Product Management Production Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which production scheduling technique uses a visual board to limit work-in-progress and pull tasks through a workflow?
- Critical Path Method
- Kanban (Correct answer)
- PERT Chart
- Gantt Chart
Correct answer: Kanban
Kanban uses visual boards with WIP limits to pull work through stages, preventing bottlenecks.
Question 2: In production planning, what does 'takt time' represent?
- The time to complete one full production run
- The available production time divided by customer demand rate (Correct answer)
- The time lost to machine downtime
- The lead time from order to delivery
Correct answer: The available production time divided by customer demand rate
Takt time sets the pace of production by dividing available work time by customer demand.
Question 3: A manufacturer discovers a recurring defect late in the assembly line. Which approach best addresses this at the root cause?
- Increase final inspection staff
- Apply the 5 Whys technique (Correct answer)
- Scrap all affected units immediately
- Raise the selling price to cover rework costs
Correct answer: Apply the 5 Whys technique
The 5 Whys iteratively asks why a problem occurred to identify and eliminate the root cause.
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of a Master Production Schedule (MPS)?
- To track employee performance metrics
- To specify what end products will be made and when (Correct answer)
- To calculate raw material costs
- To assign maintenance schedules to equipment
Correct answer: To specify what end products will be made and when
The MPS drives downstream planning by defining the quantity and timing of finished goods production.
Question 5: Which inventory model minimizes total holding and ordering costs by calculating an optimal order quantity?
- ABC Analysis
- Safety Stock Model
- Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) (Correct answer)
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Correct answer: Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
EOQ finds the order quantity that minimizes the sum of holding costs and ordering costs.
Question 6: A plant's Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) score is 64%. Which three factors combine to produce this metric?
- Cost, Quality, Delivery
- Availability, Performance, Quality (Correct answer)
- Uptime, Speed, Waste
- Throughput, Yield, Efficiency
Correct answer: Availability, Performance, Quality
OEE = Availability × Performance × Quality, measuring how effectively a machine is utilized.
Question 7: Which production layout groups similar machines or processes together regardless of product type?
- Product layout
- Cellular layout
- Fixed-position layout
- Process layout (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Process layout
A process (functional) layout clusters machines by function, allowing flexible routing for varied products.
Product Management Production Management 2
Which production scheduling technique uses a visual board to limit work-in-progress and pull tasks through a workflow?