1. One basis for scheduling preventive maintenance is the number of operating hours.
a. true
b. false
2. In The Goal, reducing idle time at the NCX-10 machins as much as possible by cross-training workers and keeping the NCX-10 running during breaks is an example of ______________.
a. increasing the effective capacity of the bottleneck
b. being unproductive by increasing inventory
c. increasing the design capacity at the bottleneck
d. increasing inventory levels
3. In The Goal, Alex learns the definitions of the three operational measures (throughput, operating expense and inventory). which of the following shoes the correct direction for each to move for a firm to reach the goal?
a. up/down/down
b. down/up/up
c. up/down/up
d. down/down/down
4. In The Goal, Alec Rogo tells Jonah that his new robots have increased efficiencies. Alec comes to understand that the robot is actually unproductive. Which of the following best defines productivity, as explained by Jonah?
a. a workstation makes as many parts as possible
b. outputs are maximized based on inputs
c. an action that moves the organization closer to the goal
d. a worker that is 100% efficient