Scheduling matches resources to what?
A.
working hours
B.
product features
C.
employee demands
D.
customer demands
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D
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Which airline uses software called the Incovenienced Passenger Rebooking System to notify passengers of cancellations or delays?
A.
Asiana
B.
Delta
C.
United
D.
Southwest
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B
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Which of the following breaks down the aggregate plan and develops weekly schedules for specific products or product lines?
A.
disaggregation schedule
B.
breakdown schedule
C.
master schedule
D.
short-term schedule
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C
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Which of the following begins with the due date and schedules the final operation first?
A.
reverse scheduling
B.
due-date scheduling
C.
forward scheduling
D.
backward scheduling
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D
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Loading
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The process of assigning jobs to work or processing centers
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Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria used to evaluate scheduling performance?
A.
maximize utilization
B.
maximize WIP
C.
minimize completion time
D.
minimize customer waiting time
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B
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Which of the following statements is NOT true about process-focused facilities?
A.
Process-focused facilities are also known as "job-shops."
B.
Process-focused facilities are common in high-variety, high-volume manufacturing.
C.
Process-focused facilities are common in both manufacturing and service organizations.
D.
Scheduling process-focused facilities requires that the sequence of work, time required for each item, and the capacity and availability of each work center be known.
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B
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Which of the following is NOT a process-focused facility?
A.
motorcycle assembly line
B.
auto repair garage
C.
beauty salon
D.
hospital
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A
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What are two alternative names for process-focused facilities?
A.
continuous process and repetitive facilities
B.
repetitive and job shop facilities
C.
intermittent and job shop facilities
D.
intermittent and continuous process facilities
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C
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The sequence of work for a job is also known as its
A.
load.
B.
trajectory.
C.
routing.
D.
path.
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C
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Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding finite capacity scheduling?
A.
Finite capacity scheduling directs delivery requirements to be based on a set of predefined rules.
B.
Finite capacity scheduling provides the scheduler with interactive computing and graphic output.
C.
Operations managers are moving toward finite capacity scheduling systems that allow virtually instantaneous change by the operator.
D.
Finite capacity scheduling is also called a short-term scheduling system.
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A
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Which of the following is NOT an alternative name for finite capacity scheduling?
A.
finite planning
B.
advance planning systems
C.
finite scheduling
D.
short-term scheduling systems
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A
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Which of these statements regarding service scheduling is best?
A.
Inventories can be used to smooth demand just like in manufacturing.
B.
Behavioral, social, and status issues are important in scheduling labor.
C.
Scheduling emphasis is on machines and material.
D.
Demand for labor is stable in a service system.
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B
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What focuses on developing varying schedules with the minimum number of workers?
A.
the assignment method
B.
finite loading
C.
finite capacity scheduling
D.
cyclical scheduling
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D
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Which of the following rules does a hospital’s emergency room usually use for treating patients?
A.
SPT
B.
FCFS within a priority class
C.
LPT
D.
FCFS
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B
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Cycling scheduling is usually used for scheduling
A.
meetings.
B.
employees.
C.
machines.
D.
jobs.
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B
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