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Test Bank For Operations And Supply Chain Management 15th edition By Jacobs
Chapter 06 Test Bank Static
1. The learning curve states that the more experience you have in a particular activity; the less surprised you will be when something goes wrong.
FALSE
A learning curve is a line displaying the relationship between unit production time and the cumulative number of units produced.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Application of Learning Curves
2. When plotted on a graph, the learning curve can’t be expressed as logarithm.
FALSE
In practice, learning curves are plotted using a graph with logarithmic scales.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Plotting Learning Curves
3. Economies of scale and the learning curve have opposite effects on capacity.
FALSE
Learning curves are also an integral part in planning corporate strategy, such as decisions concerning pricing, capital investment, and operating costs based on experience curves.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Application of Learning Curves
4. The point at which the scale economy curve and the learning curve intersect is called the capacity optimum.
FALSE
Capacity optimum is a meaningless term not referenced in the text.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Application of Learning Curves
5. A learning curve is a line displaying the relationship between unit production time and the cumulative number of units produced.
TRUE
A learning curve is a line displaying the relationship between unit production time and the cumulative number of units produced.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Application of Learning Curves
6. A learning curve is a line displaying the way unit production time decreases as time passes.
FALSE
A learning curve is a line displaying the relationship between unit production time and the cumulative number of units produced.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Application of Learning Curves
7. On a learning curve plot, the time per unit is usually displayed on the vertical axis.
TRUE
See Exhibit 6A.1.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Plotting Learning Curves
8. A learning curve shows the decrease in time required for each successive unit completed.
TRUE
There are two ways to think about the improved performance that comes with learning curves: time per unit (as in Exhibit 6.1A) or units of output per time period (as in6.1B). Time per unit shows the decrease in time required for each successive unit. Cumulative average time shows the cumulative average performance times as the total number of units increases.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Application of Learning Curves
9. A learning curve shows the increase in time required for each successive unit completed.
FALSE
There are two ways to think about the improved performance that comes with learning curves: time per unit (as in Exhibit 6.1A) or units of output per time period (as in 6.1B). Time per unit shows the decrease in time required for each successive unit. Cumulative average time shows the cumulative average performance times as the total number of units increases.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Plotting Learning Curves
10. An assumption of learning curves is that the time required to complete a unit will decrease at a decreasing rate as the cumulative number of units completed increases.
TRUE
Learning curve theory is based on three assumptions:
1. The amount of time required to complete a given task or unit of a product will be less each time the task is undertaken.
2. The unit time will decrease at a decreasing rate.
3. The reduction in time will follow a predictable pattern.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Application of Learning Curves
11. An assumption of learning curves is that the time required to complete a unit will increase at an increasing rate as the cumulative number of units completed increases.
FALSE
Learning curve theory is based on three assumptions:
1. The amount of time required to complete a given task or unit of a product will be less each time the task is undertaken.
2. The unit time will decrease at a decreasing rate.
3. The reduction in time will follow a predictable pattern.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Application of Learning Curves
12. An assumption of learning curves is that the time required to complete a unit will decrease at an increasing rate as the cumulative number of units completed increases.
FALSE
Learning curve theory is based on three assumptions:
1. The amount of time required to complete a given task or unit of a product will be less each time the task is undertaken.
2. The unit time will decrease at a decreasing rate.
3. The reduction in time will follow a predictable pattern.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-01 Understand what a learning curve is and where learning curves are applicable.
Topic: Application of Learning Curves
13. You time someone completing a single task the first time at 10 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 9 minutes. You should use an 80 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.
FALSE
The time for the first unit is multiplied by the learning percentage to obtain the time for the second unit. Hence, the time for the second unit divided by the time for the first unit times 100 is the appropriate learning curve and 9/10 × 100 = 90 percent.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-02 Plot and analyze learning curves.
Topic: Plotting Learning Curves
14. You time someone completing a single task the first time at 100 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 90 minutes. You should use a 90 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.
TRUE
The time for the first unit is multiplied by the learning percentage to obtain the time for the second unit. Hence, the time for the second unit divided by the time for the first unit times 100 is the appropriate learning curve and 9/10 × 100 = 90 percent.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-02 Plot and analyze learning curves.
Topic: Plotting Learning Curves
15. You time someone completing a single task the first time at 120 minutes, and the second time they do the task it takes 108 minutes. You should use a 90 percent learning curve to estimate the length of time this worker will take to complete this task in the future.
TRUE
The time for the first unit is multiplied by the learning percentage to obtain the time for the second unit. Hence, the time for the second unit divided by the time for the first unit times 100 is the appropriate learning curve and 108/120 × 100 = 90 percent.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-02 Plot and analyze learning curves.
Topic: Plotting Learning Curves
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