1.Testing whether a cellphone boots up the first time 100% correctly is an example of: a. Supplier certification and management.
b. In-process control.
c. Finished goods control.
d. Statistical process control. e. None of the above.
2. As we discussed in class, common cause variation is bestconsidered: a. Controllable at the source of the variation.
b. Called assignable cause as it is something that is periodic, yet common. c. Can be reduced by statistical process control methods
d. The responsibility of the operator in charge on the production line. e. The responsibility of management overseeing the production line.
3.Under the Theory of Constraints, nonbottleneck management principles differ from bottleneck management principles because according to nonbottleneck management principles, _____.
a. idle time is acceptable if there is no work to do
b. an hour lost at a nonbottleneck resource is an hour lost for the entire process or factory output
c. the input should always exceed the capacity
d. An hour lost at a nonbottleneck resource is an hur gained at another nonbottleneck point in the factory output
e. large order sizes should be used to minimize setup time and maximize resource utilization
4. One of the differences between product layouts and process layouts is that unlike product layouts, process layouts:
a. require highly specialized equipment.
b. provide more flexibility.
c. have higher automation potential.
d. have less materials-handling costs.
e. have more materials-handling and inventory costs.





