Question 1

Which of the following scheduling techniques tends to break down over the long term?

Accepted Answer

A)  input/output control
B)  infinite loading
C)  forward scheduling
D)  backward scheduling
E)  finite loadingF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Usage and activation of a resource are not the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Steve's Steak House currently operates 7 days per week. The staffing needs for each day are shown in the following table. Each of the employees must have two consecutive days off in a week. (Since Monday is used as the first day of the pay week, an employee cannot be off on Sunday and Monday.) Develop a schedule to satisfy staffing needs as well as minimize excess capacity by using the technique developed by Tibrewala, Philippe, and Brown.

Accepted Answer

6 workers minimum, o...

Question 4

Heavy Eyes Inc. manufactures custom pillows. Five jobs are waiting to be processed using the SPT priority rule. Their processing times are shown in the following table. What is the mean flow time?

Accepted Answer

A)  57 days
B)  11.4 days
C)  17 days
D)  5.4 days
E)  27 daysF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

The two different approaches to load work centers in job-shop scheduling are __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  load chart and process chart
B)  finite loading and infinite loading
C)  input control and output control
D)  fixed routings and line balancing
E)  makespan and linear programmingF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

What is a process batch?

Accepted Answer

A)  the quantity of finished goods that can be sold
B)  the quantity of items moved at the same time from one resource to the next
C)  the quantity of work-in-process inventory
D)  the quantity produced at a resource before the resource is switched over to produce another product
E)  the set of machines used to make productsF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following is a measure of how long after the due date the job is completed?

Accepted Answer

A)  job belatedness
B)  mean flow time
C)  makespan
D)  job overdueness
E)  job tardinessF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following is a measure of how long after the due date the job is completed?

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Which of the following scheduling techniques tends to break down over the long term?

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