EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Which of the following forecasting techniques reviews a company's sales history?

Question2: Which of the following plans is a statement of long-range strategy and revenue, cost, and profit objectives usually accompanied by budgets, a projected balance, and cash flow statement?

Question3: A firm offers products configured from a large number of stocked options.
Which of the following production environments is the firm most likely to use?

Question4: Which of the following techniques typically eliminates common errors?

Question5: Which of the following manufacturing environments presents the greatest complexity in promising completion dates for customer orders?

Question6: Which of the following techniques deals with analysis and planning of logistics and manufacturing during various time periods?

Question7: When demand is uncertain, what is the most appropriate action to take?

Question8: Which of the following actions is an example of a company expanding its customer service offering?

Question9: Which of the following variables best represents a strategic performance measure?

Question10: Which of the following terms refers to the practice of stopping the production line when a defect occurs?

Question11: Which of the following processes is concerned with the transfer or delivery of goods or services?

Question12: The heijunka philosophy can best be described as:

Question13: Economic order quantity (EOQ) is best applied when the:

Question14: Which of the following characteristics is most distinctive of lean manufacturing?

Question15: The final purchasing steps in order completion are:

Question16: In the total cost concept, which of the following logistics costs should be considered when selecting a transportation mode?

Question17: Which of the following plans generally includes an organization's explicit mission, goals, and objectives, along with the specific actions needed to achieve those goals and objectives?

Question18: Which of the following capacity management techniques is used to support the production plan?

Question19: Which of the following outcomes is a benefit of using a purchase requisition?

Question20: Service parts needs are most often determined by:

Question21: What is the preferred mode of long-distance transportation for high-value, light-weight cargo?

Question22: The primary purpose of sales and operations planning is to:

Question23: The theory of constraints is most effective when:

Question24: Vendor-managed inventory is most appropriate for which of the following types of products?

Question25: Backward scheduling begins with which of the following dates?

Question26: What is the output of sales and operations planning?

Question27: Material requirements planning provides recommendations for which of the following processes?

Question28: Knowing average daily consumption and on hand inventory, a company can calculate:

Question29: Which of the following tools is considered to be one of the seven quality tools?

Question30: Which of the following manufacturing systems involves the creation of one unit or a small number of units?

Question31: Which practice focuses on root cause analysis?

Question32: Which of the following forecasting techniques eliminates the need to keep months of historical data?

Question33: Which of the following describes a competitive characteristic that a firm must exhibit to be considered as a supplier in a market?

Question34: Production activity control receives authorization to release work orders from:

Question35: Consolidating shipments and reducing the frequency of pickups help to reduce which of the following types of costs?

Question36: At which of the following levels does sales and operations planning take place?

Question37: Having the needed materials within easy reach of a subassembly process eliminates waste of:

Question38: Which of the following calculations is a major component that is used with extrinsic forecasting?

Question39: Characteristics that cause customers to consider a company's products or services are called:

Question40: Which of the following situations requires the largest amount of safety stock based on demand variability and replenishment lead time?

Question41: Which of the following types of layouts is most efficient in a lean production environment?

Question42: Which of the following scheduling techniques reduces manufacturing lead times?

Question43: Which of the following terms refers to that which "pulls" production to the constraint for processing?

Question44: The complete supply chain dedicated to the flow of products for returns, repair and remanufacturing is:

Question45: The contribution made by an operation to the final usefulness of a product is known as:

Question46: Manufacturing overhead includes which of the following types of costs?

Question47: An electronic board that provides visibility on the production floor is:

Question48: What is the order point when demand is 120 units per week, the lead time is 2 weeks, and safety stock is
60 units?

Question49: Which of the following processes is concerned with the change of ownership of goods and services?

Question50: Which of the following types of manufacturing processes would tend to have the lowest work in process (WIP) inventory?

Question51: Which of the following phrases best defines a production plan?

Question52: Which of the following items is considered an external failure cost?

Question53: Which of the following manufacturing processes would be characterized by a narrow range of standard products, low direct labor costs, and a high level of technical support for manufacturing?

Question54: Which of the following circumstances will cause a decrease in a work center's utilization?

Question55: Part A is made from two Y's and one X An order is received for 50 A's and there are 30 A's in stock.
What is the net requirement for X?

Question56: The portion of a firm's inventory and planned production that is not already committed is referred to as:

Question57: Which of the following statements describes the difference between capacity requirements planning and material requirements planning?

Question58: The contribution made by an operation to the final usefulness of a product is known as:

Question59: Which of the following terms refers to a sequence of end items to produce for specific customers' orders in a make-to-order or assemble-to-order environment?

Question60: Which of the following functions of inventory is most likely to be included in a manufacturer's finished goods?

Question61: A production rate based on customer demand is called:

Question62: Which of the following differences must be taken into consideration when dealing with a global distribution system?

Question63: To provide the required level of customer service, to minimize the costs of transportation and handling, and to interact with a factory to minimize scheduling problems are all objectives of:

Question64: Which of the following factors is included in cost of goods sold?

Question65: Which of the following is a graphical representation of a frequency distribution?

Question66: A manufacturer needs to monitor and balance the flow of work between work centers.
Which of the following techniques would address this need?

Question67: Which of the following forecast inputs is considered to be intrinsic data?

Question68: The primary advantage of process flexibility is the:

Question69: Effective inventory management should lead to which of the following?

Question70: Which material handling equipment is the most flexible in a distribution center?

Question71: Which of the following four plant types for the theory of constraints processes one raw material into one final product?

Question72: Which of the following statements best describes an example of advance ship notice?

Question73: Which of the following terms represents a complete supply chain dedicated to the flow of products and materials for the purpose of returns, repair, remanufacture, or recycling?

Question74: Firm planned orders in a material requirements planning (MRP) system are used to:

Question75: A manufacturer's market is highly dependent upon customers selecting standard options at the time of placing an order.
Which of the following manufacturing strategies is best suited to compete in this market?

Question76: Which of the following issues would be of greatest concern for a company choosing to reduce its finished goods inventory?

Question77: The question below is based on the following information:

What is the mean absolute deviation of demand for the data?

Question78: Earliest job due date is an example of:

Question79: In which of the following environments is order-fill rate of primary importance to customer delivery expectations?

Question80: Which of the following statements about strategic planning is true?

Question81: A product has a forecast of 200 units a month. The actual demand for the past 6 months has been 195,
210, 205, 190, 220, and 225.
Calculate the tracking signal for this product's forecast.

Question82: The contribution made by an operation to the final usefulness of a product is known as:

Question83: Which of the following inventory classifications would include semi-finished goods at an outside supplier?

Question84: Which of the following documents is generated to show required components for a shop order?

Question85: Which of the following factors can negatively influence indirect costs such as production planning, purchasing, and inventory management?

Question86: The question below is based on the following illustration of product parts:

Which of the following items are components?

Question87: The lean production concept works best in which of the following manufacturing environments?

Question88: Typically, the highest cost for warehousing is the cost related to:

Question89: Which of the following measures should a company focus on to reduce variation in the product?

Question90: A primary purpose of Quality Function Deployment is to:

Question91: A distributor provides customer service by improving which of the following market driven factors?

Question92: Which of the following processes commits orders against available capacity as well as inventory?

Question93: A company's cost of goods sold would be found on which of the following financial documents?

Question94: Companies typically make final purchasing decisions based on which of the following supplier characteristics?

Question95: The question below is based on the following information:

What is the average annual transit inventory in units?

Question96: The question below is based on the following information:

What is the forecast for period 34 if a simple three-period moving average is used?

Question97: Increasing sales through the Internet will result in an increased demand for reverse:

Question98: Which of the following considerations is an advantage of sourcing from multiple suppliers?

Question99: Which of the following factors would reduce inventory carrying costs?

Question100: Having bolts and tools at the point of use on the automobile assembly line eliminates the waste of:

Question101: An order winner is a competitive characteristic that:

Question102: Which of the following situations is characteristic of a make-to-stock environment?

Question103: The ABC approach to inventory management is used primarily to:

Question104: When determining a make or buy decision, reasons to buy out would include:

Question105: Which of the following actions most likely will serve to reduce economic lot size?

Question106: An appropriate reason to carry safety stock is to protect against:

Question107: Which plant type describes a product at one stage that can be transformed into several distinct products at the next stage (divergent points)?

Question108: Which of the following functions of inventory exists to address unpredictable supply or demand?

Question109: Which of the following statements characterizes an intermittent manufacturing environment?

Question110: The ratio of actual output to standard output is defined as:

Question111: The contribution made by an operation to the final usefulness of a product is known as:

Question112: Which of the following activities positions goods or services closer to the customer?

Question113: The question below is based on the following cost information:

What is the carrying cost?

Question114: If the quantity ordered equals the quantity required in a time bucket, which of the following lot-sizing rules has been used?

Question115: Which of the following functional areas decides the product to be supplied and the customers to be served?

Question116: Which of the following factors is most likely to affect the demand for a company's services or products?

Question117: What document or record is used to inform others of the receipt of purchased goods?

Question118: As a company moves from domestic to global distribution, it becomes increasingly critical to control which of the following distribution costs?

Question119: A 5-year decline in demand for diapers most closely represents which of the following types of forecast patterns?

Question120: Which of the following is an input to capacity requirements planning (CRP)?

Question121: Material requirements planning requires which of the following files to plan requirements?

Question122: Which of the following considerations should be included in product design?

Question123: The overall objective of an integrated supply chain can best be described as the achievement of:

Question124: Inventory turns is an appropriate performance measure for which of the following functions?

Question125: Which of the following documents or records typically is required by accounting, receiving, purchasing, and the supplier?

Question126: Which of the following types of inventory is characterized by item quantity gradually being depleted then replenished?

Question127: Which of the following documents specifies how an item is to be manufactured?

Question128: Which of the following typically would be the most economical mode of transportation for crude oil to an oil refinery?

Question129: Which of the following production environment strategies requires unique design or significant customization?

Question130: Which of the following techniques is best for monitoring loads and capacities?

Question131: In Quality Function Deployment, "competitive evaluation" refers to:

Question132: Which of the following processes converts the master production schedule into resource requirements that are then compared to the available resources?

Question133: In the income statement, the cost of goods sold is related to the:

Question134: Which demand management activity includes processing a customer request and making material available for production or shipping?

Question135: Which of the following systems typically involves design while manufacturing is occurring?

Question136: One purpose for holding inventory in distribution centers is to:

Question137: Which of the following factors is a primary consideration when contracting with a supplier?

Question138: Which of the following items is a source of independent demand?

Question139: In an assemble-to-order production environment, the master production schedule contains:

Question140: A work center has 2 machines that are operated 16 hours a day for 5 days a week. Historically, the utilization has been 85% and the efficiency 105%.
What is the rated capacity for this work center? (Rounded)

Question141: Which of the following statements is true regarding the concept of independent demand?

Question142: An extreme change in demand in the supply position upstream generated by a small change in demand downstream in the supply chain is called the:

Question143: Reducing set up time will affect item lead time and throughput in which of the following ways?

Question144: Consignment stock is typically owned by:

Question145: Which of the following concepts could a firm implement to reduce defects?

Question146: The primary purpose of enterprise resources planning is to:

Question147: Which of the following plans is translated into synchronized functional plans through the sales and operations planning process?

Question148: The principal objective of total quality management in manufacturing is to:

Question149: After a quality improvement program has been successfully implemented, the greatest cost of controlling quality typically is the cost of:

Question150: What is the long-term effect of reducing the number of distribution centers between a manufacturer and its customers?

Question151: A product has a forecast of 200 units a month. The actual demand for the past 6 months has been 195,
210, 205, 190, 220, and 225.
Which of the following values reflects the mean absolute deviation for this data?

Question152: Which of the following factors most likely will impact the demand for a firm's products or services?

Question153: Which of the following smoothing constants places the most weight on the old forecast?

Question154: Which of the following statements describes a primary function of distribution inventory?

Question155: Gemba is a Japanese word meaning: