUne: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter3.
Fogarty,Blaekstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
APlCS Dictionary7thed.,(1991).
Blaekstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter3.
APlCS Dictionary7thed.,(1991).
Blaekstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter3.
Fogarty,Blaekstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandInventoryManagement,Chapter14.
Blaekstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter5.
MeNair,Moseoni,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomUne: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter3.
Hall,AttainingManufacturingExcellence,ChapterS.
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Item Number
53
54
55
.""-../56
57
58
59
60
'--'"
Key
D
B
B
D
D
D
B
B
-22-
Reference
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandlnvemoryManagement,Chapter14.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomLine: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter10.
Plossl,ProductionandlnventoryComrol2ded.,Chapter10.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandlnvemoryManagemem,Chapter14.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter5.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter13.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter3.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomUne: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter6.
HarmonandPeterson,ReinventingtheFactory:ProductivityBreakthroughsinManufacruringToday,Chapters6 and8.
UmbleandSrikanth,SynchronousManufacruring,Chapter3.
Blackstone,CapacityManagemem,Chapter5.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandlnventoryManagement,Chapter13.
VoIlmann,Berry,andWhybark,ManufacturingPlanningandControlSystems3ded.,Chapter5.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondtheBottomUne: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter9.
Fogarty,Blackstone,andHoffmann,ProductionandlnvemoryManagement,Chapter14.
McNair,Mosconi,andNorris,BeyondheBottomUne: MeasuringWorldClassPerformance,Chapter2.
Blackstone,CapacityManagement,Chapter1.