Production Planning & Control interview questions

1. A.available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line
2. B.sum of task times divided by the number of stations times the cycle time, with balance delay as its complement
3. C.actual time a workstation takes to complete one unit, which must be at or below the takt time for the line to keep up
4. D.computing dependent-demand component needs by exploding the BOM against the master schedule, netting inventory and offsetting by lead time

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1. A.Six big losses
2. B.Takt time
3. C.OEE
4. D.Drum-buffer-rope

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1. A.Takt time — availability × performance × quality of a machine, with 85% regarded as world class
2. B.Takt time — actual time a workstation takes to complete one unit, which must be at or below the takt time for the line to keep up
3. C.Takt time — sum of task times divided by the number of stations times the cycle time, with balance delay as its complement
4. D.Takt time — available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line

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1. A.resource whose capacity is below the demand placed on it, so an hour lost there is an hour lost for the whole plant
2. B.availability × performance × quality of a machine, with 85% regarded as world class
3. C.actual time a workstation takes to complete one unit, which must be at or below the takt time for the line to keep up
4. D.computing dependent-demand component needs by exploding the BOM against the master schedule, netting inventory and offsetting by lead time

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1. A.Cycle time
2. B.OEE
3. C.Takt time
4. D.Six big losses

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1. A.Cycle time — availability × performance × quality of a machine, with 85% regarded as world class
2. B.Cycle time — computing dependent-demand component needs by exploding the BOM against the master schedule, netting inventory and offsetting by lead time
3. C.Cycle time — actual time a workstation takes to complete one unit, which must be at or below the takt time for the line to keep up
4. D.Cycle time — breakdowns, setup and adjustment, minor stops, reduced speed, start-up rejects and production rejects, the categories that pull OEE down

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1. A.available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line
2. B.resource whose capacity is below the demand placed on it, so an hour lost there is an hour lost for the whole plant
3. C.theory-of-constraints scheduling where the constraint sets the pace, a time buffer protects it and material release is tied to its consumption
4. D.elapsed time from order release to completion, made up of queue, setup, run and move time with queue usually the largest

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1. A.Six big losses
2. B.Takt time
3. C.Bottleneck
4. D.Manufacturing lead time

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1. A.Manufacturing lead time — resource whose capacity is below the demand placed on it, so an hour lost there is an hour lost for the whole plant
2. B.Manufacturing lead time — elapsed time from order release to completion, made up of queue, setup, run and move time with queue usually the largest
3. C.Manufacturing lead time — actual time a workstation takes to complete one unit, which must be at or below the takt time for the line to keep up
4. D.Manufacturing lead time — available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line

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1. A.computing dependent-demand component needs by exploding the BOM against the master schedule, netting inventory and offsetting by lead time
2. B.available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line
3. C.theory-of-constraints scheduling where the constraint sets the pace, a time buffer protects it and material release is tied to its consumption
4. D.resource whose capacity is below the demand placed on it, so an hour lost there is an hour lost for the whole plant

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1. A.Six big losses
2. B.Material requirements planning
3. C.Cycle time
4. D.Bottleneck

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1. A.Material requirements planning — actual time a workstation takes to complete one unit, which must be at or below the takt time for the line to keep up
2. B.Material requirements planning — computing dependent-demand component needs by exploding the BOM against the master schedule, netting inventory and offsetting by lead time
3. C.Material requirements planning — availability × performance × quality of a machine, with 85% regarded as world class
4. D.Material requirements planning — elapsed time from order release to completion, made up of queue, setup, run and move time with queue usually the largest

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1. A.available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line
2. B.elapsed time from order release to completion, made up of queue, setup, run and move time with queue usually the largest
3. C.resource whose capacity is below the demand placed on it, so an hour lost there is an hour lost for the whole plant
4. D.availability × performance × quality of a machine, with 85% regarded as world class

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1. A.Drum-buffer-rope
2. B.OEE
3. C.Takt time
4. D.Material requirements planning

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1. A.OEE — theory-of-constraints scheduling where the constraint sets the pace, a time buffer protects it and material release is tied to its consumption
2. B.OEE — sum of task times divided by the number of stations times the cycle time, with balance delay as its complement
3. C.OEE — availability × performance × quality of a machine, with 85% regarded as world class
4. D.OEE — resource whose capacity is below the demand placed on it, so an hour lost there is an hour lost for the whole plant

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1. A.elapsed time from order release to completion, made up of queue, setup, run and move time with queue usually the largest
2. B.theory-of-constraints scheduling where the constraint sets the pace, a time buffer protects it and material release is tied to its consumption
3. C.sum of task times divided by the number of stations times the cycle time, with balance delay as its complement
4. D.breakdowns, setup and adjustment, minor stops, reduced speed, start-up rejects and production rejects, the categories that pull OEE down

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1. A.Six big losses
2. B.Drum-buffer-rope
3. C.Cycle time
4. D.Material requirements planning

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1. A.Six big losses — elapsed time from order release to completion, made up of queue, setup, run and move time with queue usually the largest
2. B.Six big losses — sum of task times divided by the number of stations times the cycle time, with balance delay as its complement
3. C.Six big losses — actual time a workstation takes to complete one unit, which must be at or below the takt time for the line to keep up
4. D.Six big losses — breakdowns, setup and adjustment, minor stops, reduced speed, start-up rejects and production rejects, the categories that pull OEE down

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1. A.availability × performance × quality of a machine, with 85% regarded as world class
2. B.available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line
3. C.resource whose capacity is below the demand placed on it, so an hour lost there is an hour lost for the whole plant
4. D.sum of task times divided by the number of stations times the cycle time, with balance delay as its complement

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1. A.Material requirements planning
2. B.Manufacturing lead time
3. C.Line balance efficiency
4. D.OEE

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1. A.Line balance efficiency — sum of task times divided by the number of stations times the cycle time, with balance delay as its complement
2. B.Line balance efficiency — elapsed time from order release to completion, made up of queue, setup, run and move time with queue usually the largest
3. C.Line balance efficiency — theory-of-constraints scheduling where the constraint sets the pace, a time buffer protects it and material release is tied to its consumption
4. D.Line balance efficiency — available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line

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1. A.computing dependent-demand component needs by exploding the BOM against the master schedule, netting inventory and offsetting by lead time
2. B.actual time a workstation takes to complete one unit, which must be at or below the takt time for the line to keep up
3. C.available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line
4. D.resource whose capacity is below the demand placed on it, so an hour lost there is an hour lost for the whole plant

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1. A.OEE
2. B.Bottleneck
3. C.Takt time
4. D.Cycle time

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1. A.Bottleneck — availability × performance × quality of a machine, with 85% regarded as world class
2. B.Bottleneck — available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line
3. C.Bottleneck — resource whose capacity is below the demand placed on it, so an hour lost there is an hour lost for the whole plant
4. D.Bottleneck — breakdowns, setup and adjustment, minor stops, reduced speed, start-up rejects and production rejects, the categories that pull OEE down

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1. A.elapsed time from order release to completion, made up of queue, setup, run and move time with queue usually the largest
2. B.available production time divided by customer demand, the pace at which one unit must leave the line
3. C.theory-of-constraints scheduling where the constraint sets the pace, a time buffer protects it and material release is tied to its consumption
4. D.breakdowns, setup and adjustment, minor stops, reduced speed, start-up rejects and production rejects, the categories that pull OEE down

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1. A.Bottleneck
2. B.Takt time
3. C.Drum-buffer-rope
4. D.Cycle time

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1. A.Drum-buffer-rope — resource whose capacity is below the demand placed on it, so an hour lost there is an hour lost for the whole plant
2. B.Drum-buffer-rope — breakdowns, setup and adjustment, minor stops, reduced speed, start-up rejects and production rejects, the categories that pull OEE down
3. C.Drum-buffer-rope — theory-of-constraints scheduling where the constraint sets the pace, a time buffer protects it and material release is tied to its consumption
4. D.Drum-buffer-rope — availability × performance × quality of a machine, with 85% regarded as world class

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