Student Name: - : Flow-Shop Scheduling Is Used in High-Volume Systems. True False
Student Name: - : Flow-Shop Scheduling Is Used in High-Volume Systems. True False
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Flow-shop scheduling is used in high-volume systems.
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Learning Objective : 16-03 Describe scheduling needs in high-volume systems.
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2) Line balancing is a major factor in the design and scheduling of low-volume systems
because of batch processing.
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3) Scheduling in intermediate-volume systems has three basic issues: run size, timing, and
sequence.
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Learning Objective : 16-04 Describe scheduling needs in intermediate-volume systems.
4) When operations are often bottlenecked, additional planned idle time will improve the
throughput in those areas.
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Topic : Scheduling in Low-Volume Systems
Learning Objective : 16-09 Discuss the theory of constraints and that approach to scheduling.
5) When orders exceed our capacity, priority rules are used to select which orders will be
accepted.
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Learning Objective : 16-08 Give examples of commonly used priority rules.
Topic : Scheduling in Low-Volume Systems
6) The term loading, as used in scheduling, refers to choosing the order in which jobs will
be processed in low-volume systems.
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Learning Objective : 16-05 Describe scheduling needs in job shops.
7) Loading is the determination of which work centers should perform which jobs.
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Learning Objective : 16-05 Describe scheduling needs in job shops.
8) A Gantt chart is a basic scheduling tool that works best for high-volume systems.
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Learning Objective : 16-06 Use and interpret Gantt charts.
9) A Gantt chart is a basic scheduling tool that is most useful in low-volume systems.
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Topic : Scheduling in Low-Volume Systems
Learning Objective : 16-06 Use and interpret Gantt charts.
10) A schedule chart depicts the loading and idle times for a group of machines or
departments.
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Learning Objective : 16-06 Use and interpret Gantt charts.
11) The output of the system cannot exceed the output of the bottleneck operation(s).
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12) The elimination of idle time on both bottleneck and non-bottleneck operations must be
accomplished to optimize output.
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13) As long as the bottleneck operations are used effectively, idle time in non-bottleneck
operations will not affect the overall productivity of the system.
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14) The quantity sent to a bottleneck operation could be split into two or more process
batches to better utilize a bottleneck resource rather than process the entire batch.
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Learning Objective : 16-09 Discuss the theory of constraints and that approach to scheduling.
15) Splitting a large lot after one operation beyond a bottleneck operation would reduce the
overall waiting time of the bottleneck operation.
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16) Input/output (I/O) control refers to monitoring the productivity changes since
productivity is determined by the ratio of output to input.
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17) Infinite loading and finite loading are two major approaches used to load work centers.
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Learning Objective : 16-06 Use and interpret Gantt charts.
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Learning Objective : 16-06 Use and interpret Gantt charts.
19) The assignment model seeks an optimum matching of tasks and resources.
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Learning Objective : 16-07 Use the assignment method for loading.
20) Sequencing is concerned with the order in which jobs are done, while loading is
concerned with assigning jobs to work centers or workstations.
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21) Priority rules are widely used to sequence jobs in high-volume systems.
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Learning Objective : 16-08 Give examples of commonly used priority rules.
Topic : Scheduling in Low-Volume Systems
22) The Hungarian method is limited to a maximum of two jobs per resource.
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23) Priority rules generally assume that job setup cost is independent of the processing
sequence of jobs.
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24) In a single work center, makespan improvement can be accomplished by selecting the
optimal sequencing rule.
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25) Priority rules are used in low-volume systems to identify an optimal processing sequence.
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26) The SPT priority rule always results in the lowest average completion time.
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27) Bottlenecks in service systems may shift with the passage of time, so that different
operations become bottleneck operations at different times.
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Learning Objective : 16-10 Summarize some of the unique problems encountered in service systems, and
Topic : Scheduling Services
28) In the decision-making hierarchy, scheduling decisions are the final step in the
transformation process before actual output occurs.
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Learning Objective : 16-01 Explain what scheduling involves and the importance of good scheduling.
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30) The theory of constraints has a goal of maximizing flow through the entire system.
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Learning Objective : 16-09 Discuss the theory of constraints and that approach to scheduling.
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
31) Similar to that in manufacturing, the service scheduling hierarchy begins with
__________ and ends with _________.
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E) quarterly planning; monthly planning
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Learning Objective : 16-02 Compare product and service scheduling hierarchies.
32) Which of the following is present in the manufacturing scheduling hierarchy but is absent
in the service scheduling hierarchy?
A) aggregate planning
B) materials planning
C) master scheduling
D) detailed, short-term scheduling
E) detailed, short-term planning
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Learning Objective : 16-02 Compare product and service scheduling hierarchies.
33) In theory of constraints scheduling, the __________ refers to the schedule and the
__________ refers to inventory used to ensure that the bottleneck is never idle.
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A) rope; drum
B) drum; rope
C) drum; buffer
D) buffer; drum
E) buffer; rope
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A) buffer.
B) bottleneck.
C) constraint.
D) rope.
E) drum.
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35) To facilitate utilization of bottleneck operations, in theory of constraints scheduling
________ can be split into __________ to reduce waiting times.
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Learning Objective : 16-09 Discuss the theory of constraints and that approach to scheduling.
36) Ensuring that the constraining resource is used to its maximum is an example of
constraint
A) elevation.
B) subordination.
C) identification.
D) elimination.
E) exploitation.
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Learning Objective : 16-09 Discuss the theory of constraints and that approach to scheduling.
A) hiring workers.
B) process selection.
C) buying machinery.
D) timing the use of specific resources.
E) determining the lowest cost.
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Learning Objective : 16-01 Explain what scheduling involves and the importance of good scheduling.
38) Which of the following is the last step in the capacity/scheduling chain?
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A) product planning
B) process planning
C) capacity planning
D) aggregate planning
E) scheduling
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Learning Objective : 16-02 Compare product and service scheduling hierarchies.
A) aircraft manufacturing
B) magazine printing
C) petroleum refining
D) waste treatment
E) commercial donut baking
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40) Which of the following is not usually a characteristic of successful high-volume systems?
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A) I and III
B) I and II
C) II and III
D) I, II, and III
E) II only
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A) yield management.
B) price increases.
C) constraints.
D) suboptimization.
E) waiting lines.
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43) A work center can be a:
(I) machine.
(II) group of machines.
(III) department.
(IV) a part used to produce a product.
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Learning Objective : 16-08 Give examples of commonly used priority rules.
Topic : Scheduling in Low-Volume Systems
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44) The EDD priority rule usually does well with regard to
A) cost.
B) lateness.
C) overtime.
D) waste.
E) makespan.
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A) The set of jobs is known: no new jobs arrive after processing begins.
B) Setup time is independent of processing sequence.
C) Finite loading is assumed.
D) Processing times are deterministic.
E) No machine breakdowns are assumed.
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46) The two different approaches to load work centers in job-shop scheduling are
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D) linear programming and makespan.
E) infinite charting and finite charting.
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Learning Objective : 16-06 Use and interpret Gantt charts.
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47) The priority rule which will sequence jobs in the order they are received is
A) EDD.
B) LIFO.
C) SPT.
D) CR.
E) FCFS.
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48) A scheduling technique used to achieve an optimum matching of tasks and resources is
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A) the assignment method.
B) Johnson's rule.
C) the optimum production technology method.
D) the appointment method.
E) the reservation method.
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Learning Objective : 16-07 Use the assignment method for loading.
49) In a task assignment situation, in how many different ways can five jobs be assigned to
five machines if each job must be assigned to each machine and each machine must be assigned
one job?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 25
D) 120
E) 3,125
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50) The following matrix shows relative costs for various job-machine combinations.
Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and machines. Which set of pairs
constitutes the minimum-cost solution using the assignment method?
Machine
A B C
Job 1 $6 0 0
2 0 3 4
3 0 1 2
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51) Based on the cost information given in the following table, which set of job-machine
pairs reflects the minimum-cost solution using the Assignment method?
Machine
A B C
Job 1 $0 0 0
2 3 6 4
3 2 4 0
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A) yield cost savings and improved productivity.
B) reduce the need for expansion of facilities.
C) improve customer service.
D) eliminate the need to train employees.
E) improve patient care in medical settings.
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Learning Objective : 16-01 Explain what scheduling involves and the importance of good scheduling.
Difficulty : 2 Medium
Bloom's : Understand
53) The priority rule where jobs are processed according to the smallest ratio of time
remaining to due date to processing time is
A) CR.
B) EEDD.
C) FCFS.
D) S/O.
E) SPT.
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54) Scheduled due dates are the result of
A) promises to customers.
B) MRP processing.
C) managerial decisions.
D) all of the choices.
E) our competitor's promises.
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55) Which of the following is not a measure for judging the effectiveness of a schedule
sequence?
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Topic : Scheduling Services
57) Average completion (flow) time for a schedule sequence at a work center is
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A) the sum of processing time divided by the number of jobs.
B) the sum of jobs' flow times divided by the number of jobs.
C) overall flow time divided by total processing time.
D) total processing time plus total late time divided by number of jobs.
E) the sum of flow time plus total late time divided by number of jobs.
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58) The scheduling sequencing rule which always results in the lowest average completion
(flow) time is the
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59) Which sequencing rule is designed specifically to minimize job tardiness?
A) S/O
B) EDD
C) FCFS
D) SPT
E) LPT
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60) A scheduling rule used for sequencing jobs through two work centers such that makespan
is minimized is
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61) For the jobs listed below, which processing sequence would result using Johnson's rule?
a 6 11
b 12 8
c 5 9
d 10 7
A) c-a-d-b
B) b-d-a-c
C) a-b-c-d
D) d-c-b-a
E) c-a-b-d
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62) What is the optimum job sequence for the jobs listed below using Johnson's rule?
d 13 23
e 23 13
f 16 18
g 20 17
A) e-g-f-d
B) d-g-f-e
C) d-f-g-e
D) e-d-f-g
E) f-e-d-g
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63) A major difference between manufacturing and service systems in terms of scheduling is
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A) I only
B) II only
C) I and II only
D) III only
E) I, II, and III
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A) II only
B) I and II only
C) II and III only
D) I and III only
E) I, II, and III
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67) In an assignment model where there are fewer jobs than resources
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A) dummy jobs are needed to solve the problem.
B) dummy resources are needed to solve the problem.
C) the problem cannot be solved using an assignment model.
D) the problem will have multiple optimum solutions.
E) the simplex method must be used to solve the problem.
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Learning Objective : 16-07 Use the assignment method for loading.
68) The following table contains information about five jobs waiting to be processed at work
center number three.
a 14 15
b 10 20
c 18 18
d 2 16
e 4 21
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A) e-b-c-d-a.
B) c-a-b-e-d.
C) a-d-c-e-b.
D) d-e-b-a-c.
E) e-d-b-a-c.
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69) The following table contains information about five jobs waiting to be processed at work
center number three.
a 14 15
b 10 20
c 18 18
d 2 16
e 4 21
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A) d-e-b-a-c.
B) a-d-c-b-e.
C) e-d-b-a-c.
D) a-d-c-e-d.
E) e-b-c-d-a.
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70) There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one
matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as
follows:
Job (Hours)
Resource A B C D
1 5 8 7 7
2 4 9 5 9
3 6 9 8 7
4 7 6 6 9
After the row reduction, what is the resulting entry in the new table for assigning resource 4 to
Job D?
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A) 0 hours
B) 2 hours
C) 3 hours
D) 6 hours
E) 9 hours
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71) There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one
matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as
follows:
Job (Hours)
Resource A B C D
1 5 8 7 7
2 4 9 5 9
3 6 9 8 7
4 7 6 6 9
After the row and column reductions, what is the resulting entry in the new table for assigning
resource 4 to job D?
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A) 0 hours
B) 2 hours
C) 3 hours
D) 6 hours
E) 9 hours
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72) There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one
matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as
follows:
Job (Hours)
Resource A B C D
1 5 8 7 7
2 4 9 5 9
3 6 9 8 7
4 7 6 6 9
After the row and column reductions, what is the minimum number of lines needed to cover all
of the zeroes?
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A) 0 lines
B) 1 line
C) 2 lines
D) 3 lines
E) 4 lines
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73) There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one
matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as
follows:
Job (Hours)
Resource A B C D
1 5 8 7 7
2 4 9 5 9
3 6 9 8 7
4 7 6 6 9
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A) 1 to A; 2 to C; 3 to B; 4 to D
B) 1 to B; 2 to D; 3 to C; 4 to A
C) 1 to C; 2 to B; 3 to A; 4 to D
D) 1 to D; 2 to B; 3 to C; 4 to A
E) 1 to A; 2 to C; 3 to D; 4 to B
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74) There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one
matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as
follows:
Job (Hours)
Resource A B C D
1 5 8 7 7
2 4 9 5 9
3 6 9 8 7
4 7 6 6 9
For the optimal schedule, what is the total number of hours required to complete these jobs?
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A) 23 hours
B) 22 hours
C) 21 hours
D) 20 hours
E) 19 hours
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75) The president of a consulting firm wants to minimize the total number of hours it will
take to complete four projects for a new client. Accordingly, she has estimated the time it should
take for each of her top consultants—Charlie, Betty, Johnny, and Rick—to complete any of the
four projects, as follows:
Project (Hours)
Consultant A B C D
Charlie 13 16 11 13
Betty 11 15 14 18
Johnny 15 22 12 15
Rick 17 17 12 22
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Assume there must be one-to-one matching between consultants and projects. In how many
different ways can she assign these consultants to these projects?
A) 4
B) 8
C) 16
D) 24
E) 256
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76) The president of a consulting firm wants to minimize the total number of hours it will
take to complete four projects for a new client. Accordingly, she has estimated the time it should
take for each of her top consultants—Charlie, Betty, Johnny, and Rick—to complete any of the
four projects, as follows:
Project (Hours)
Consultant A B C D
Charlie 13 16 11 13
Betty 11 15 14 18
Johnny 15 22 12 15
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Rick 17 17 12 22
Assume there must be one-to-one matching between consultants and projects. After the row and
column reductions, what is the resulting entry in the new table for assigning Rick to project D?
A) 0 hours
B) 8 hours
C) 10 hours
D) 9 hours
E) 22 hours
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77) The president of a consulting firm wants to minimize the total number of hours it will
take to complete four projects for a new client. Accordingly, she has estimated the time it should
take for each of her top consultants—Charlie, Betty, Johnny, and Rick—to complete any of the
four projects, as follows:
Project (Hours)
Consultant A B C D
Charlie 13 16 11 13
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Betty 11 15 14 18
Johnny 15 22 12 15
Rick 17 17 12 22
Assume there must be one-to-one matching between consultants and projects. What is the
optimal assignment of consultants to projects?
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78) The president of a consulting firm wants to minimize the total number of hours it will
take to complete four projects for a new client. Accordingly, she has estimated the time it should
take for each of her top consultants—Charlie, Betty, Johnny, and Rick—to complete any of the
four projects, as follows:
Project (Hours)
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Consultant A B C D
Charlie 13 16 11 13
Betty 11 15 14 18
Johnny 15 22 12 15
Rick 17 17 12 22
Assume there must be one-to-one matching between consultants and projects. For the optimal
schedule, what is the total number of hours it will take these consultants to complete these
projects?
A) 53 hours
B) 46 hours
C) 50 hours
D) 61 hours
E) 54 hours
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79) The owner/operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to do today,
shown in the order they were received:
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Job Processing Time (hrs) Due
(hrs from now)
W 4 4
X 3 5
Y 2 2
Z 1 1
If he uses the first come, first served priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the
average completion time?
A) 7.5 hours
B) 5 hours
C) 3 hours
D) 2.5 hours
E) 2 hours
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80) The owner/operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to do today,
shown in the order they were received:
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(hrs from now)
W 4 4
X 3 5
Y 2 2
Z 1 1
If he uses the earliest due date first priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the average
job tardiness?
A) 0 hours
B) 1.5 hours
C) 1.75 hours
D) 2 hours
E) 2.25 hours
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81) The owner/operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to do today,
shown in the order they were received:
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W 4 4
X 3 5
Y 2 2
Z 1 1
If he uses the shortest processing time first priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the
average completion time?
A) 7.5 hours
B) 5 hours
C) 3 hours
D) 2.5 hours
E) 2 hours
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82) The owner/operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to do today,
shown in the order they were received:
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X 3 5
Y 2 2
Z 1 1
If he uses the shortest processing time first priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the
average job tardiness?
A) 0 hours
B) 1.5 hours
C) 1.75 hours
D) 2 hours
E) 2.25 hours
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83) The owner/operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to do today,
shown in the order they were received:
X 3 5
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Y 2 2
Z 1 1
If he uses the shortest processing time first priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the
average number of jobs in his shop today?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
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84) Eva, the owner of Eva's Second Time Around Wedding Dresses, currently has five
dresses to be altered, shown in the order in which they arrived:
W 1 1
X 4 9
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Y 2 3
Z 5 7
If Eva uses the first come, first served priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the
average completion time?
A) 3 hours
B) 5 hours
C) 7 hours
D) 7.2 hours
E) 8 hours
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85) Eva, the owner of Eva's Second Time Around Wedding Dresses, currently has five
dresses to be altered, shown in the order in which they arrived:
W 1 1
X 4 9
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Y 2 3
Z 5 7
If Eva uses the earliest due date first (EDD) priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the
average job tardiness?
A) 2 hours
B) 2.2 hours
C) 2.33 hours
D) 2.4 hours
E) 3 hours
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86) Eva, the owner of Eva's Second Time Around Wedding Dresses, currently has five
dresses to be altered, shown in the order in which they arrived:
W 1 1
X 4 9
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Y 2 3
Z 5 7
If Eva uses the shortest processing time first (SPT) priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will
be the average completion time?
A) 3 hours
B) 5 hours
C) 7 hours
D) 7.2 hours
E) 8 hours
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87) Eva, the owner of Eva's Second Time Around Wedding Dresses, currently has five
dresses to be altered, shown in the order in which they arrived:
W 1 1
X 4 9
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Y 2 3
Z 5 7
If Eva uses the shortest processing time first priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the
average job tardiness?
A) 2 hours
B) 2.2 hours
C) 2.33 hours
D) 2.4 hours
E) 3 hours
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88) Eva, the owner of Eva's Second Time Around Wedding Dresses, currently has five
dresses to be altered, shown in the order in which they arrived:
W 1 1
X 4 9
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Y 2 3
Z 5 7
If Eva uses the shortest processing time first priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the
average number of jobs in her shop today?
A) 2 jobs
B) 2.33 jobs
C) 2.4 jobs
D) 2.67 jobs
E) 3 jobs
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89) The operations manager of a body and paint shop has five cars to schedule for repair. He
would like to minimize the makespan to complete all work on these cars. Each car requires body
work prior to painting. The estimates of the times required to do the body and paint work on each
are as follows:
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B 5 4
C 7 5
D 3 6
E 1 7
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth
E) fifth
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90) The operations manager of a body and paint shop has five cars to schedule for repair. He
would like to minimize the makespan to complete all work on these cars. Each car requires body
work prior to painting. The estimates of the times required to do the body and paint work on each
are as follows:
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A 10 2
B 5 4
C 7 5
D 3 6
E 1 7
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth
E) fifth
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91) The operations manager of a body and paint shop has five cars to schedule for repair. He
would like to minimize the makespan to complete all work on these cars. Each car requires body
work prior to painting. The estimates of the times required to do the body and paint work on each
are as follows:
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Car Body Work (hrs) Paint
(hrs)
A 10 2
B 5 4
C 7 5
D 3 6
E 1 7
A) A; B; C; D; E
B) E; D; C; B; A
C) E; B; D; C; A
D) E; D; B; C; A
E) E; B; D; A; C
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92) The operations manager of a body and paint shop has five cars to schedule for repair. He
would like to minimize the makespan to complete all work on these cars. Each car requires body
work prior to painting. The estimates of the times required to do the body and paint work on each
are as follows:
B 5 4
C 7 5
D 3 6
E 1 7
A) 24 hours
B) 25 hours
C) 26 hours
D) 28 hours
E) 50 hours
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93) The operations manager of a body and paint shop has five cars to schedule for repair. He
would like to minimize the makespan to complete all work on these cars. Each car requires body
work prior to painting. The estimates of the times required to do the body and paint work on each
are as follows:
B 5 4
C 7 5
D 3 6
E 1 7
What is the idle time at the paint work center for the optimal schedule?
A) 1 hour
B) 2 hours
C) 4 hours
D) 7 hours
E) 10 hours
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94) Job X, which has a duration of four days, is due by the close of business on Friday,
December 23. Without looking at the work already scheduled on X's required resource, the
scheduler schedules X to be begun on the morning of Tuesday, December 20. This is an example
of
A) infinite scheduling.
B) finite scheduling.
C) forward scheduling.
D) backward scheduling.
E) prioritization.
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Learning Objective : 16-06 Use and interpret Gantt charts.
95) Job X, which has a duration of four days, is due by the close of business on Friday,
December 23. Without looking at the work already at X's required resource, the scheduler
schedules X to be begun immediately and assumes that X will be done four days from now. This
is an example of
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A) infinite scheduling.
B) finite scheduling.
C) forward scheduling.
D) backward scheduling.
E) prioritization.
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Learning Objective : 16-06 Use and interpret Gantt charts.
96) Job X arrived at work center Q at noon. At 2 p.m. that same day X was begun. X left
work center Q at 3:15 p.m. that same day. X's flow time, in minutes, was
A) 195.
B) 120.
C) 75.
D) 60.
E) Cannot be determined.
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97) Which of the following is critical to effective yield management?
A) one-price pricing
B) forecasting
C) capacity flexibility
D) constant demand
E) trained service personnel
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Learning Objective : 16-10 Summarize some of the unique problems encountered in service systems, and
Topic : Scheduling Services
98) Which of the following is least likely to be a source of disruption that results in less than
the desired output in a high-volume system?
A) equipment failures
B) material shortages
C) accidents
D) worker absences
E) demand variability
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Difficulty : 2 Medium
99) All of the following are examples of decisions that must be made before scheduling
decisions, except
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Learning Objective : 16-01 Explain what scheduling involves and the importance of good scheduling.
100) High-volume jobs that often follow the same sequence are known as
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A) optimal systems.
B) timing systems.
C) sequencing systems.
D) rapid systems.
E) flow systems.
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101) Which costs depend on the order in which the jobs are processed?
A) sequencing
B) setup
C) finishing
D) transportation
E) distribution
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102) _____ charts are often the preferred charts related to loading and scheduling activities.
A) Pareto
B) Mekko
C) Gantt
D) Histogram
E) Flow
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Learning Objective : 16-06 Use and interpret Gantt charts.
103) _____ is a technique that managers can utilize in order to minimize the makespan for a
group of jobs to be processed on two machines or at two work centers.
A) Smith’s rule
B) Hungarian rule
C) Johnson’s rule
D) Priority rule
E) Lane’s rule
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Answer Key
1) TRUE
Priority rules are used to determine the sequence in which orders will be
processed.
6) FALSE
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7) TRUE
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At a bottleneck, smaller batches likely would reduce utilization.
15) FALSE
Matching jobs with resources can be done with the assignment model.
20) TRUE
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The Hungarian method requires a one-to-one matching of jobs to
resources.
23) TRUE
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29) TRUE
It is the length of time between the start of the first job in the group and
the completion of the last job in the group.
30) TRUE
The term process batch denotes the basic lot size for a job and the term
transfer batch denotes a portion of that lot that could be used during
production.
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36) E
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44) B
51) A
52) D
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Effective scheduling is only a part of organizational effectiveness.
53) A
Jobs' individual flow times are averaged for average flow time.
58) B
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Johnson's rule minimizes the makespan for jobs that must be processed
through two work centers.
61) E
62) C
63) A
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This sequence has minimum average flow time.
69) B
This would be the EDD sequence with jobs scheduled in order of the earliest due dates.
70) C
This would be the result of subtracting 6 (i.e., the smallest number in row for resource 4) from 9
(i.e., the entry in the original table for assigning resource 4 to Job D).
71) B
This would be the result of subtracting 6 (i.e., the smallest number in row for resource 4) from 9
(i.e., the entry in the original table for assigning resource 4 to Job D), then subtracting 1 (i.e., the
smallest number in the column for Job D after row reduction).
72) D
73) E
74) A
75) D
4! = 4 × 3× 2× 1 = 24 different ways.
76) B
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This would be the result of subtracting 12 (i.e., the smallest number in row for Rick) from 22
(i.e., the entry in the original table for assigning resource Rick to Project D), then subtracting 2
(i.e., the smallest number in the column for Project D after row reduction).
77) E
78) A
79) A
The average completion time would be 7.5 hours from now as W would finish 4 hours from now,
X would finish 7 hours from now, Y would finish 9 hours from now, and Z would finish 10
hours from now.
80) E
Given EDD, this would be average tardiness as Z would be 0 hour tardy, Y would be 1 hour
tardy, W would be 3 hours tardy, and X would be 5 hours tardy.
81) B
Given SPT, this would be the average completion time as Z would be complete 1 hour from now,
Y would be complete 3 hours from now, X would be complete 6 hours from now, and W would
be complete 10 hours from now.
82) D
Given SPT, this would be average job tardiness as Z would be complete 1 hour from now, Y
would be complete 3 hours from now, X would be complete 6 hours from now, and W would be
complete 10 hours from now.
83) C
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Given SPT, this would be the average number of jobs in the shop as Z would be complete 1 hour
from now, Y would be complete 3 hours from now, X would be complete 6 hours from now, and
W would be complete 10 hours from now.
84) E
Given FCFS, this would be average completion time as V would be complete 3 hours from now,
W would be complete 4 hours from now, X would be complete 8 hours from now, Y would be
complete 10 hours from now, and Z would be complete 15 hours from now.
85) B
Given EDD sequencing, this would be average job tardiness as W would be complete 1 hour
from now, Y would be complete 3 hours from now, V would be complete 6 hours from now, Z
would be complete 11 hours from now, and X would be complete 15 hours from now.
86) C
Given SPT sequencing, this would be average completion time as W would be complete 1 hour
from now, Y would be complete 3 hours from now, V would be complete 6 hours from now, X
would be complete 10 hours from now, and Z would be complete 15 hours from now.
87) A
Given SPT sequencing, this would be average job tardiness as W would be complete 1 hour from
now, Y would be complete 3 hours from now, V would be complete 6 hours from now, X would
be complete 10 hours from now, and Z would be complete 15 hours from now.
88) B
This is the minimum value possible for the average number of jobs in her shop as W would be
complete 1 hour from now, Y would be complete 3 hours from now, V would be complete 6
hours from now, X would be complete 10 hours from now, and Z would be complete 15 hours
from now.
89) A
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With Johnson's rule, E will be first in the schedule.
90) E
91) B
92) D
93) C
There are four hours of idle time at the paint work center using the sequence determined by
Johnson’s rule.
94) D
Flow time is the difference between when a job leaves a work center and
when it arrives at that work center.
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97) B
Demand variability does not necessarily change the output rate in a high-
volume system. Changing the output rate in response to demand
variability requires a managerial decision.
99) D
High-volume systems, where jobs follow the same sequence, are often
referred to as flow systems.
101) B
Setup costs may depend on the order in which jobs are processed;
similar jobs may require less setup change between them.
102) C
Gantt charts are used as a visual aid for load and scheduling purposes.
103) C
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Johnson’s rule is a technique for minimizing makespan for a group of
jobs to be processed on two machines or at two work centers.
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