HAWASSA UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF IDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Name__________________________ ID No. __________ Sign. _________

Target Group: 5th year Industrial Engineering Students

Exit Exam Model (1st Round)

Time allowed: 2Hr.
May 24/03/2015 E.C

General instruction:
 Make sure this exam booklet has 100 questions.
 Do not start unless you are told to do so.
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 It is not possible to leave the exam room before 30 minutes and enter the exam room after
30 minutes.
 Attempt all questions and managing the given time properly.

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 For the following multiple choice questions choose the best the letter which states the
correct answer for the given question.

1. The set of interrelated management activities which are involved in manufacturing of certain
products is best described by:
A. effectiveness or efficiency
B. Operation management
C. Production function
D. Production management

ANSWER: Production Management

2. ABC analysis divides on-hand inventory into three classes, based on:
A. Unit price
B. The number of units on hand
C. Annual demand
D. Annual dollar values

ANSWER: Annual dollar values

3. The following are factors that reflect the ability of companies to understand them
supply chains and achieve responsiveness, except
A. Respond to wide ranges of quantities demanded
B. Meeting long lead time
C. Handling a large variety of products
D. Meet a very high service level

ANSWER: Meeting long lead time

4. An Element is observed to be carried out in 0.8 minutes. Given pace rating is 110% and the
secondary adjustment by 20'96, find the time on any fair day. If* 0.2 minute per element is
given as allowance, what is the standard time taken for 20 repeated actions?
A. 26.4 minutes.
B. 26 minutes.
C. 2 minutes.

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 D. 2.6 minutes
ANSWER: 26.4 minutes.

5. Reliability is the probability that an item will perform its stated function satisfactorily for the
desired period. Whereas, Maintenance is retaining an item, part or equipment in, or restoring
it to, a given condition. So, to enhance the reliability of equipment’s which type of
maintenance should be carried out, if it is breakdown during the operation?
A. Preventive maintenance
B. Predictive maintenance
C. Corrective maintenance
D. Proactive Maintenance

ANSWER: Preventive maintenance

6. A bottling company runs a filling process that should fill bottles with 12 plus or minus 0.04
ounces. A capability study reveals that the process mean is 12 ounces and the standard
deviation is 0.01 ounces. What is the capability of the bottling process?
A. 0.67
B. 0.75
C. 1.5
D. 1.33

ANSWER: 1.33

7. What is the purpose of ISO standard to be created for the quality management system?
A. To certify the process
B. To certify the quality of product
C. To certify the quality of service
D. To certify the quantity used for product

ANSWER: To certify the process

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8. Which die-casting machines usually have a higher production rate?
A. Cold-chamber die casting machine
B. Hot-chamber die casting machine
C. Cold and hot chamber die casting machines have equal production rates.
D. None of the above.

ANSWER:

9. Which of the following are not basic categories of material removal processes?
A. conventional machining, abrasive processes, and powder metal forming
processes
B. Extrusion processes, abrasive processes, and nontraditional processes
C. conventional machining, abrasive processes, and nontraditional processes
D. sheet metal drawing processes, abrasive processes, and nontraditional processes

ANSWER:

10. Which of the following explain the need for facility location selection?
A. When the existing business unit has outgrown its original facilities and expansion
is not possible.
B. When a business is newly started.
C. When the lease expires and the landlord does not renew the lease.
D. All of these.

ANSWER: All of these

11. Select the one which is not true regarding costs of ignoring ergonomics in a workplace
A. Less production output
B. Higher material cost
C. Low quality work
D. Decreased absenteeism
ANSWER: Decreased absenteeism
12. Consider the following LP problem:

Minimize = 2x1 +3x2

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 subject to
x1 +2x2 ≥ 4
x1 +x2 ≥ 3
xi ≥ 0, i = 1,2, find the optimal values of X1 &X2 and also the objective functions
A. Z (0,3) = 9
B. Z (2,1) = 7
C. Z (3,0) = 6
D. Z(4,0) = 8

ANSWER: Z (2,1) = 7
13. Service mechanism in a queuing system is characterized by ______________.
A. customers behavior
B. customers in the system
C. server in the system
D. servers behavior

ANSWER: servers behavior

14. An entrepreneur borrowed $3000 and agreed to repay it at the end of 5 years, together with
8% per year. How much will she pay 5 years later?
A. $5347
B. $3985
C. $4823
D. $4407

ANSWER: $4407

15. Which from the following represents the correct project cycle?
A. Planning→Initiating→Executing→Closing
B. Planning→Executing→Initiating→Closing
C. Initiating→Planning→Executing→Closing
D. Initiating→Executing→Planning→Closing

ANSWER: Initiating→Planning→Executing→Closing

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16. From the following data compute a weighted average forecast using a weight of 0.40 for the
most recent period, 0.30 for the next most recent, 0.20 for the next and 0.10 for the next if the
actual demand for month 1 to 5 is given by 42, 40, 43, 40 and 41 respectively. What will be
the 6th month demand?
A. 42.2
B. 41.2
C. 41
D. 45

ANSWER: 41.2

17. Cycle counting:

A. Provides a measure of inventory turnover.
B. Assumes that all inventory records must be verified with the same frequency
C. Is a process by which inventory records are periodically verified
D. All of the above

ANSWER: Is a process by which inventory records are periodically verified

18. A certain type of computer costs $1,000, and the annual holding cost is 25%. Annual
demand is 10,000 units, and the order cost is $150 per order. What is the approximate
economic order quantity?
A. 16
B. 70
C. 110
D. 183
ANSWER: 110

19. Which one of the following is Basic procedure of work study?

A. Select – Record - Examine- Develop- Evaluate- Define- Install- Maintain.

B. Record- Select- Examine- Develop- Evaluate- Define- Install- Maintain.

C. Develop- Evaluate- Define- Install- Maintain- Record- Select- Examine.

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 D. Evaluate- Define- Install- Maintain- Record- Select- Examine- Develop

ANSWER: Select – Record - Examine- Develop- Evaluate- Define- Install- Maintain.

20. A System composed the subsystems A and B which are connected in series and Subsystem
C connected in parallel to the subsystems of A and B. which is the following is true about the
system, if it is in operation?
A. The system will cease either A or B or both A and B fails.
B. The system doesn’t cease, if subsystem C fails.
C. The system will cease, if subsystem C fails.
D. The system will cease; if subsystem A and C fails.

ANSWER: The system will cease; if subsystem A and C fails

21. If only ______________ causes of variation are present, the output of a process forms a
distribution that is table over time and is predictable.
A. Assignable
B. Non-Random
C. Natural
D. Cannot be said

ANSWER: Natural

22. What is the primary focus of the quality management system?

A. Customer focus
B. Engagement of people
C. Process approach
D. Improvement
ANSWER: Customer focus

23. Which of the following operations are categorized under bulk deformation processes?
A. Extrusion ,bending, forging and bar drawing operations
B. Forging, deep drawing, sheet metal working and rolling operations.
C. Extrusion, forging, rolling, and wire drawing.

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 D. Shearing, stretching and spinning operations.

ANSWER:

24. A finishing operation generally involves which one of the following combinations of cutting
conditions:
A. high cutting speed, feed, and depth of cut
B. high cutting speed, low feed, and depth of cut
C. low cutting speed, high feed, and depth of cut
D. Low cutting speed, feed, and depth of cut

ANSWER:

25. Which of the following is the first step in making a correct location choice?
A. Develop location alternatives
B. Decide the criteria for evaluating location alternatives
C. Evaluate the alternatives
D. Make a decision and select the location

ANSWER: Decide the criteria for evaluating location alternatives

26. What is the best example of Dynamic Anthropometric Data?

A. Thumb size
B. Length of leg
C. Pivot movement in ankle
D. Knee to foot length

ANSWER: Pivot movement in ankle

27. Consider the following transportation table for a minimization problem.

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 Find the costs of transportation by north waste corner approach
A. 890
B. 920
C. 710
D. 1100

ANSWER: 710

28. Determine the queuing model for a single channel, single phase, poison arrival rate,
exponential service rate, unlimited queue length and Finite calling population.
A. (M/M/c) : (FIFO/ ∞/ ∞)
B. (M/M/1) : (FIFO/Q/∞)
C. (M/M/1) : (FIFO/∞/∞)
D. (M/M/1) : (FIFO/ ∞/ N)

ANSWER: (M/M/1) : (FIFO/ ∞/ N)

29. ___________ powerful means of depicting and facilitating the analysis of important
problems, especially those that involve sequential decisions and variable outcomes over time.
A. Elementary Economic Analysis
B. Breakeven analysis
C. Buy or make decision
D. Decision Tree

ANSWER: Decision Tree

30. The following statements relate to project network, choose the correct code for the statements
being correct or incorrect.

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Statement I: An activity cannot be represented by more than one arrow, but an arrow can
represent one or more activities.
Statement II: The activities in the critical path can be preponed or postponed.
A. Both statements I and II are correct.
B. Both statements I and II are incorrect.
C. Statement II is correct, but I incorrect
D. Statement I is correct, but II is incorrect

ANSWER: Both statements I and II are incorrect.

31. The correct sequence of operations in the Production Planning and Control process is:
A. Routing – Scheduling – Follow up – Dispatching
B. Scheduling – Follow up – Dispatching – Routing
C. Routing – Scheduling – Dispatching – Follow up
D. Dispatching – Routing – Scheduling – Follow up

ANSWER: Routing – Scheduling – Dispatching – Follow up

32. The two most important inventory-based questions answered by the typical inventory model
are:
A. When to place an order and the cost of the order
B. When to place an order and how much of an item to order
C. How much of an item to order and the cost of the order
D. How much of an item to order and with whom the order should be placed

ANSWER: When to place an order and how much of an item to order

33. Logistic network which moves materials from suppliers to manufacturing unit is classified
as
A. inbound distribution
B. outbound distribution
C. forward distribution
D. reverse distribution

ANSWER: inbound distribution

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34. The observed time for an element is 1.2 minutes. The pace rating for the element is 120%
and job difficulty is found to be 30%. Find Normal Time of the element. Also find standard
Time a t a n allowance of 10%.
A. 2.08 min
B. 2 min
C. 2.8 min
D. 3min

ANSWER: 2.08 Min

35. Reactive Maintenance (RA), Proactive Maintenance (ProM), Preventive Maintenance (PM)
and Predictive testing and inspection (PTI) are the components of the Reliability Centered
Maintenance (RCM). With this concern, there are six approaches or technologies of assessing
the condition of occurrence of a failure in any part, component, or system. These are
Vibration monitoring and analysis, Lubricant and wear, particle analysis, Electrical
condition monitoring, Passive ultrasonic, Thermography and Non-destructive testing.
Under which RCM components could this condition assessing approaches be categorized?
A. Proactive Maintenance (ProM)
B. Predictive testing and inspection (PTI)
C. Reactive Maintenance (RA)
D. Preventive Maintenance (PM)

ANSWER: Predictive testing and inspection (PTI)

36. Assume you are recording defects of a particular product during production process and you
want to use one of statistical process control tool to record defects occurred during
production process. Which is more appropriate statistical process control tool?
A. Control charts
B. Pareto
C. Scatter diagram
D. Check sheet

ANSWER: Check sheet

37. What are the responsibility of management in quality management system?

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 A. Frequently change responsibilities of employees for flexibility
B. Frequently change authorities for flexibility
C. Authority changes but fixed responsibility
D. Fix responsibility and authority
ANSWER: Fix responsibility and authority
38. Which of the following qualifies as a precision-casting process (two correct answers):
A. Ingot casting, and investment casting,

B. Investment casting and plaster-mold casting,

C. sand casting, and shell molding casting

D. All of the above

ANSWER:

39. Low carbon steel having a tensile strength of 300 MPa and shear strength of 220 MPa is cut
in a turning operation with a cutting speed of 3.0 m/s. The feed is 0.20 mm/rev and the depth
of cut is 3.0 mm. The rake angle of the tool is 5° in the direction of chip flow. The resulting
chip ratio is 0.45. Which one of the following is the value of the shear plane angle?
A. The shear plane angle = tan-1¿ ] = 25.0°
312 cos(45 °−5 °)
B. The shear plane angle = = 566 N
cos(25.0°+ 45.0 °−5 °)
(0.45 cos 5 °)
C. The shear plane angle = tan-1[ ¿] = 65.0°
1−0.45 sin 5 °¿
D. None of the above

ANSWER:

40. Transportation cost mainly depends on which of the following factors?

A. Distance
B. Weight of merchandise
C. Time required for transportation
D. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

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41. A “reach envelope” is the volume in 3-D space that a person can reach. Reach envelopes are
used by designers, e.g. for the design of a cockpit-style workspace Data for which percentile
range would ensure that the maximum numbers of users would be able to reach items within
the workspace?
A. 95th
B. 50th
C. 5th
D. 99th

ANSWER: 5th

42. Considering the above question what will be the total cost of transportation if you apply least
cost method
A. 690
B. 710
C. 820
D. 940
ANSWER: 690

43. Operations Research approach is ______________.

A. scientific
B. intuitive
C. collect essential data
D. multi-disciplinary

ANSWER: multi-disciplinary

44. __________ the level of business activity at which the total costs to provide the product,
good, or service are equal to the revenue (or savings) generated by providing the service.
A. Profit region
B. Loss region
C. Growth
D. Breakeven point

ANSWER: Breakeven point

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45. How the project work will be carried out, monitored, and controlled? These questions are
answered in which phase of the project management?
A. Initiating
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Closing

ANSWER: Planning

46. The recent trend in the Production/Operations management which suggests the use of
minimal amount of resources to produce a high volume of high quality goods with some
variety is referred to as:
A. SCM
B. TQM
C. Lean production
D. Just-in Time

ANSWER: Lean production

47. Extra units in inventory to help reduce stock outs are called:
A. Reorder point
B. Safety stock
C. Just-in-time inventory
D. All of the above

ANSWER: Safety stock

48. The amount of inventory kept at each stock point in a warehouse network is usually based
on:
A. Minimizing transportation costs
B. Constant demand
C. Tradeoffs between warehousing, inventory, and transportation costs
D. Product pricing strategy

ANSWER: Tradeoffs between warehousing, inventory, and transportation costs

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49. Which one of the following is not be Principles of motion economy?
A. Principles that apply to the use of the human body
B. Principles that apply to the workplace arrangement
C. Principles that apply to the design of tooling and equipment
D. Principles that apply to non-motion activities in the organization

ANSWER: Principles that apply to non-motion activities in the organization

50. A copier machine has a mean time between failures of 475 operating hours. Repair typically
requires an average of 25 hours from the time that the repair call is received until service is
completed. Determine the availability of the copier.
A. 98%
B. 91%
C. 87%
D. 95%

ANSWER: 95 %

51. An operator randomly selected and measured the diameters of shafts. Six consecutive parts
were measured per day. This was repeated for 30 days. Which control chart should be created
with these data?
A. Run chart
B. I and MR chart
C. p chart
D. X-bar and R chart

ANSWER: Run chart

52. Which is not true for the quality system requirements

A. Generic
B. Depend upon size of organization
C. Independent types of organization
D. Applicable for all organization

ANSWER: Depend upon size of organization

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53. Which one of the following statement is not determined the quality of a sand mold for sand
casting?
A. Strength, Permeability, thermal stability, collapsibility and Reusability of sand mold.
B. Refractoriness, adhesiveness and amount of clay contents should be above 50%
C. Cohesiveness, high permeability and it should be reused for mold making.
D. All of the above

ANSWER:

54. Which of the following is the fundamental difference between a fusion weld and a solid state
weld?
A. In fusion weld the coalescence is accomplished by melting two metal parts to be
joined while In a solid state weld, the heat and pressure are used to accomplished
join two parts of metal without base metal is melted.
B. In fusion weld the coalescence is accomplished by melting two metal parts to be
joined while In a solid state weld, the heat and pressure are used to accomplished
join two parts of metal with or without base metal is melted.
C. In a fusion weld, the metal is not melted while in a solid state weld, the metal is
melted to accomplish welding processes.
D. None of the above

ANSWER:

55. In which of the following site selection techniques, a weightage between ‘0’ to ‘1’ is
provided to factors that influence its location decision?
A. Location rating factor technique
B. Transportation technique
C. Centre-of-gravity technique
D. None of the above

ANSWER: Location rating factor technique

56. Which percentile range would be used in designing a seat for a mass-produced car?

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 A. 50th
B. 5th–95th
C. 95th
D. 5th

ANSWER: 5th–95th
57. The name of the subject Operations Research is due to the fact that
A. Problems can be solved by war approach
B. The researchers do the operations
C. The war problems are generally known as operations and inventing a new way of
solving such problems.
D. Mathematical operations are used in solving the problems
ANSWER: Mathematical operations are used in solving the problems
58. The new accounts loan officer of the Bank interviews all customers for new accounts. The
customers desiring to open new accounts arrive at the rate of three per hour according to a
Poisson distribution, and the accounts officer spends an average of 15 minutes with each
customer setting up a new account, determine the probability of no customers in the system?
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 0.75
D. 0.25

ANSWER: 0.25

59. Company ABC installed a boiler for $400,000 in 2000 when the index had a value of 350.
This company must install another boiler of the same size in 2015. The index in 2014 is 438.
What is the approximate cost of the new boiler?
A. $510,000
B. $490,000
C. $495000
D. $500,000

ANSWER: $500,000

60. Consider the network provided below, durations in days are provided on the network.

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What is the total project duration?
A. 22 days
B. 19 days
C. 20 days
D. 21 days

ANSWER: 19 days

61. A production line of Trina Fashion wear limited produces 250 dozens shelf camies by 30
operators in 10 hours. Standard time of shelf camies is 250 seconds. Productivity of the line
will be:
A. 65.44%
B. 55.44%
C. 53%
D. 75%
ANSWER: 65.44%

62. The difference(s) between the basic EOQ model and the production order quantity model
is(are) that:
A. The production order quantity model does not require the assumption of known,
constant demand
B. The EOQ model does not require the assumption of negligible lead time

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 C. The production order quantity model does not require the assumption of
instantaneous delivery
D. All of the above

ANSWER: The production order quantity model does not require the assumption of
instantaneous delivery

63. Due to small change in customer demands, inventory oscillations become progressively
larger looking through the supply chain. This is known as
A. Bullwhip effect
B. Netchain analysis
C. Reverse logistics
D. Reverse supply chain
ANSWER: Bullwhip effect

64. Under Preliminary Considerations, the job choices for analysis are:
A. Bottlenecks which are holding up other production operations.
B. Movements of material over long distances between shops or operations involving
a great deal of manpower or where there is repeated handling of material.
C. Operations involving repetitive work using a great deal of labor liable to run for a
long time.
D. Technical Considerations Make sure that adequate technical knowledge is
available with which to carry out the study.
E. All
ANSWER: All

65. Markov Method, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
(FMEA) are commonly used reliability analysis methods in the industrial sector. However,
from those the reliability analysis aspects one is Not correctly paired?
A. Failure Modes and Effect Analysis is event oriented method
B. Markov method model systems with dependent failure and repair modes and
constant failure and repair rates.

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 C. Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) method is depicted using a tree structure with logic
gates such as OR and AND.
D. Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is event oriented method
ANSWER: Failure Modes and Effect Analysis is event oriented method
66. A company manufactures a product that has a design target width of 5 inches with tolerance
of + 0.05inch. The process that produce a product has a mean value of 4.995inches and
standard deviation of 0.01inch. the process capability index for this process is:
A. -1.67
B. -1.5
C. 1.5
D. 1.67
ANSWER: 1.5

67. What does the quality plans specify in a quality system?

A. Work instruction
B. Checklist
C. Clause to clause interpretation work
D. All resource and their schedule
ANSWER: All resource and their schedule
68. In casting, turbulence during pouring of the molten metal is undesirable for which of the
following reasons
A. It causes discoloration of the mold surfaces,
B. It dissolves the binder used to hold together the sand mold,
C. It increases erosion of the mold surfaces and the formation of metallic oxides
that can become entrapped during solidification,
D. It increases the mold filling time and total solidification time

ANSWER:

69. A cylindrical workpart 200 mm in diameter and 700 mm long is to be turned in an engine
lathe. Cutting speed = 2.30 m/s, feed = 0.32 mm/rev, and depth of cut = 1.80 mm. which of
the following are the values of cutting time and metal removal rate.
A. Machine time and metal removal rate will 10minutes and 1320mm3/second.

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 B. Machine time and metal removal rate will 9minutes and 2320mm3/second.
C. Machine time and metal removal rate will 20minutes and 1320mm3/second.
D. All of the above.

ANSWER:

70. Which of the following does not cause to production delay?

A. Shortage of space
B. Long distance movement of materials
C. Spoiled work
D. Minimum material handling

ANSWER: Minimum material handling

71. Which statement is not categorized under static anthropometrical data

E. The height of a stool to enable a comfortable seating position.
F. The size of a toothbrush head to fit into a person’s mouth.
G. The height of a table to enable a comfortable seating position
H. The distance that the thumb can reach to switch a torch light on and off.

ANSWER: The distance that the thumb can reach to switch a torch light on and off.

72. The first step in solving Operations Research problem is

A. Model building,
B. Formulation of the problem
C. Obtain alternate solutions,
D. Obtain basic feasible solutions

ANSWER: Formulation of the problem

73. Operations research technique which helps in minimizing total waiting and service costs is
A. Decision Theory
B. Game Theory
C. Markov chain
D. Queuing Theory

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ANSWER: Queuing Theory

74. Apply the expected value method for a small premixed concrete plant project. The project
has the following probability and revenue distribution; 0.1 ($40500), 0.3 ($52000), 0.5
($61000) and 0.1 (73000).
A. $56577
B. $58483
C. $56532
D. $57450

ANSWER: $57450

75. The strategy used to correct resource over-allocations by balancing demand for resources
and the available supply is known as
A. Resource assignment
B. Resource levelling
C. Resource splitting
D. Resource scheduling

ANSWER: Resource leveling

76. Which of the following process types is used when a very highly standardized product is
desired in high volumes?
A. Repetitive Process
B. Batch Process
C. Project Process
D. Continuous Process

ANSWER: Continuous Process

77. The EOQ model with quantity discounts attempts to determine:

A. The lowest amount of inventory necessary to satisfy a certain service level
B. The lowest purchase price
C. Whether to use a fixed-quantity or fixed-period order policy
D. How many units should be ordered

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 E. The shortest lead time

ANSWER: The shortest lead time

78. When you study organization supply chain, why so difficult to match supply and demand?
A. Changing customer requirements
B. Decreasing product lifecycles
C. Fragmentation of supply chain ownership
D. All

ANSWER: All

79. When an operator is running an automatic machine, he becomes idle after loading or if the
process demands some time to go for next operation such as allowing cooling after welding
operation, he becomes idle. In such cases what types of allowance becomes prominent.
A. Process Allowance
B. Contingency Allowance
C. Special Allowance
D. Normal allowance

ANSWER: Process Allowance

80. 20 units air conditioning designed for use in NASA space shutter operated for 1000 hours

one failed 400 hrs and one after 600 hrs. Compute failure rate (𝞴) and mean time to failure

(MTTF) respectively.
A. 0.000105 and e-0.000105t
B. 0.000105 and e0.000105t
C. 0.00205 and e-0.00205t
0.000105∧1
D.
0.000105

ANSWER: .00205 and e-0.00205t

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81. A process produces 500 pieces per hour. A process operator checks 5 pieces every hour to
verify the process is meeting the dimensional specifications defined by the customer. On the
latest 5 piece sample, one of the pieces exceeds the upper specification limit. To ensure that
all pieces sent to the customer conform to their requirement, the operator should:
A. Remove the one sample piece found defective and ship the remaining pieces.
B. Remove the one sample piece found defective; adjust the process; and take an
additional 5 piece samples immediately to ensure process is properly targeted.
C. Adjust the process and sample 100% of the process output since the last 5
piece sample.
D. Stop the process and sample 100% of all process output in inventory and in
the process flow, since there is no way to know when the process actually
shifted.

ANSWER: Remove the one sample piece found defective; adjust the process; and take an
additional 5 piece samples immediately to ensure process is properly targeted.

82. In the low level of maturity of any organization, the technique of quality improvement that is
used the most is _________
A. Acceptance sample
B. Statistical process control
C. Design of experiments
D. Regression analysis

ANSWER: Acceptance sample

83. Which of the following are categorized as forging operations?

A. Coining, fullering, impact extrusion, and roll piercing,
B. Swaging, thread rolling, trimming, and upsetting
C. Fullering, swaging and upsetting
D. All of the above

ANSWER:

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84. The chip thickness ratio during orthogonal metal cutting can be calculated by using one of
the following equations.
chipthickness after cut
A. Chip thickness ratio = , always less than one
chipthickness before cut

chipthickness before cut

B. Chip thickness ratio = always greater than one
chipthickness after cut

chipthickness after cut

C. Chip thickness ratio = always equal to one
chipthickness before cut

chipthickness before cut

D. Chip thickness ratio = always less than one
chipthickness after cut

ANSWER:

85. Which of the following facility layout is best suited for the intermittent type of production,
which is a method of manufacturing several different products using the same production
line?
A. Product layout
B. Process layout
C. Fixed position layout
D. Cellular manufacturing layout

ANSWER: Process layout

86. An example of biomechanics in use is

E. How much turning force a person can apply to a jam jar lid
F. How the heart functions
G. How much noise a person can hear of a certain frequency.
H. How the legs move

ANSWER: How much turning force a person can apply to a jam jar lid
87. The slack variables indicate
A. Shortage of resource available

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 B. Excess resource available
C. Nil resources
D. Idle resource

ANSWER: Shortage of resource available

88. Arrivals at a telephone booth are considered to be Poisson distribution with an average time
of 8 minutes between arrivals. The length of the phone call is assumed to be distributed
exponentially with average time per call equal to 4 minutes, what is the average number of
people that will be waiting in the system?
A. 0.5 customer
B. 2 customers
C. 0.25 customers
D. 1 customer

ANSWER: 1 customer

89. An $8000 loan was to be repaid with 9% simple annual interest. A total of $13416 was paid.
How long was the loan outstanding?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 7
D. 6

ANSWER: 6

90. Which of the following statements is true?

A. PERT is considered as a deterministic approach and CPM is a probabilistic
technique.
B. PERT is considered as a probabilistic techniques and CPM is considered as a
deterministic approach.
C. PERT and CPM are both probabilistic techniques.
D. PERT and CPM are both considered as deterministic approaches.

ANSWER: PERT and CPM are both considered as deterministic approaches.

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91. Which decision activity/s can be performed in medium period (3 months to 1 year) time
horizon demand forecasting type?
A. Inventory management
B. Facility location
C. Staff planning
D. Capacity planning

ANSWER: Staff planning

92. The appropriate level of safety stock is typically determined by:

A. Minimizing an expected stock out cost
B. Choosing the level of safety stock that assures a given service level
C. Carrying sufficient safety stock so as to eliminate all stock outs
D. Annual demand

ANSWER: Choosing the level of safety stock that assures a given service level

93. Supply chain network design decisions classified as capacity allocation are concerned with
A. What processes are performed at each facility?
B. Where facilities should be located?
C. How much capacity should be allocated to each facility?
D. what markets each facility should serve and which supply sources should feed
each facility

ANSWER: How much capacity should be allocated to each facility?

94. ___________is a work measurement technique for recording the times and rate of working
for the elements of a specified job carried out under specified conditions/and for carrying out
the job at a defined level of the performance.
A. work measurement
B. Time study
C. Standard time
D. Normal time

ANSWER: Time study

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95. What is the UCL for a p-chart when the average daily inspection quantity is 50, and the
historical percentage of defectives is 0.05?
A. 0.21
B. 0.29
C. 0.14
D. 0.17

ANSWER: 0.14

96. Orthogonal cutting involves the use of a wedge- shaped tool in which the cutting edge
is____.
A. parallel to the direction of speed motion into the work material
B. Perpendicular to the direction of speed motion into the work material
C. At angle to the direction of speed motion into the work material
D. All of the above.

ANSWER:

97. A plant layout problem might arise from?

A. A change in the design of product,
B. The addition or deletion of a product from a company’s product line,
C. A significant increase or decrease in the demand for a product,
D. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

98. There are many definitions for task analysis. But, a simple interpretation is
A. The job and the people doing the job
B. What is the goal and who achieves it
C. Who does what and why
D. The overall task broken into its subtasks and actions

ANSWER: Who does what and why?

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99. In a transportation problem where the demand or requirement is equal to the available
resource is known as
A. Regular transportation problem
B. Resource allocation transportation problem
C. Balanced transportation problem
D. Simple transportation model

ANSWER: Balanced transportation problem

100. A schedule activity may begin 10 days before the predecessor activity finishes. This is an
example of:
A. Finish-to-Start
B. Start-to-Finish
C. Start-to-Start
D. Finish-to-Finish

ANSWER: Finish-to-Start

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