BSOP 434 Final Exam Answers

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BSOP 434 Final Exam Answers

Question 1. 1. (TCO 10) ________ and ________ are the two basic organizational structures associated with logistics.

Question 2. 2. (TCO 10) One problem with a _________ logistics structure is that, because logistics activities are scattered throughout the firm, they likely remain subservient to the objectives of the department in which they are housed.

Question 3. 3. (TCO 3) Rate structures deal with three factors. Which of the following is not one of them?

Question 4. 4. (TCO 3) A transportation manager who purchases a pre specified level of transportation services, regardless of the mode and/or carrier providing the transportation services, is known as a(n):

Question 5. 5. (TCO 2) A function in organization that encompasses all activities associated with the flow and transformation of goods from the raw material stage through to the end user, as well as the associated information flows, is termed:

Question 6. 6. (TCO 2) Which of the following is not a key attribute of supply-chain management?

Question 7. 7. (TCO 1) Inventory held for a number of reasons, including projected price increases, seasonal demand, and potential stockouts, is referred to as:

Question 8. 8. (TCO 1) Vendor managed inventory (VMI) benefits include:

Question 9. 9. (TCO 8) International freight forwarders can provide a number of functions. Which is not one of them?

Question 10. 10. (TCO 8) What is used in areas where dock workers cannot read but need a method to keep documents and shipments together?

Question 11. 11. (TCO 7) Which of the following statements is false?

Question 12. 12. (TCO 7) The raw materials, component parts, and supplies bought from outside organizations to support a company’s operations define:

Question 13. 13. (TCO 4) Logisticians and supply chain managers have a particular interest in ____ taxes.

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Question 1. 1. (TCO 4) A brownfield is:

Question 2. 2. (TCO 5) ____ regulates the packaging of international air shipments.

Question 3. 3. (TCO 5) ____ systems consider the reverse flow of products, their reuse, and the marketing and distribution of recovered products.

Question 4. 4. (TCO 6) The order cycle is:

Question 5. 5. (TCO 6) Order transmittal is:

Question 6. 6. (TCO 9) How do data and information differ?

Question 7. 7. (TCO 9) Which of the following is not considered a general software package?

Question 8. 8. (TCO 12) Surveys and analog techniques are examples of ____ forecasting.

Question 9. 9. (TCO 12) Which forecasting techniques tend to be appropriate when there is little or no historical data?

Question 10. 10. (TCO 11) A(n) ____ rate simplifies each of the three primary rate factors—product, weight, and distance.

Question 11. 11. (TCO 11) The shipment size that equates transportation charges for different weights and weight groups is the ____ concept.

Question 12. 12. (TCO 13) Throughput refers to:

Question 13. 13. (TCO 13) ____ refers to a process where a product is received in a facility, occasionally married with a product going to the same destination, and is then shipped at the earliest time, without going into longer-term storage.

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Question 1. 1. (TCO 4) What is a free trade zone?

Question 2. 2. (TCO 9) Discuss some of the challenges associated with computer security.

Question 3. 3. (TCO 9) Why are some companies hesitant to adopt RFID technology?

Question 4. 4. (TCO 12) Forecasting accuracy refers to the relationship between actual and forecasted demand, and accuracy can be affected by various considerations. What is one of the challenges with the analog technique?

Question 5. 5. (TCO 13) According to the text, what is contract warehousing?

Question 6. 6. (TCO 14) What areas and/or activities are typically planned to be included into Distribution Resource Planning (DRP)?

Question 7. 7. (TCO 3) How are carriers legally classified?

Question 8. 8. (TCO 6) What is order management?

Question 9. 9. (TCO 5) Compare and contrast the various handling characteristics associated with bulk cargoes.

Question 10. 10. (TCO 6) Examine the various methods of order transmittal and differentiate the relevant characteristics of each one.

Question 11. 11. (TCO 11) Compare and contrast the three primary factors for determining rates

BSOP 429 Production Activity Control and Just-in-Time with Lab Complete Course

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BSOP 429 Production Activity Control and Just-in-Time with Lab Complete Course

BSOP 429 Week 1 Written Assignment

BSOP 429 Week 1 Discussion 1 How Other Levels of OPC Affect PAC (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 1 Discussion 2 Compare and Contrast JIT and MRP (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 2 Written Assignment

BSOP 429 Week 2 Lab 1 of 6: The Scheduling Lab

BSOP 429 Week 2 Discussion 1 Lead Times (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 2 Discussion 2 Lab 1 Discussion (graded)

Q & A Forum for your questions and comments (not graded)

BSOP 429 Week 3 Written Assignment

BSOP 429 Week 3 Lab 2 of 6; Lab Scheduling

BSOP 429 Week 3 Discussion 1 Types of Constraints (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 3 Discussion 2 Lab 2 Discussion (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 4 Written Assignment

BSOP 429 Week 4 Lab 3 of 6; Scheduling, Reporting and Feedback

BSOP 429 Week 4 Discussion 1 PAC Feedback (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 4 Discussion 2 Lab 3 Discussion (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 4 Midterm Exam (2 Versions)

BSOP 429 Week 4 Midterm – Set 1

BSOP 429 Week 4 Midterm – Set 2

BSOP 429 Week 5 Written Assignment

BSOP 429 Week 5 Lab 4 of 6; JIT and PAC

BSOP 429 Week 5 Discussion 1 Reducing the Wall of Inventory (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 5 Discussion 2 Lab 4 Assignment (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 6 Written Assignment

BSOP 429 Week 6 Lab 5 of 6

BSOP 429 Week 6 Discussion 1 Supply Chain for JIT Operations (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 6 Discussion 2 (Lab 5 Assignment) (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 7 Written Assignment

BSOP 429 Week 7 Lab 6 of 6; Critical Path Method

BSOP 429 Week 7 Discussion 1 Implementation (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 7 Discussion 2 Lab 6 Assignment (graded)

BSOP 429 Week 8 Final Exam 

BSOP 429 Week 8 Final Exam – Set 2

BSOP 429 Midterm Exam Solution

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BSOP 429 Midterm Exam Solution

BSOP 429 Week 4 Midterm – Set 1

1. (TCO 12) _____ is the objective under JIT and time-based competition.
2. (TCO 2) Which of the following lead-time elements can be compressed into one well-designed PAC system?
3. (TCO 3) What happens to inventory as the number of kanban cards increases?
4. (TCO 1) In managing supplier relations, which of the following is a beneficial setup?
5. (TCO 6) When linking marketing requirements and manufacturing strategy, what design approaches for shop floor system should be considered?
6. (TCO 9) Which of the following is true?
7. (TCO 4) According to Elyahu Goldratt, the TOC system uses a scheduling approach called _____.
8. (TCO 5) The amount of time covered by the basic MRP record is called the _____.

Essay Type
1. (TCO 1) Please explain PAC. (Points : 20)
2. (TCO 2) How does input from other areas into PAC and the feedback PAC provides impact PAC? Explain. (Points : 20)
3. (TCO 6) Discuss the differences between MRP and JIT. (Points : 20)

BSOP 429 Week 4 Midterm – Set 2
1. (TCO 12) Formal systems for shop floor control under JIT are _____.
2. (TCO 2) An operation setback chart _____.
3. (TCO 3) In order to minimize the number of orders waiting in the queue and maximize the number of orders processed in a center, which of the following rules should be used?
4. (TCO 1) Which of the following is true?
5. (TCO 6) When linking marketing requirements and manufacturing strategy, what design approaches for shop floor system should be considered?
6. (TCO 9) Which of the following is true?
7. (TCO 4) How much of total lead time is accounted for by queue time?
8. (TCO 5) Gross requirements in an MRP record are _____ because they are stated as unique items for a given period.
Essay Type
1. (TCO 1) List and briefly discuss the five main parts of the operations planning control (OPC) system.

2.(TCO 2) What information should be provided into PAC as feedback and why they are important?
3. (TCO 6) Compare and contrast JIT and MRP.

BSOP 429 Final Exam Solution

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(TCO 4) The priority rule, which will sequence jobs in the order they are received, is _____.

(TCO 2) In an assignment method problem, if it takes Abe 3 hours to build a birdhouse and 4 hours for a doghouse, and Betty takes 4 hours for a birdhouse and 3 hours for a doghouse, what is the reduced cost (in hours) of assigning Betty to build the doghouse?

(TCO 2) A major difference between manufacturing and service systems in terms of scheduling is

(TCO 3) Scheduling in service systems may involve scheduling which of the following?

(TCO 5) The owner and operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to do today, shown in the order they were received:

(TCO 6) Building up an inventory of standard parts or modules instead of immediately producing the finished end items is the essence of

(TCO 7) With regard to suppliers, JIT systems typically require

(TCO 10) Which of the following is characteristic of the JIT philosophy?

(TCO 1) In make-to-stock systems, fluctuations in sales volume are managed through which of the following?

(TCO 5) In an MRP master schedule, the planning horizon is often separated into a series of times periods called

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(TCO 8) Explain how cellular manufacturing represents a flexible manufacturing system. (Points : 25)

(TCO 11) State the four building blocks of lean operations, and explain how fast and simple are the two common threads that run through them. (Points : 25)

(TCO 9) Elaborate on the statement: “The output of the system cannot exceed the output of the bottleneck operation(s).” (Points : 25)

(TCO 4) Differentiate between infinite loading and finite loading as two major approaches used to load work centers. (Points : 25)

(TCO 12) The theory of constraints has a goal of maximizing flow through the entire system. (Points : 25)

(TCO 2) Refer to the following data for jobs waiting to be processed at a single work center (jobs are shown in order of arrival):

(TCO 10) Respond to the question: “Which is better, MRP or JIT?” (Points : 25)

(TCO 1) The design of the MPC system is influenced by some key features of market demand and product design. Name the key features that will lead to an assemble-to-order system and explain the rationale. (Points : 25)

(TCO 6) Market requirements drive the choice of the shop floor system approach. Describe and explain the type of market requirements that would be suitable for an MRP-based system, along the lines of product design, product variety, product volume per period, product mix changes, and delivery schedule changes. (Points : 25)

(TCO 10) Manufacturing strategy also drives the choice of shop floor system. Describe and explain the strategies that lend themselves to a JIT-based system, from the perspective of WIP, changeover cost, and process choice. (Points : 25)

BSOP 429 Week 8 Final Exam – Set 2

(TCO 4) The two different approaches to load work centers in job-shop scheduling are

(TCO 2) The priority rule where jobs are processed according to the smallest ratio of due date to processing time is

(TCO 2) A scheduling rule used for sequencing jobs through two work centers is

(TCO 3) The owner and operator of the local franchise of Handyman, Inc., has four jobs to do today, shown in the order they were received:………………….If he uses the first-come, first-served (FCFS) priority rule to schedule these jobs, what will be the average completion time?

(TCO 5) The ultimate goal of JIT operations is to have

(TCO 6) Building up an inventory of standard parts or modules instead of immediately producing the finished end items is the essence of

(TCO 7) A kanban card is used to signal that

(TCO 10) The type of processing system that is used for highly standardized products is

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(TCO 8) Does cellular manufacturing apply best to repetitive, high-volume product or nonrepetitive, low-volume product? Explain and give an example. (Points : 25)

(TCO 11) Validate or invalidate the statement that although inventories are maintained, the goal of lean operations is to maintain a minimum of safety stock. (Points : 25)

(TCO 9) Elaborate on the statement: “The output of the system cannot exceed the output of the bottleneck operation(s).” (Points : 25)

(TCO 4) Differentiate between infinite loading and finite loading as two major approaches used to load work centers. (Points : 25)

(TCO 12) Explain why batch process helps maximize worker efficiency. (Points : 25)

(TCO 2) Refer to the following data for jobs waiting to be processed at a single work center (jobs are shown in order of arrival):………………………… Batch job requires specialized operations carried out by different workers or group of workers and so there is a need for more specialization and standardization. What is the schedule sequence using the first-come, first-served (FCFS) priority rule? (Points : 25)

(TCO 10) Respond to the question: “Which is better, MRP or JIT?” (Points : 25)

(TCO 1) The design of the MPC system is influenced by some key features of market demand and product design. Name the key features that will lead to a make-to-stock system and explain the rationale.(Points: 25)

(TCO 6) Market requirements drive the choice of the shop floor system approach. Describe and explain the type of market requirements that would be suitable for an MRP-based system, along the lines of product design, product variety, and product volume per period, product mix changes, and delivery schedule changes. (Points : 25)

(TCO 10) Manufacturing strategy also drives the choice of shop floor system. Describe and explain the strategies that lend themselves to a JIT-based system, from the perspective of WIP, changeover cost, and process choice. (Points : 25)

BSOP 209 Operations Analysis Complete Class

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BSOP 209 Operations Analysis Complete Class

BSOP 209 Week 1 Assignment

BSOP 209 Week 2 Assignment

BSOP 209 Week 2 Quiz; Linear Regression, Correlation, and Forecast Error

BSOP 209 Week 3 Assignment

BSOP 209 Week 3 Case Study 1

BSOP 209 Week 4 Quiz; Waiting – Line Models and Linear Programming

BSOP 209 Week 5 Linear Programming Concept Paper

BSOP 209 Week 5 Linear Programming Homework Problem

BSOP 209 Week 6 Quantitative Module  A Decision: Making Tools Homework Problem 1

BSOP 209 Week 6 Quantitative Module A Decision: Making Tools Homework Problem 2

BSOP 209 Week 6 Quiz

BSOP 209 Week 7 Case Study 2

BSOP 209 Week 8 Final Exam

1. (TCO 8) What are the three parts of a wait-line system?

2. (TCO 9) What is the objective function of LP?

3. (TCO 11 & 12) What are two of the steps in a simplex maximization problem?

4. (TCO 10) What will happen if the right-hand side of a constraint is changed?

5. (TCO 15 & 16) What are three of the basic steps that both PERT and CPM follow?

6. (TCO 16) What is a “dummy activity?”

7. (TCO 3, 4, & 5) What is the formula for linear regression? Define each part.

8. (TCO 1) What are the four qualitative forecasting approaches that are available to us?

9. (TCO 6) Describe the “revenue junction.”

10. (TCO 8) What are the three parts of a typical queuing system?

11. (TCO 8) When designing a waiting line system, what “qualitative” concerns need to be considered?

12. (TCO 8) What is the expected value with perfect information?
1. (TCO 1 &2) What is the forecast for Aug based on a weighted moving average applied to the following past demand data and using the weights: 5, 3, 1.5? (largest weight is for most recent data)
Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul.
30 35 22 27 33 40

2. (TCO 3, 4, and 5) The XYZ Paint Shop owns and operates a dozen shops in southern Iowa. Their signature paint is black epoxy. Sales (X, in millions of dollars) is related to Profits (Y, in hundreds of thousands of dollars) by the regression equation Y = 6.321 + 0.65X. What is your forecast of profit for a store with sales of $25 million? $65 million?

3. (TCO 6 and 7) A product is currently made in a job shop, where fixed costs are $4,500 per year and variable cost is $10 per unit. The firm sells the product for $70 per unit. What is the break-even point for this operation? What is the profit (or loss) on a demand of 220 units per year?

4. (TCO 13, 14) XYZ coating company has reviewed four new processes for improving their coating line. The four processes, labeled A, B, C, and D use different technology and have different capacities. All the processes have the same level of production and the lifetime.
The four states of nature represent four levels of consumer acceptance of the firm’s products. Values in the table are net present value of future profits in millions of dollars.
Forecasts indicate that there is a 0.4 probability of acceptance level 1, 0.3 chance of acceptance level 2, 0.6 chance of acceptance level 3, and 0.5 change of acceptance level 4.
Consumer Acceptance Level (states of nature)
1 2 3 4
Alternative A 35 55 85 165
Alternative B -105 -5 155 225
Alternative c 75 85 75 65
Alternative D 55 55 75 65

Using the criterion of expected monetary value, which production alternative should be chosen?

BSHS 462 Week 5 Team Assignment Functions of a Human Service Organization

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BSHS 462 Week 3 Team Assignment Leadership and Supervising Influence in Human Services

BSHS 462 Week 3 Team Assignment Leadership and Supervising Influence in Human Services

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