Manufacturing is important to the economy because why?

If manufacturing lead time of an item is reduced by 50%, what happens to the WIP?

What are the 4 inputs to manufacturing planning and control?

Which level in the Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC) system has the longest planning horizon and the least level of detail?

What type of planning is concerned with the process of checking whether the critical resources are available to support the preliminary MPS?

What is a BOM planning structure?

A company wants to produce on avg 500 units/month over the first quarter of the year at a uniform rate. The first three months have 19, 20, and 21 days. How much should the company produce each day to achieve a level structure?

For the purpose of production planning, product groups should be established on the basis of what?

What is a vital link in the production planning system that forms a vital link between sales and production and what manufacturing will actually build. If also allows orders to be promised or not.

Which basic production planning strategy will build inventory and avoid the costs of excess capacity?

The routine that Toyota follows to establish a problem solving culture of learning the methodology of grasping the current condition, establishing the target condition, and then following a series of PDCA actions to navigate obstacles is called what?

A work center consists of 2 machines working 8 hours a day, and 5 days per week. Historically, utilization has been 80% and the efficiency 90%. The effective capacity, to the nearest hour, would be what?

The early error detection system that Sakichi Toyoda designed for his mother's weaving loom and ultimately patented, is commonly referred to in the Toyoda Production System as what?

The time for those production activities that actually transform the product in a way the customer is willing to pay for is called, ____________ time?

CHECK! Parent item A requires 1 each of component B and C. Both B and C are processed on Work Center 20. which has an available capacity of 40 hours. The setup time for component B is 1 hour and the run time is 0.30 per piece. For Component C, setup time is 2 hours and the run time is 0.20 hours per piece. Calculate the number of B's and C's that can be produced?

In most organizations, what % of the total manufacturing leadtime is non-value added?

Two basic components of Lean Manufacturing that establish discipline, workplace organization and the ability to see waste quickly are what?

A work center was available for work 80 hours, produced 74 standard hours of work and actually worked 67 hours. What is the efficiency of the work center (closest 0.1%)?

In order for a Pull system to run most efficiently and effectively in a manufacturing plant, two components are necessary. What are these two components?

What is the purpose of LEAN?

What is a KANBAN system used to control?

What are the 5S Visual Controls?

What is the basic definition of visual controls?

What is the process of Standard Work as a LEAN control?

What is the purpose of Source Inspections and Poka-Yoke?

What is the purpose of setup reduction within LEAN?

What is Heijunka?

What is cellular manufacturing?

What are the six major losses within TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)?

What is OEE?

What are the four levels of the Manufacturing Planning System?

What is the key to effective Production Planning?

Which planning level is concerned with the resources needed in each period and the availability of needed resources.

What is the typical planning horizon of the MPS and MRP?