1) Which of the following is considered an organizational blueprint, which prescribes the quantity and time frame for when each end product will be assembled?
• MRP (Material Requirements Plan)
• ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
• MPS (Master Production Schedule)
• WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
2) Which of the following is an element that addresses elimination of waste under lean production?
• Kanban production control system
• Production ahead of demand
• Minimized run times
• Group plant loading technology
3) In most cases, demand for products or services can be broken into several components. Which of the following is considered a component of demand?
• Level elements
• Future elements
• Past elements
• Cyclical elements
4) Design for manufacturing and assembly delivers product improvements by emphasizing which of the following:
• Reducing product quality during the assembly process
• Designing products so they can be manufactured by a virtual factory
• Reducing equipment in the production process
• Simplification of the product by reducing the number of separate parts
5) Which of the following is one of the principles of reengineering?
• Quality at the source
• Do not select suppliers on the basis of price alone.
• Have those who use the output of a process perform the process.
• Leverage high cost employees with lower cost employees.