Cpim-Bscm Session 1

Front 1

1. Why is manufacturing important to the economy?
A. It adds value to products to generate wealth.
B. It uses natural resources and prevents waste.
C. It decreases employment and generates wealth.
D. It prevents waste and decreases employment.

Back 1

A

Front 2

2. In a conventional manufacturing environment, which of the following objectives are in conflict?
A. Maximize customer service and increasing inventory investment.
B. Minimize production costs and increasing inventory investment.
C. Minimize production costs and decreasing inventory investment.
D. Minimize customer service and decreasing inventory investment.

Back 2

C

Front 3

3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The objectives of marketing and production can be met with higher inventories.
B. The objectives of marketing and finance can be met with higher inventories.
C. The objectives of marketing and production can be met with lower inventories.
D. The objectives of marketing and finance can be met with lower inventories.

Back 3

A

Front 4

4. Which of the following manufacturing environments, or manufacturing strategies, produces the longest delivery lead time?
A. MTO
B. ATO
C. MTS
D. Continuous Manufacturing

Back 4

A

Front 5

5. Which of the following is a major objective of materials management?
A. Provide sufficient equitable employment.
B. Provide the required level of customer service.
C. Support cost accounting by decreasing inventory turns.
D. Provide cost information for management decisions.

Back 5

B

Front 6

6. Which of the following are primary activities of MPC.
A. Inventory management and cost information.
B. Sales support and cost information.
C. Production planning and inventory management.
D. Sales support, implementation, and control.

Back 6

C

Front 7

7. Which of the following is the performance measure that relates to daily work routines, such as cycle time and utilization?
A. Tactical
B. Strategic
C. Operational
D. Reliability

Back 7

C

Front 8

8. Which of the following systems is unique in its focus on the reduction of defects by reducing variation?
A. Lean
B. Six Sigma
C. ERP system
D. TOC

Back 8

B

Front 9

9. Which of the following statements is true about the product layout, or the continuous process?
A. Workstations are located according to the type of machinery.
B. Workflow is lumpy.
C. A wide variety of different products can be produced.
D. There is little buildup of WIP inventory.

Back 9

D

Front 10

10. Which of the following statements is true regarding process layout, or intermittent manufacturing?
A. Capital costs generally are higher than for product layout.
B. Special-purpose machinery is used.
C. Each workstation must be flexible.
D. There is little buildup of WIP inventory.

Back 10

C

Front 11

The worth of an item, good of service?

Back 11

VALUE

Front 12

A production environment where products can be and usually are finished before receipt of a customer order?

Back 12

MTS

Front 13

Actual customer descriptions in words for the functions and features customers desire for goods and services?

Back 13

VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER

Front 14

The set of functional plans (production plan, sales plan, mktg plan) synchronizing activities across functions that specify production levels, capacity levels, staffing levels, funding levels, and so on, for achieving the intermediate goals and objectives to support the organization’s strategic plan?

Back 14

TACTICAL PLAN

Front 15

The creation of a high-volume product with large variety so that a customer may specify an exact model out of a large volume of possible end items, while manufacturing cost is low due to large volume?

Back 15

MASS CUSTOMIZATION

Front 16

Physical arrangement of resources or centers of economic activity (machines, groups of people, workstations, storage areas, aisles) within a facility?

Back 16

LAYOUT

Front 17

Products whose customer specifications require unique engineering design, significant customization, or new purchased materials?

Back 17

ETO

Front 18

A production environment where a good or service can be assembled after receipt of a customer’s order?

Back 18

ATO

Front 19

Sales – costs of goods sold?

Back 19

GROSS PROFIT

Front 20

A production environment where a good or service can be made after receipt of a customer’s order?

Back 20

MTO

Front 21

The global network used to deliver products and services from raw materials to end customers through an engineered flow of information, physical distribution, and cash?

Back 21

SUPPLY CHAIN

Front 22

Framework for organizing, defining, and standardizing the business processes necessary to effectively plan and control an organization so the organization can use its internal knowledge to seek external advantage?

Back 22

ERP