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ReviewTestSubmission:exam1
User

ThamerAlyahya

Course

2015SPIDS305B:ProductionOperationsManagemt

Test

exam1

Started

2/28/1510:47PM

Submitted

2/28/1510:55PM

Status

Completed

AttemptScore 3outof26points
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Instructions

Question1

3outof3points

Aconsultantneedstolocatefourdepartmentswaitingroom(W),
checkuproom(C),laboratory(L),andexerciseroom(E)infour
areas(I,II,III,IV)ofanewfacility.Hewantstominimize
interdepartmentaltransportationcostsassociatedwiththenurses
escortingpatients,whichheexpectstobe$.10perpatientpermeter.
Hehaspreparedthefollowingdistanceandflowmatrices:
DISTANCE
From/to
IIIIIIIV
I51020
II510
III5
IV
FLOW
from/to
WCLE
W80500
C10005
L302038
E18520
IftheconsultantweretolocatedepartmentsC,L,WandEinareasI,
II,III,andIV,respectively,whatwouldbetotalweeklycosts?

Question2

0outof2points

Thefollowingdeseasonalizedtrendequationisusedtopredict
quarterlydemand:T=3502.5t,wheret=0inthesecondquarterof
lastyear.QuarterseasonalindexvaluesareS1=1.5S2=0.8S3
=11andS4=0.6.Whatistheforecastforthelastquarterofthis
yearusingthedeseasonalized/reseasonalizedapproach?

Question3

0outof2points

Inanassemblyoperationatafurniturefactory,sixemployees
assembledanaverageof450standarddiningchairsper5dayweek.
Whatisthelaborproductivityofthisoperation?

Question4

0outof2points

ThetemperatureonTuesdaywas60degrees,onWednesdayitwas
82degrees,onThursdayitwas77degrees.Anaiveforecastforthe
temperatureonFridaywouldbe:

Question5

0outof2points

Givenanactualdemandof59,apreviousforecastof64,andan
alphaof.3,whatwouldtheforecastforthenextperiodbeusing
simpleexponentialsmoothing?

Question6

0outof1points

Iftheforecasterrorisnegative:

Question7

0outof2points

Acompanyisdesigningaproductlayoutforanewproduct.Itplanstouse
thisproductionlineeighthoursadayinordertomeetprojecteddemandof
480unitsperday.Thetasksnecessarytoproducethisproduct:

Reference:06_01

Ifthecompanydesiresthatoutputrateequaldemand,whatistheminimum
numberofworkstationsneeded?

Question8

0outof2points

Inaproductionsystemofahospital,apatientisconsideredaprimary
inputintothatsystem.Aprimarytransformationfunctionofthesame
systemiswhichofthefollowing?

Question9

0outof2points

ThebusinessanalystforVideoSales,Inc.wantstoforecastthis
year'sdemandforVCR'sbasedonthefollowinghistoricaldata:

Reference:03_02

Whatistheforecastforthisyearusingexponentialsmoothingwith
alpha=.4,iftheforecastforTWOyearsagowas750?

Question10

0outof2points

Inprocesslayoutastheloadorthetrafficbetweentwo

departments________,thedepartmentsareplaced
_________

Question11

0outof2points

Givenforecasterrorsof5,0,4,and3,whatisthemeanabsolute
deviation?

Question12

0outof2points

Followingaretheestimatednetreturnvaluesin$1000sofdollarsfor
variousoptionsofplantsizeandstatesofnature.
StatesofNature
HighDemandLowDemand
Small1030
Medium2040
MediumLarge3045
Large4035
ExLarge6020
Ifweutilizetheminimax(minimaxregret)criterionwewouldchoose:

Question13

0outof2points

ThelocaloperationsmanagerfortheInternalRevenueServicemust
decidewhethertohireone,two,orthreetemporarytaxexaminersforthe
upcomingtaxseason.Sheestimatesthatnetrevenues(inthousandsof
dollars)willvarywithhowwelltaxpayerscomplywiththenewtaxcodejust

passedbyCongress,asfollows:

Reference:05S_07

Ifshefeelsthechancesoflow,medium,andhighcomplianceare20%,
30%,and50%respectively,whataretheexpectednetrevenuesforthe
numberofassistantsshewilldecidetohire?
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