WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

IE 111- INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL

ENGINEERING
FINAL EXAMINATION
AYLENE R. INGKOH, IE





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PROBLEM SETS:

1. A U.S. manufacturing company operating a subsidiary in an LDC (less developed country) shows the
following results:

US LDC

SALES (units) 100,000 20,000

LABOR (hours) 20,000 15,000
RAW MATERIALS (currency) $ 20,000 $ 20,000
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT (hours) $ 60,000 $ 5,000

a. Calculate partial labor and capital productivity gures for the parent and
subsidiary. Do the results seems misleading
b. Now compute multi factor labor capital productivity gures. Are the results better
c. Finally, calculate raw material productivity gures (Units/$ where $ 1 = FC 10).
Explain why these gures might be greater in the subsidiary

2. Joanna French is currently working a total of 12 hours per day to produce 240 dolls. She thinks that by
changing the paint used for the facial features and fingernails that she can increase her rate to 360 dolls
per day. Total material cost for each doll is approximately $3.50; she has to invest $20 in the necessary
supplies (expendables) per day; energy costs are assumed to be only $4.00 per day; and she thinks she
should be making $10 per hour for her time. Viewing this from a total (multi-factor) productivity perspective,
what is her productivity at present and with the new paint?

How would total (multi-factor) productivity change if using the new paint raised Ms. French’s
material costs by $0.50 per doll?

If she uses the new paint, by what amount could Ms. French’s material costs increase without
reducing total (multi-factor) productivity?

3. In 1992, over 20 million cars traveled Interstate 10 between Pensa- cola and Tallahassee. That year
there were 112 accidents that resulted in death. The police classified each accident into one of the five
categories listed below. Draw a Pareto chart using the five categories. Further stratify the data using the
additional information provided.

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Cause of Accident Accidents

Excessive Speed 24
Improper lane failure 6
Mechanical Failure 47
Incapable Driver 22
Weather Conditions 13
Total 112

Type of Mechanical Failure Accidents

Blown Tire 32
Lost Brakes 9
Lost Steering Control 5
Other 1
Total 47

GOOD LUCK!!!!

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” — John Wooden

Prepared by:

Aylene R. Ingkoh, IE
Subject Facilitator

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