generel data quiz

generel data quiz

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(TCO 5) What is the forecast for May, based on a weighted
 moving average applied to the following past-demand data and using the
 weights of 3, 2, and 1 (largest weight is for most recent data)? 
 

 

 

 
Nov.
 
 

 
Dec.



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Jan.
 
 

 
Feb.
 
 

 
Mar.
 
 

 
Apr.
 
 
 

 

 
91
 
 

 
140
 
 

 
98
 
 

 
110
 
 

 
123
 
 

 
101
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 

 

 
44.1 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
110.7 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
108.8 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
109.83
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 

 
W/M/A = [(3 x 101) + (2 x 123) + (1 x 110)]/6 = [303 + 246 +
 110]/6 = 659/6 = 109.83 (See Formula 4-2 & example that follows,
 Chapter 4, pages 137-139)
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
0 of 3
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
2.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 5) In May, the actual product demand was 195 units. For
 this month, 200 units had been forecasted. Using exponential smoothing
 with an alpha of 0.3, determine the June forecast.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
3 of 3
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 5) Weekly sales of 10-grain bread at the local Whole
 Foods Market are in the table below. Based on this data, forecast Week 9
 using a 3-week moving average.
 

 

 

 
Week
 
 

 
Demand
 
 
 

 

 
1
 
 

 
415
 
 
 

 

 
2
 
 

 
389
 
 
 

 

 
3
 
 

 
420
 
 
 

 

 
4
 
 

 
382
 
 
 

 

 
5
 
 

 
410
 
 
 

 

 
6
 
 

 
432
 
 
 

 

 
7
 
 

 
380
 
 
 

 

 
8
 
 

 
420
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 

 

 
407.3 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
422.8 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
380.22 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
410.66
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 

 


 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
3 of 3
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
4.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 7) Which of the following helps operations managers
 focus on the trivial few and the critical many?
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 

 

 
Value analysis 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Value engineering 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Financial analysis 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Product-by-value
 analysis 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
None of the above 
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 

 
Chapter 5, page 156
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
0 of 3
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
5.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 7) Which of the following moments of truth exemplifies
 the customer's standard expectations?
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 

 

 
Your advisor made
 you wait, even though you had an appointment. 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
You had to visit
 once to reach your academic advisor. 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Your advisor was
 competent, helpful, and understanding. 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Your advisor
 failed to keep his or her appointment with you
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 

 
Figure 5.13, Chapter 5, page 175
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
0 of 3
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
6.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 7) Forecasts are usually classified by time horizon
 into three categories. What are they?
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 

 
=
 
 

 
Short-range,
 medium-short, and long-range 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Finance/accounting,
 marketing, and operations 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Strategic,
 tactical, and operational 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Exponential
 smoothing, regression, and time series 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Long-range,
 medium-range, and short-range 
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 

 
Chapter 3, page 104
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
0 of 3
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
7.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 7) Which of the following does not make products more
 environmentally friendly?
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 

 

 
Using less
 materials 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Less recycled
 materials 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Using less energy 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Ability to recycle
 product 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
All of the above
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 

 
Chapter 5, page 166
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
0 of 3
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
8.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 7) Reducing costs by using existing or standard
 components is part of _____.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 

 

 
specialized
 components on each project 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
putting each
 product into a separate group 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
increasing raw
 material purchases 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
the ability to recycle
 product 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
group technology
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 

 
Chapter 5, page 172
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
3 of 3
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
9.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 5) What is the fundamental difference between cycles
 and seasonality?
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 

 

 
How often the
 patterns are changed 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Magnitude of the
 variation 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Ability to
 attribute the pattern to a cause 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
All of the above 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
None of the above
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 

 
Chapter 4, page 108
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
0 of 3
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
10.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 6) Which of these statements best describes
 computer-aided design (CAD)?
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 

 

 
It is the
 interactive use of computers to design a product and prepare engineering
 documentation. 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
The use of special
 computer programs to direct and control manufacturing equipment. 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
It is the ability
 to depict objects in three-dimensional form. 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
It is a visual
 form of communication in which images substitute for the real thing.
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 

 
Chapter 5, page 164
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
0 of 3
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
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part 2


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
1.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 7) Identify the specific guidelines that can help an
 operations manager achieve environmentally friendly designs.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
0 of 6
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
Read page 167 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
2.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 7) List the five advantages of successful
 implementation of group technology.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
6 of 6
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 5) Describe the differences between moving averages and
 exponential smoothing.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
6 of 6
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
4.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 5) Describe the three forecasting time horizons and
 identify the benefits of using each.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 

 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
6 of 6
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
5.
 
 

 
Question :
 
 

 
(TCO 6) What are the differences between value analysis and
 value engineering?
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Student Answer:
 
 
 

 

 

 
Instructor
 Explanation:
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Points Received:
 
 

 
6 of 6
 
 
 

 

 

 
Comments:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
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