1.

The Connection(s) between ECO and the rest of the MPC system is (are) which of the
following?
Capacity plan and material plans
2.
The objectives of the MPC system are maximizing customer sservice, limiting inventory
investment and which of the following?
Maintaining high operating efficiencies
3.
Which of the following is a type of flow manufacturing?
All of the above (repetitive, mass/continuous, batch flow)
4.
In a push system, authorization of order release is based on which of the following?
All of the above (current priority, availability of material and tooling, planned orders in the MRP
output)
5.
Within a push system, products are released and pushed through production based on which of
the following?
Production Schedule
6.
Which of the following is an assumption within a push system?
The receiving work center is ready for the material when it arrives
7.
Which explanation best describes why a pull system works well in a structured environment?
The source of incoming material is consistent
8.
Which is an objective of a pull system?
Limit the total inventory
9.
Among the following, which has the most influence on the choice of manufacturing
environment?
Strategic business planning
10.
Which of the following statements is a reason to simplify documentation in a pull system?
Detailed routing information is not necessary
11.
Which of the following best defines the process of CRP?
Determining in detail the amount of labor and machine resources required to accomplish the
requirements schedule
12.
Which of the following is a method of sequencing production that disrupts priority sequencing?
Informal hot lists
13.
Which of the following best describes a work center with actual output greater than planned
output?
Running ahead of schedule
14.

Which of the following best describes mixed-model scheduling?

Aims to produce each according to daily demand
15.
Priorities must be established and revised to reflect which of the following?
All of the above (shop conditions, material availability, customer needs)
16.
Which of the following best describes synchronous scheduling?
The output rate is determined by the system constraint
17.
Resource availability must be checked in order to prevent which of the following?
Increased queues
18.
Which of the four is the least important objective of preventive and predictive maintenance?
Prevent conflict with production for access to tools and equipment
19.
Which of the following is true about mixed-model scheduling?
Provides capacity planning information
20.
Which of the following is true about lean production planning?
all the above (it plans materials at the assembly rather than part level, assembly-level planning
reduces the number of parts being planned, assembly level planning flattens the BOM)
21.
Material availability checks consider?
Balances on hand and quantities allocated to other orders
22.
Dispatch lists:
May consider more than one factor to establish job sequences at a work cener
23.
Material reporting includes each of the following except?
Actual setup and run times
24.
Which of the following may prevent effective shop floor control?
all the above (lack of valid due dates, lack of good management and measurement by shop
managers, lack of valid data)
25.
Which of the following statements is true of a lean system?
It can operate autonomously and has low data-processing and communication expenses
26.
Which of the following is a characteristic of pull systems?
Standard lot sizes
27.
Which characteristic is true of kanban methodology?
Signals are used to start production
28.
Which of the following are rules for a two-card kanban system?

All of the above (use only one card per container, return the move card immediately after
removal of parts, leave production card at supply point)
29.
Which of the following statements is a reason that documentation is simplified in a lean control
system
Detailed routing information is not necessary
30.
Which characteristic is more desirable for controlling production within a lean control system?
Flexible capacity
31.
Process costing _____
Focuses on processing department costs
32.
Which of the following are components of product costs?
Overhead, labor, and material costs
33.
How does activity based costing differ from absorption product costing?
ABC is an alternative costing method that assigns some non-manufacturing costs to product
costs
34.
Job order and process-costing methods are used
To accumulate direct labor, material and factory overhead costs
35.
A statistical control chart distinguishes between special and common-cause variation through
which of the following?
Control limits
36.
Which of the following best explains the concept of variation?
No two items are exactly alike
37.
The average time to process an online order in a company is 20 seconds. The order times are
distributed equally around this average. The USL for order time is 35 seconds and the LSL is 5
seconds. The SD is 4. Given these values what it the Cp? Is thie online ordering process capable
or not capable?
1.25; capable
38.
Which of the following best describes acceptance sampling?
The process of sampling a portion of goods for inspection
39.
Which of the following control chart types is used to track the percentage of parts that pass a
specification over time?
P chart
40.
(Graph) The best interpretation of the control chart below, using the Nelson rules, is which of the
following?
Special causes of variation are evident because six or more points are steadily decreasing

41.
The benefits of cross-training will not be realized unless it is supported by
Job rotation
42.
A manager who is committed to employee involvement typically will
Seek employee input on decisions
43.
Who must be involved with continuous improvement efforts?
All personnel
44.
Employee empowerment is the practice of
Giving nonmanagerial employees the responsibility to make decisions
45.
A small group of people who normally work as a unit and meet frequently to uncover and solve
problems concerning the quality of items produced is most likely called a
Quality cirlce
46.
An effective appraisal and reward program
all of the above (looks to the future, uses group and individual appraisals and rewards, involves
many appraisers)
47.
The most effective results of training are
Change in worker behavior, performance, and flexibility
48.
Which of the following best represents evidence of upper management leadership at the strategic
level?
Creating a vision of total quality culture
49.
Workers can be held responsible for quality if
They have knowledge of performance against goals, knowledge of what to accomplish, and a
means of regulating performance
50.
Suggestion programs can be an effective way of involving workers if
I, II, and III only (I. they are simple II. they allow tangible and intangible suggestion III. quick
decisions are made by fair and objective evaluators)
51.
Cause-and-effect analyses are made with the help of which of the following?
Fishbone chart
52.
A pareto chart can be used to
Rank causes of quality problems from the most to least significant
53.
The control phase of DMAIC may include each of the following except
Transfer remedy to the control phase
54.
The following are valid activities of the plan step in PDCA except for:

Determine the use of level flow and standardized work.

55.
Which of the following statements is true of the check step in PDCA
Suggests changes needed before full-scale implementation
56.
Which of the following most fully describes the improve phase of DMAIC
Evaluates alternative remedies, and designs and tests a remedy
57.
Which characteristic best describes the problem-solving A3 report?
It relies heavily on nemawashi, or consensus building
58.
Which of the following is the least likely use of Pareto chart analysis in DMAIC
In the improve phase, determining the relationship between time in storage and loss of potency
of an active ingredient
59.
Which of the following least applies to "grasping the situation" in the PDCA improvement cycle?
Reliance on the review of written reports.
60.
Which of the following most fully describes the analyze phase of DMAIC?
Develops a list of proven root causes.
61.
An airline wishes to use design of experiments to determine the impact of price cuts, advertising,
and travel agent incentives on the number of first class seats sold. What factor would be the
dependent variables?
Number of first class seats sold
62.
The main purpose of QFD is to
Carry the voice of the customer throughout product design and development
63.
Which of these workplace layouts are best suited for the practice of jidoka?
Connected island with full worker control and cells
64.
Which of the following is the least likely to result from using certified suppliers?
Increased cost of managing supplier quality
65.
Which of the following is an activity associated with sort, the first of the five S's
Place red tags on items that should be taken to red tag storage location
66.
The following are true for qualifying the manufacturing process except for which statement?
It uses process capability analysis of key product characteristics in a product test environment
67.
Which of the following is an advantage of multiple sourcing?
Less vulnerability to supplydisruptions
68.
A buyer asks a supplier to design a product toe the buyer's specifications. Which of the following
steps is the buyer not responsible for?

Production of samples
69.
Which of the following is a supply chain quality planning technique?
Value engineering analysis
70.
Which of the following is not a step in establishing specifications for product quality?
Perform process capability analysis.