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Learning Curves of Operational Management MCQ

Learning Curves of Operational Management MCQ

1. ______ contracts are coming to reflect the impact of learning curves for repetitive operations.

Answer

Correct Answer: Procurement

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2. Even though learning curves level off in the long run, changes to ______ design may alter the trajectory of learning curves.

Answer

Correct Answer: Workers

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3. Although uses of learning curves were known as early as 1885, they were first applied in the ______ industry in 1936.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aircraft

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4. It can be more challenging to apply learning curves in the service industry where the outputs are often ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intangible

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5. Understanding ______ effects can help managers to set appropriate prices for new products.

Answer

Correct Answer: Learning curve

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6. ______ is the arithmetic approach which is based on the assumption that as production doubles, the per unit production time declines by a constant percentage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Learning rate

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7. ______ can help operations managers to plan their workforce levels.

Answer

Correct Answer: Learning curves

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8. Learning curves have limited use in ______ production situations.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mass

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9. The ______ approach uses the following formula to determine the number of direct labor hours required to produce the nth unit.

Answer

Correct Answer: Logarithmic

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10. If a worker is not ______ by conducting repetitive tasks, then very little learning occurs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motivated

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11. Which of the following is not true about learning rates?

Answer

Correct Answer: Differs from industry to industry

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12. Learning curve calculations provide only estimates of ______; as conditions change, estimates must be revised.

Answer

Correct Answer: Actual times

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13. Learning curves are mostly applicable to ______ and materials.

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Correct Answer: Direct labor

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14. Unit time coefficient value the time required to complete a particular repetition of a task or produce a particular unit of an item

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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15. The cumulative or total time required to complete a given number of repetitions of a task or produce a given number of units of an item is known as

Answer

Correct Answer: Total time coefficient value

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16. Learning rate the assumption that as production doubles, the per-unit production time declines by a constant percentage

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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17. Which principle shows the production rate for an item doubles

Answer

Correct Answer: Learning curves

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