Devry Bsop206 quiz 7

Question
1.1.(TCO
13) Which one of the following statements about maintenance is not true? (Points : 2)

Preventive maintenance
guarantees zero breakdowns.
Breakdown maintenance is
reactive.
Preventive maintenance is
proactive
Preventive maintenance is not
about keeping machinery and equipment running.
Human resources are not
needed in order for maintenance management to be effective.

Question
2.2.(TCO
13) Mean time between failures (MTBF) measures _____. (Points : 2)

days between failures
operating time between
forecasts
number of failures per unit
time
number of operations between
failures
expected time between a
repair and failure

Question
3.3.(TCO
10) The two most basic policies associated with employment stability are
_____. (Points
: 2)

produce to exact demand and
keep constant employment
employment for life and
guaranteed minimum wage
follow demand exactly and
hold inventories constant
incentive plans and
piece-rate plans

Question
4.4.(TCO
10) The behavioral approach to job design that involves adding tasks of
requiring similar skills to an existing job is _____. (Points : 2)

job involvement
job enrichment
job enhancement
job rotation
None of the above

Question
5.5.(TCO
10) Management and labor share the labor cost reductions in which of
these compensation schemes? (Points : 2)

Bonus system
Quota system
Scepter plan
None of the above

Question
6.6.(TCO
10) “A chart depicting right and left hand motions” describes
_____. (Points
: 2)

an operations chart
an activity chart
a flow diagram
a control chart

Question
7.7.(TCO
10) The objective of a human resource strategy is to _____. (Points : 2)

produce the demand forecast
at lowest labor cost
match employment levels with
demand
achieve a reasonable quality
of work life at low cost
manage labor and materials so
people are effectively and efficiently utilized
None of the above

Question
8.8.(TCO
10) Operations charts are used to analyze _____. (Points : 2)

movement of people or
materials
utilization of an operator
and machine
body movements
time taken by various
activities
unnecessary micro-motions

Question
9.9.(TCO
10) Shadow boards and foot printing are elements of _____. (Points : 2)

the Hawthorne studies
workplace noise reduction
project management in service
firms
the visual workplace
specialization of labor

Question
10.10.(TCO
10) Which of the following statements describes job rotation? (Points : 2)

The job contains a larger
number of similar tasks.
The job includes some
planning and control necessary for job accomplishment.
The operator is allowed to
move from one specialized job to another.
The operator’s schedule is
flexible.
The operator is not allowed
to move, for example, from one type of CNC machine to the other.

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Question
1.1.(TCO 10) Match the following terms with
their correct definitions.
(Points : 10)

Potential
Matches:

1
:Studies
& improves operator and/or equipment utilization

2
:Analyzes
the movement of hands and feet

3
:Uses
schematics to investigate movement of people or materials

4
:Focuses
on how a job is done

5
:Shows
the economy of motion

Answer

:Flow diagram

:Micro motion

:Activity chart

:Operations chart

:Methods analysis

2.(TCO 10) What was the
significance of the Hawthorne Studies? (Points : 5)

Question 3.3.(TCO 10) What are the
differences among job enrichment, job enlargement, job rotation, job
specialization, and employee empowerment? (Points : 5)

Question 4.4.(TCO 10) What is methods
analysis? (Points
: 5)

Question 5.5.(TCO 13) What is the difference
between preventative maintenance and breakdown maintenance? (Points : 5)

Question 6.6.(TCO 13) Explain how employee
empowerment can assist in the maintenance function? (Points : 5)

Question 7.7.(TCO 13) Discuss how redundancy
improves product reliability in two or more sentences. (Points : 5)

Devry Bsop206 quiz 7

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