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CPIM-ECO Questions and Answers

Question # 6

Which of the following basic layout principles should be applied to improve work flow?

A.

Sequencing layouts for families of parts

B.

Locating supermarkets near U-cells

C.

Reducing number of machine tools

D.

Increasing vertical part movement

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Question # 7

The following problems were reported from the field:

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Which of the following techniques could be used to solve these problems?

A.

Tighten present tolerances

B.

Analyze process control data

C.

Establish supplier certification

D.

Increase the inspection rate

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Question # 8

If actual demand is consistently slightly lower than planned demand, which of the following outcomes most likely will occur when a firm produces to stock using a functional layout?

A.

Production efficiency will decrease.

B.

Customer service will decrease.

C.

Backlog will increase.

D.

Quality levels will increase.

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Question # 9

Which of the following statements best reflects a goal of the participative approach to management?

A.

Supervisors will have more control.

B.

The quality of decisions will improve.

C.

The speed of decision-making will increase.

D.

Managers can focus on tactics rather than strategy.

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Question # 10

When addressing the storage and movement of inventory in a push system, it would be important to consider:

A.

orders that are issued without regard for needs of other warehouses.

B.

projected requirements for all warehouses and direct sales.

C.

the need to increase warehouse levels of safety stock.

D.

elimination of central control of inventory allocation.

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Question # 11

When designing a cell, a company should consider which of the following factors when determining the quantity needed for installation of a specific machine type?

A.

Cycle time for the operation relative to other operations in the cell

B.

Total load to be processed through the facility

C.

The part-coding classification system used

D.

Standard cost of the assembly

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Question # 12

A customer has complained that paint is peeling off a product recently purchased from a supplier. A team is formed in the supplier plant to solve the problem and follow these steps:

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Which of the following methods best describes the problem-solving approach used by the team?

A.

Pareto analysis

B.

Brainstorming

C.

Five why's

D.

Fishbone analysis

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Question # 13

An immediate benefit of implementing lean manufacturing is improvement in:

A.

employee development.

B.

inventory valuation.

C.

total quality.

D.

lead time.

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Question # 14

A manufacturing facility is considering adopting cellular flow. Which of the following factors is most important to consider?

A.

Availability of shipping methods

B.

Maturity of the product line

C.

Distance to the supplier

D.

Stability of the production schedule

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Question # 15

The next job to be performed was selected because it had the least amount of operation time prior to the due date. Which of the following priority sequencing rules was being used?

A.

Slack time per operation

B.

Shortest operation time

C.

Critical ratio

D.

Slack time per order

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