OPRE 3310 OPS MGT FINAL EXAM REWVIEW FALL 2020

Stevenson Ch. 6 Topics

o What drives process choice – pg.244
o What are the key questions of process selection – pg. 244
o What are the definition and uses of job shop and continuous processes – pg. 246-247
o What are the activities that computer integrated manufacturing integrates – pg. 254
o What are the basic processing types – pg. 244
o Where does computer-aided manufacturing use computers – pg. 252
o What is a flexible manufacturing system – pg. 253
o What type of operation uses repetitive production – pg. 245
o What is the definition and purpose of line balancing – pg. 270
o What are the three basic reasons important to layout decisions – pg. 257

Stevenson Ch. 8 Topics

o What are the circumstances that lead to new locations – pg. 343
o What are the related issues regarding distribution – pg. 345
o What makes global operations attractive and feasible – pg. 346
o What is the last step in a location decision – pg. 349
o What does the center of gravity attempt to minimize – pg. 361
o What are regional factors in location planning – pg. 351
o What is the definition and use of a GIS – pg. 355
o What is locational cost-profit volume analysis used for in location decisions – pg. 358
o What is factor rating analysis used for in location decisions – pg. 360
o What are the beginning supply chain considerations of a firm – pg. 345

Stevenson Ch. 11 Topics

o What is the range of forecast used in aggregate planning – pg. 466
o What are the inputs of aggregate planning – pg. 467, table 11.2
o What are the outputs of aggregate planning – pg. 467, table 11.2
o What is the use of aggregate planning strategy – pg. 467
o What are the basic options used to alter the supply chain option of aggregate planning – pg.
469-471
o What are the strategies that aggregate planners use to balance demand to capacity – pg. 471
o How are variations in demand addressed or met in a level capacity strategy – pg. 471
o What is the definition of chase demand strategy and it use – pg. 471
o What is the inventory term used for uncommitted inventory – pg. 486
o Why do firms use a time fences – pg. 485

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Stevenson Ch. 12 Topics

o What are the requirements of a successful MRP implementation and operation – pg. 517
o What does a scheduled receipt involve – pg. 507
o What are the direct inputs of capacity requirements planning – pg. 519
o What is the description of dependent demand – pg. 501
o What is the output of material requirements planning (MRP) – pg. 502, figure 12.2
o What is the definition and purpose of a product structure tree – pg. 503
o What does a master schedule specify for end products – pg. 502
o What is bill of materials (BOM) definition and use – pg. 503
o What is the definition and use of pegging – pg. 512
o What is the definition and use of time buckets – pg. 503

Stevenson Ch. 14 Topics

o What are the five principles of the lean system – pg. 610
o What are the terms used in the Toyota Production System (TPS) for continued improvement and
waste – pg. 611
o What is activity-based costing (ABC) and how is it used in lean systems – pg. 622
o How does the lean philosophy view employees/workers – pg. 62079
o What are the building blocks of a lean system – pg. 614
o What is the ideal lot size in a lean system – pg. 615
o What does production Kanban (p-kanban) signal – pg. 625
o What is the definition and use of an andon board – pg. 622
o What is the 5W2H method – pg. 632
o What is one of the complementary methods or philosophies that can be use with lean – pg. 632

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