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A(n) _____ is a waiting line.


A) queue
B) process system
C) field
D) plot point

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Flow time depends not only on the actual time to perform the tasks required,but also on how many other entities are in the work-in-process stage.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a nonphysical constraint?


A) low product demand
B) Associated with the capacity of a resource
C) inefficient management policy
D) anything environmental or organizational

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The process for applying for a work permit at the Manchester department of labor is as follows.First,the administrator fills out an application (5 minutes) and takes a picture (1 minute) .Then,a clerk enters the information and processes the permit (5 minutes) .There are two administrators and three clerks.If the number of licenses per hour for the administrators is 16 and the number of licenses per hour for the clerks is 20.57,what is the hourly service rate for administrators?


A) 5
B) 6
C) 10
D) 12

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In an analytical queueing model,service times measure _____.


A) demand
B) process components
C) completion percentage
D) rates

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Which of the following is NOT part of a queueing system?


A) A server that provides the service
B) A map of processes and functions
C) A queue of entities that wait if the server is busy
D) Customers that arrive for service

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A scooter rental company in a major beachside city has 70% of its fleet of 200 scooters rented each day on average.Scooter are rented for an average of five days.Which of the following can you use to start figuring out the average process performance?


A) (.7) (200 scooters) /R × (5 days)
B) (.7) (200 scooters) = R × (5 days)
C) (.7) (5 days) / R × (200 scooters)
D) (.7) (5 days) = R × (200 scooters)

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_____ is the fraction of time a workstation or individual is busy over the long run.


A) Computation
B) Service Rate
C) Utilization
D) Efficiency

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Total process output is at the throughput rate of the bottleneck.

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An airline has one employee work the counter.A customer arrives on the average of once every 3 minutes,and it takes on average 2 minutes to process the transaction.What is the probability that the system is empty?


A) 0%
B) 33%
C) 66%
D) 100%

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Analytical queueing models assume a Poisson probability distribution for _____.


A) arrivals
B) rates
C) service times
D) departures

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Which of the following best defines the Theory of Constraints?


A) The concept of purposely creating barriers in a process in order to evaluate the impact on the workflow
B) Maximizing cash flow by minimizing throughput
C) A set of principles that focuses on increasing total process throughput by maximizing the utilization of all bottleneck work activities
D) Limiting demand in order to better service remaining customers

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Which of the following is NOT true about simulation models?


A) Simulations can be used to analyze processes that cannot be evaluated well analytically.
B) A simulation model is used to get estimates; an analytical model provides detailed analysis.
C) Simulations can use actual probability rates for both demand and service rates.
D) Analytical and simulation models are often used in combination.

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_____ time is the average time it takes to complete one cycle of a process.


A) Flow
B) Mean
C) Standard
D) Elemental

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The imputed cost of waiting is the reasonable value that might reflect the potential loss of future revenue or customer dissatisfaction.

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The process for applying for a work permit at the Manchester department of labor is as follows.First,the administrator fills out an application (5 minutes) and takes a picture (1 minute) .Then,a clerk enters the information and processes the permit (5 minutes) .There are two administrators and three clerks.If the number of licenses per hour for the administrators is 16 and the number of licenses per hour for the clerks is 20.57,what is the hourly service rate for clerks?


A) 5
B) 6
C) 10
D) 12

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In one method of calculating utilization,_____ divided by Service Rate × Number of Servers.


A) Resources Available
B) Service Rate
C) Demand Rate
D) Resource Capacity

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_____ = Throughput × Flow time.


A) Best-in-output
B) Efficiency evaluation
C) Work-in-process
D) Standard Demand

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_____ is the typical queueing system used by supermarkets.


A) Several parallel servers fed by their own queues
B) One or more parallel servers fed by a single queue
C) A combination of several queues in a series
D) One server,one queue

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A warehouse is capable of processing 600 returns per day,and the average number of returns in the 200.Based on the data in the question,what is being calculated by dividing 600 by 200?


A) Work-in process
B) Flow time
C) Process performance
D) Throughput

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