1. A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is an information system that schedules, dispatches, monitors, and controls customers' encounters with the service organization.

a. True

b. False

2. A pure strategy is one which uses a combination of production planning strategies.

a. False

b. True

3. Total Quality Management (TQM) emphasizes continuous and incremental improvements of processes that are in

Control, but reengineering is about radical discontinuous change through process innovation.

a. False

b. True

4. Automation in production brings about economies of scope.

a. True

b. False

5. Productivity is measured by Input/Output.

a. True

b. False

6. The "Level Strategy" provides for workforce continuity and avoids costs associated with "Chase Strategy".

a. True

b. False

7. According to the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model, ordering or restocking costs are greatest when the

Inventory level is high.

a. True

b. False

8. Lower values of inventory turnover are considered better for a company.

a. True

b. False

9. If capacity is excessive, a company may have to reduce prices to stimulate demand.

a. True

b. False

10. The Transportation Method of Linear Programming is the most powerful technique for estimating the cost of

Setting up a network of plants and warehouses

a. True

b. False

11. Economies of scale for a large manufacturing plant are continuous and infinite.

a. True

b. False

12. Short-term planning focuses mainly on scheduling production and shipment orders while strategic planning deals with long-term aspects of the production system capacities

a. True

b. False

13. Real or effective capacity requires that operating managers consider both resource inputs and product outputs.

a. True

b. False

14. Yield management works best when demand is highly variable.

a. True

b. False

15. The inventory costs are affected by both fixed and variable ordering and carrying costs while the EOQ is

Determined solely by variable inventory costs.

a. True

b. False

16. The marks of a good layout for face-to-face services include the ratio of sales volume to capacity

a. True

b. False

17. Aggregation on the supply side is done by product families and on the demand side by groups of customers.

a. True

b. False

18. The number of decision variables allowed in Linear Programming is limited.

a. True

b. False

19. The Life Cycle Approach to Operations Management (OM) is a structure that allows us to follow the progress of the productive system from its inception to its termination

a. True

b. False

20. The determination of expected demand is the focus of forecasting and demand management.

a. True

b. False

21. A small manufacturing facility is being planned that will feed parts to three (3) heavy manufacturing facilities. The Location of their current plants with their coordinates and volume requirements are given in the following table:

i.Using the Centroid Method and the information provided, determine the best location for the new facility being Contemplated.

Plant Location Linden Timehri Georgetown

Coordinates 300,320 375,470 470,180

Volume (Parts per Year) 4,000 6,000 3,000

a. 470,180

b. 300,320

c. 374,357

d. None of the options given