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Fundamentals of Operations Management, 4/e
Mark M. Davis, Bentley College
Nicholas J. Aquilano, University of Arizona
Richard B. Chase, USC, School of Business
Just-In-Time Systems
Multiple Choice Quiz
1
Japanese manufacturing improvement has been achieved because of the unique personality of the Japanese shop-floor worker.
A)
True
B)
False
2
Just-in-time deals with uncertainty by allowing queues at each workstation.
A)
True
B)
False
3
Bottom-round management if effective because it leads to quick decisions.
A)
True
B)
False
4
Quality circles depend on the extensive use of suggestion boxes because they do NOT require wasted time in meetings.
A)
True
B)
False
5
A focused factory is one that:
A)
Produces many products with options
B)
Is small and tends to specialize
C)
Has a large number of management specialists
D)
Is vertically integrated
6
If a Japanese plant needs 100 units a month, they would prefer to schedule them:
A)
20 daily lots of 5
B)
In a single lot of 100
C)
In 2 lots of 50
D)
Whenever a suitable time block is available
E)
In uniform lots of 10
7
Some excess capacity in a JIT system:
A)
Means a poorly designed system
B)
Is not considered to be a serious problem
C)
Can always be eliminated
D)
Means that high-cost machines are idle
E)
Is not common
8
Which of the following is NOT associated with Just-in-Time production?
A)
Building daily to meet daily demand
B)
Large, economical lot sizes
C)
Group technology
D)
Reductions in set-up times
9
Synchronization and balance refers to:
A)
Reduction of bottlenecks
B)
Maximum capacity
C)
If you don't need it now, don't make it now
D)
Maximum efficiency
10
There are four workstations sequenced in alphabetical order: A--> B-->C-->D. According to JIT principles, who should inspect the work performed at station B?
A)
Workers at A
B)
Workers at B
C)
Workers at C
D)
Workers at D
11
The manager of the Big and Qwik Copier Store is interested in JIT. He needs to increase copier capacity by 50 copies per minute and is considering the purchase of a new copier. Copier X produces 50 copies per minute and copier Z produces 25 copies per minute. Cost and space utilization are not considerations. As his JIT consultant, what should you recommend?
A)
Buy one X
B)
Buy 2 Z's
C)
Buy one Z
D)
It doesn't matter
12
Which of the following is NOT a JIT concept as identified by Duclos, Siha, and Lummus that can be applied to service environments?
A)
Isolation of the customer from internal, back-office operations
B)
Respect for people
C)
Holistic approach to waste elimination
D)
Continuous improvement of the process
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