Which of the following project characteristics would suggest using the PERT technique, rather than the critical path method?

A supplier of roller bearings makes lots of 10,000 and sorts them automatically according to size. In a typical lot of 10,000, the sizes break into the following categories:

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The product requires rollers on target or, at most, 0.0001 oversize. Experience indicates that 100% must be reinspected before use because the machine inspection lets a few defective units slip through. The supplier should be encouraged to take which of the following actions?

Control charts are used to do which of the following?

When a company moves from sampling inspection to internal process control, which of the following actions should be taken prior to evaluating supplier performance?

What is a role of a manager using a Kaizen circle for problem solving?

Standard costing systems may encourage production managers to do which of the following activities?

In process improvement, which of the following procedures should be done first?

Capability index is useful to predict which of the following factors?

A work center has one machine that is operated for one shift per day. The shop runs an 8-hour shift 5 days per week. Machine utilization has been 60% with efficiency at 80%. A routing through this work center has a standard run time of .10 hours per piece. Job number 1234 is for 200 pieces. If the utilization is improved to 80%, the difference in calculated lead time for the job is how many days?

A company produces a part with a nominal diameter of 2.0 inches and a tolerance of ± 0.006 with a standard deviation of 0.001 inches. A sample has the average diameter of 1.996 inches with a standard deviation of 0.001 inches. What is the CPK and process capability?

Which of the following activities takes place during prototype production and testing?

Which of the following basic layout principles should be applied to improve work flow?