Question 1

What is finite capacity scheduling (FCS)?

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FCS is computerized short-term...

Question 2

Consider the arrival of patients into a public health clinic.Some patients are ill;some are injured;some are elderly;and some are very young.Some cases may be life-threatening,while others are inconsequential.How do the basic dispatch rules fall short in this situation? Design a dispatch rule for scheduling these patients.

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All of the rules are inappropriate,becau...

Question 3

Process-focused facilities and repetitive facilities generate forward-looking schedules,but process-focused facilities do this with JIT and kanban while repetitive facilities generally use MRP.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE regarding services scheduling?

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A)  The critical ratio sequencing rule is widely used for fairness to customers.
B)  The emphasis is on staffing levels,not materials.
C)  Reservations and appointments are often used to manipulate the supply of services.
D)  Labor use can be intensive,and labor demand is usually stable.
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 5

Which of the following is not an effectiveness criterion for scheduling?

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A)  minimizing customer waiting time
B)  minimizing completion time
C)  minimizing WIP inventory
D)  maximizing utilization
E)  maximizing flow time

Question 6

With forward scheduling,jobs are scheduled as late as possible within the time allowed by the customer due dates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Average completion time for a schedule sequence at a work center is the ratio of:

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A)  total processing time to the number of jobs.
B)  total flow time to total processing time.
C)  total flow time to the number of jobs.
D)  total processing time plus total late time to the number of jobs.
E)  total flow time plus total late time to the number of jobs.

Question 8

What does Johnson's rule do?

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Johnson's rule is an approach ...

Question 9

What are four main criteria by which we evaluate sequencing rules?

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There are a number of criteria for evalu...

Question 10

When a set of jobs must pass through two workstations whose sequence is fixed,________ is the sequencing rule most commonly applied.

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A)  critical ratio
B)  earliest due date
C)  first come,first served
D)  slack time remaining
E)  Johnson's rule

Question 11

Forward scheduling is the scheduling of:

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A)  the end items or finished products.
B)  jobs as soon as the requirements are known.
C)  the start items or component parts.
D)  the final operation first beginning with the due date.
E)  jobs according to their profit contributions.

Question 12

In manufacturing scheduling,physical inventories of goods can buffer variations in demand,but service scheduling normally lacks that buffer because services are generally consumed at the same time they are delivered.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is a limitation of rules-based dispatching systems?

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A)  Rules need to be revised to adjust to changes in orders,product mix,and so forth.
B)  Rules may not recognize idle resources.
C)  Rules may not recognize bottleneck resources
D)  Rules may not be able to prioritize two jobs with identical due dates.
E)  All of the above are limitations.

Question 14

Finite capacity scheduling provides the user with graphical interactive computing,which is the technique's primary advantage over rule-based scheduling.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A recent advance in short-term scheduling that makes use of expert systems and simulation in solving dynamic scheduling problems is:

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A)  forward scheduling.
B)  backward scheduling.
C)  infinite scheduling.
D)  finite capacity scheduling.
E)  progressive scheduling.

Question 16

The priority rule that appears fair to customers in service systems is ________.

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first come...

Question 17

Which of the following considers process capacity when scheduling?

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A)  cap loading
B)  constrained loading
C)  capacitated loading
D)  backward loading
E)  finite loading

Question 18

Given the following chart of jobs assigned with Johnson's rule,suppose that all the jobs (A,B,C,etc)could be evenly divided into two tasks (such as A1 and A2,B1 and B2,etc).Suppose job D is split into two equivalently sized sections,D1 and D2,each with a body work time of 1.5 hours and a paint time of 2 hours (D1 and D2 sum to 3 hours of body work and 4 hours of paint which is equivalent to
D).How much is makespan reduced by this splitting of D?

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Job D1 could now start paint at t=1.5 an...

Question 19

EDD stands for what?

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A)  earliest due date
B)  earliest design date
C)  earliest detrimental date
D)  earliest decision date
E)  economic date determination

Question 20

Which of the following statements regarding scheduling at Delta Airlines is FALSE?

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A)  About one flight in twenty is disrupted by weather events.
B)  Schedule changes at one airport have a ripple effect that may have impacts in many others.
C)  Delta's high-tech computer and communications system is located in Atlanta.
D)  Delta's rapid rescheduling uses mathematical scheduling models.
E)  Delta's rapid rescheduling promotes air safety and limits traveler inconvenience,but has not resulted in money savings for Delta.

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When a set of jobs must pass through two workstations whose sequence is fixed,________ is the sequencing rule most commonly applied.

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Finite capacity scheduling provides the user with graphical interactive computing,which is the technique's primary advantage over rule-based scheduling.

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In manufacturing scheduling,physical inventories of goods can buffer variations in demand,but service scheduling normally lacks that buffer because services are generally consumed at the same time they are delivered.

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Forward scheduling is the scheduling of:

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Which of the following is not an effectiveness criterion for scheduling?

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Average completion time for a schedule sequence at a work center is the ratio of:

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What does Johnson's rule do?

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All of the rules are inappropriate,becau...
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EDD stands for what?

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Which of the following is TRUE regarding services scheduling?

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What is finite capacity scheduling (FCS)?

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Which of the following statements regarding scheduling at Delta Airlines is FALSE?

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Process-focused facilities and repetitive facilities generate forward-looking schedules,but process-focused facilities do this with JIT and kanban while repetitive facilities generally use MRP.

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A recent advance in short-term scheduling that makes use of expert systems and simulation in solving dynamic scheduling problems is:

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With forward scheduling,jobs are scheduled as late as possible within the time allowed by the customer due dates.

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Job D1 could now start paint at t=1.5 an...
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The priority rule that appears fair to customers in service systems is ________.

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Which of the following considers process capacity when scheduling?

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Finite capacity scheduling provides the user with graphical interactive computing,which is the technique's primary advantage over rule-based scheduling.

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In manufacturing scheduling,physical inventories of goods can buffer variations in demand,but service scheduling normally lacks that buffer because services are generally consumed at the same time they are delivered.

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Forward scheduling is the scheduling of:

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Which of the following is not an effectiveness criterion for scheduling?

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Average completion time for a schedule sequence at a work center is the ratio of:

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What does Johnson's rule do?

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Which of the following is a limitation of rules-based dispatching systems?

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What are four main criteria by which we evaluate sequencing rules?

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EDD stands for what?

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What is finite capacity scheduling (FCS)?

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Which of the following statements regarding scheduling at Delta Airlines is FALSE?

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Process-focused facilities and repetitive facilities generate forward-looking schedules,but process-focused facilities do this with JIT and kanban while repetitive facilities generally use MRP.

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A recent advance in short-term scheduling that makes use of expert systems and simulation in solving dynamic scheduling problems is:

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With forward scheduling,jobs are scheduled as late as possible within the time allowed by the customer due dates.

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The priority rule that appears fair to customers in service systems is ________.

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