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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

New Product and Service Development, and Process Selection (3S. Project Management)

Multiple Choice Quiz 3S


1	The work breakdown structure is used to identify tasks to be performed in a project.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	The two main components in project management are behavior of people and the technology of the method.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Resources from one parallel activity can rarely be transferred to the other parallel activity.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	The Beta distribution is always the best distribution for estimating the distribution of activity times.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	In CPM charts
		A)	Squares designate events, arrows designate activities
		B)	Circles designate events, arrows designate activities
		C)	Circles designate activities, arrows designate nodes
		D)	Circles designate activities, arrows designate precedence


6	The earliest expected completion date of the project is which of the following?
		A)	27
		B)	19
		C)	17
		D)	15
		E)	12


7	The variance for activity C is which of the following?
		A)	4
		B)	2
		C)	1/3
		D)	1/6
		E)	1/9


8	The variance of the critical path is which of the following?
		A)	1/9
		B)	1/3
		C)	2/3
		D)	1/6
		E)	4/9


9	The EF for activity C is which of the following?
		A)	4
		B)	13
		C)	15
		D)	17
		E)	27


10	The activity slack for activity D is which of the following?
		A)	0
		B)	4
		C)	12
		D)	13
		E)	17


11	Which of the following is a major difference in managing projects as opposed to managing ongoing processes?
		A)	Project teams are permanent
		B)	Projects are typically managed with the organization's formal structure
		C)	Projects require flexibility because they are not repeated
		D)	Project tasks can always be perfectly defined


12	Which of the following would NOT be considered a crash cost?
		A)	Overtime pay
		B)	Vacation pay
		C)	Special shipping costs
		D)	Pay for extra labor

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