Throughput is an important manufacturing measure. It measures the total volume of output from a process. Which of the following environments would have the LEAST predictable throughput?

Which of the following tool is used to translate customer needs into product features?

Machine utilization can be increased by

A satisfactory quality average used during sampling inspection is called

Which of the following manufacturing technology choices would most likely provide the greatest benefit to a company whose order winners are delivery speed and flexibility?

Which of the following techniques combines product design parameters, customer needs and a competitive assessment?

A design method that identifies the physical similarity of parts and provides for rapid retrieval of existing designs is

Attribute sampling has rejected a lot of 200 of a purchased part. There is an immediate need for 50 items for the current week and 50 more the following week. The supplier has indicated that a new shipment can be made in 2 weeks for 200 units, which of the following actions should be recommended by the quality department?

A part has a historical yield of 99%, what qty should be started in order to produce 1000 parts?

Most organizations build a scorecard using KPIs to track and share transportation performance. Some of these KPIs might include

Transit inventory cost=$30 per day
Method Cost per load Number of days
Rail 450 10
Truck 750 4
Air 900 2
LTL 700 6
A company is determining the least cost means of moving products to a distribution center. Using the information provided, what is the least expensive method?