OM Ch6 Capacity planning

Which of the following is the definition of Capacity?

• The ability to hold, receive, store, and accommodate
• The target output achieved by a system within a specific time
• The output of a factory
• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of large factories?

• Achieving economies of scale (lower costs)
• Better experience curves
• Ability to produce small quantities of diverse products
• All of the above are advantages

Capacity flexibility refers to the ability to rapidly change production levels. Which practices achieve this?

• Flexible factories
• Flexible processes
• Flexible employees
• All of the above

"Multiskilled, easily adaptable to different tasks" refers to

• Flexible factories
• Flexible processes
• Flexible employees
• All of the above

The potential application of learning curve includes

• Cost prediction
• Production planning
• Performance evaluation
• All of the above

Which of the following is a method for addressing unbalanced production line?

• Increasing the capacity of bottleneck workstations
• Establishing buffer zones at bottleneck workstations
• Adding equipment
• All of the above

In outsourcing services, "contract manufacturer focuses on design and production" refers to

• OEM
• ODM
• OBM
• All of the above

Which of the following is a method of utilizing external capacity?

• Outsourcing
• Capacity sharing
• Interline flights
• All of the above

Planning service capacity needs to consider

• Time
• Location
• Demand variability
• All of the above

The optimal operating point is close to the capacity utilization rate of

• 100%

• 90%

• 70%

• 50%