Process Understanding - Quiz

What is a process?

• A single activity designed to produce outputs

• A sequence of activities or steps designed to transform inputs into outputs

• A random set of actions with no specific goal

• A method to increase costs and reduce efficiency

Why is it important to study processes?

• To increase costs and reduce quality

• To understand how processes work and improve efficiency

• To make processes more complex

• To eliminate the need for skilled labor

What does the Product-Process Matrix help with?

• Understanding the relationship between product characteristics and process structure

• Increasing the cost of production

• Reducing the variety of products

• Eliminating the need for process analysis

What is a characteristic of a Project/Job Shop?

• High volume, low variety

• Very high variety, very low volume

• Standardized outputs

• Low cost per unit

What is a tradeoff of a Batch Process?

• Less efficient than Job Shop

• More flexible than Job Shop

• More efficient than Job Shop, less flexible

• High cost per unit

What is a characteristic of an assembly line or repetitive process?

• High variety, low volume

• Low variety, high volume

• High flexibility, low efficiency

• Low automation, high cost

Which of the following is an example of a continuous flow process?

• Car manufacturing

• Fast-food restaurant

• Oil refinery

• Electronics assembly

What is a tradeoff of a continuous flow process?

• High flexibility

• Low capital investment

• High efficiency for its specific product

• High variety

What is a bottleneck in a process?

• A resource with the highest capacity

• A resource with the lowest capacity

• A resource with spare capacity

• A resource with no capacity

Why is identifying bottlenecks important?

• It increases the overall process output immediately

• It is not crucial for process improvement

• It helps in managing the slowest step of the process

• It decreases the efficiency of the process