D215 Auditing - Set 3 - Part 1

Test your knowledge of technical writing concepts with these practice questions. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the correct answers.

Question 1: Which of the following best defines capacity planning?

Determining inventory levels

Estimating the resources needed to meet future customer demand

Scheduling employee shifts

Forecasting sales trends

Question 2: What is the primary goal of Just-In-Time (JIT) systems?

Increasing product variety

Reducing excess inventory and waste

Improving product design

Expanding market share

Question 3: What is a key characteristic of Lean systems?

High product variability

Removal of waste and inefficiency

Large inventories

Focus on employee specialization

Question 4: Which of the following is used to measure how close a process is to its target?

Standard deviation

Control limits

Cpk

R-chart

Question 5: What is the best operating level in capacity measurement?

When unit costs are minimized

When inventory is maximized

When employee efficiency is highest

When product quality reaches perfection

Question 6: What does capacity utilization measure?

The cost of production

The percentage of available capacity that is being used

The number of employees needed to meet demand

The time required to complete a process

Question 7: What is a control chart used for?

Tracking costs over time

Visualizing data variation

Measuring employee performance

Scheduling production runs

Question 8: What does ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) focus on?

Managing customer relationships

Planning company resources to meet customer orders

Designing products

Improving marketing strategies

Question 9: In which phase of the project life cycle is the project's feasibility assessed?

Planning

Conception

Execution

Termination

Question 10: What is the difference between push and pull processes?

Push processes rely on actual customer demand, while pull processes forecast future demand

Push processes move products forward in anticipation of demand, while pull processes are based on actual customer demand

Push processes focus on production efficiency, while pull processes focus on employee productivity

Push processes are manual, while pull processes are automated

Question 11: What is backward scheduling?

Scheduling jobs after their due dates

Scheduling jobs to start as late as possible while still meeting deadlines

Scheduling jobs based on employee availability

Scheduling jobs based on material availability

Question 12: Which of the following best defines finite loading?

Scheduling that loads work centers beyond their capacity

Scheduling that loads work centers up to a predetermined amount of capacity

Scheduling with no limits on available resources

Scheduling based on machine availability alone

Question 13: What is the bottleneck in a process flowchart?

The step with the highest efficiency

The step that takes the longest time to complete

The first step in the process

The step with the least resources

Question 14: What is a block plan used for?

Organizing project timelines

Scheduling employee shifts

Creating a schematic layout of resources in a facility

Tracking inventory

Question 15: What is a key characteristic of a batch process?

Producing goods in one continuous flow

Producing large quantities of standardized goods

Producing small quantities of goods in groups

Producing goods with high variability

Question 16: What does process velocity measure?

The number of workers involved in production

The speed at which a process moves

The amount of material used in production

The time taken to correct defects

Question 17: What is the goal of a level aggregate plan?

Maintaining constant production levels

Producing goods based on demand fluctuations

Increasing inventory levels continuously

Avoiding product customization

Question 18: What is a hybrid aggregate plan?

A plan that focuses only on labor and ignores inventory

A plan that uses a mix of level and chase approaches

A plan that maintains a constant level of production

A plan that only applies to perishable goods

Question 19: Which of the following is an example of forward scheduling?

Scheduling tasks in reverse order to meet a deadline

Scheduling tasks to start as early as possible, regardless of deadlines

Scheduling tasks based on customer complaints

Scheduling tasks based on previous performance

Question 20: What is group technology in manufacturing?

Focusing on individual employee productivity

Organizing facilities or groups to handle specific processes

Implementing company-wide automation

Focusing on customer relations

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