Pregunta 1
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Which decision making application involves fixed and variable costs?
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Factor Analysis
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Break even analysis
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NPV analysis
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Regression analysis
Pregunta 2
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How many decision alternatives are there in a standard decision table for a problem involving 3 states of nature and 15 payoffs?
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3
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5
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18
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none of the others
Pregunta 3
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what is the crash slope for a task with normal time of 10 days, a crash time of 5 days, a normal cost of $1000 and a crash cost of $2000?
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1000/day
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200/day
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400/day
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0/day
Pregunta 4
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Which project management model is used for time reduction applications?
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Crashing
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Regression
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Slack
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PERT-Cost
Pregunta 5
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Which one of the following multiple time distributions are skewed left?
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3, 4, 8
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2, 2, 2
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5, 8, 9
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4, 6, 8
Pregunta 6
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The output distribution for a multiple time estimate project is assumed to be?
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Beta
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Normal
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Constant
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Uniform
Pregunta 7
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In an AOA network the nodes represent?
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Events
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Activities
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Down time
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Slack
Pregunta 8
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In a beta distribution the most likely time is?
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Closer to the most pessimistic time
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Closer to the most optimistic time
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Equal to the expected time
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None of the above
Pregunta 9
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Which variance should be used with a project with multiple critical paths?
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The smallest variance
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The largest variance
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The sum of all variances
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The average variance
Pregunta 10
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In crashing analysis the crashing cost function is assumed to be?
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Non-linear
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Uniform
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Linear
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Normal
Pregunta 11
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Which one of the following multiple time estimates is normally distributed?
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1,5,9
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3,3,3
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2,3,11
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None of the above
Pregunta 12
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Slack is defined as?
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LF – LS
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Normal time – crash time
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LS – ES
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LS - EF
Pregunta 13
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Crash time is defined as the?
Pregunta 14
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which project mgmt system was developed by dupont in 1957?
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CPM
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Gantt Chart
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Decision Tree
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PERT
Pregunta 15
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generally slack mgmt involves the administration of?
Pregunta 16
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in crashing, which activities are generally selected first?
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average cost
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highest cost
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non critical
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lowest cost
Pregunta 17
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the distribution of a project task with the time estimate 7,11,19 is?
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skewed left
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normally distributed
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uniformly distributed
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skewed right
Pregunta 18
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which DSS is used for determining the optimal minimum cost crashing schedule?
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NPV
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none of the others
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decision trees
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forecasting
Pregunta 19
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which graph shows the sequencing of tasks over time?
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flow chart
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decision tree
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histogram
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gantt chart
Pregunta 20
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an activity with a slack of zero is called a _______ activity
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none of the others
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critical
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earliest start
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completed
Pregunta 21
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which one of the following multiple time estimates will have an expected time equal to the most likely time?
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7, 10, 12
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4, 6, 8
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3,4,8
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2,5,11
Pregunta 22
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the output expected time distribution for a multiple time estimate project is assumed to be
Respuesta
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beta
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uniform
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normal
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constant
Pregunta 23
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which analytical process is used to determine the optimal way to reduce overall project time?
Respuesta
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PERT cost
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crashing
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slack management
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PERT
Pregunta 24
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which one of the following statements about gantt charts is true?
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shows the scheduling of individual projects over time
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evolved from the PERT chart
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Developed during WW2
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shows a plot of budget over time
Pregunta 25
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Slack is equal to?
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LST-LFT
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EST-LST
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LST-EST
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EST+LST
Pregunta 26
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which one of the following statements best describes the critical path?
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the sequence of tasks that takes the shortest time to complete
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the set of tasks that have more than one predecessor
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the sequence of tasks that takes the longest time to complete
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the set of tasks that has the lowest total costs
Pregunta 27
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PERT and CRM analysis are used for assessing the?
Pregunta 28
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The primary purpose of supply chain management is to?
Pregunta 29
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Which one of the following is an input supplier selection using factor analysis?
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Factor weights
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Supplier characteristics
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Suppliers
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all others
Pregunta 30
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Which one is not a supply chain operations to financial link?
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Percentage defects – Liabilities
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Inventory turns – Working capital
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Product development time - Revenue
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Inventory – Current assets
Pregunta 31
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A responsive supply chain matches best with?
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Predictable demand
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High product variability
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On time delivery
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Low inventory levels
Pregunta 32
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Which statement about purchasing role is best?
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Focus on delivery dates
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Satisfy long term supply needs
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Concentrate on tracking orders
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Focus on price negotiations
Pregunta 33
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In improving supply chain effectiveness a firm should never?
Pregunta 34
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Which one of the following DSSs is most likely used in supplier selection?
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Net present value
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Aggregate planning
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Factor analysis
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Decision trees
Pregunta 35
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A key step in designing a supply chain consists of linking the internal chain to?
Pregunta 36
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The metric inventory turns is defined as?
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Inventory value divided by annual sales
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Inventory multiplied by sales
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Annual sales divided by inventory value
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Ending monthly inventory
Pregunta 37
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In the Bullwhip phenomena variability ___________ as you move up the supply chain?
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Increases
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Decreases
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Remains constant
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none of the others
Pregunta 38
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An efficient supply chain is best associated with?
Pregunta 39
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Which one of the following is not a step in the acquisition process?
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Forecast requirements
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Select suppliers
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Track orders
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none of others
Pregunta 40
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Educational decision institute
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Electronic decision interchange
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Electronic data interchange
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Electronic data institute
Pregunta 41
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Which one of the following is a supply chain performance metric?
Pregunta 42
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An efficient supply chain would be characterized by?
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Product flow
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Low capacity cushions
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High inventory turns
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All of the others
Pregunta 43
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A firm with a responsive supply chain would best be characterized by?
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Product focus
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Low capacity cushions
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Process focus
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Long delivery times
Pregunta 44
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Which one of the following is a supply chain performance metric?
Pregunta 45
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What is the value of inventory for a firm with an inventory turn of 10 and annual cost of sales of $500 million?
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$10 million
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None of the others
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$50 million
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$100 million
Pregunta 46
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What are the number of weeks of supply associated with a firm with a cost of sales of $200 and an inventory value of $20 million assuming a 50 week year?
Pregunta 47
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Which one of the following is not a major supply chain decision issue?
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Product/service features
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Distribution
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Location
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Inventory
Pregunta 48
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Which DSS used in supplier selection involves performance characteristics and weights?
Respuesta
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Factor analysis
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Break-even analysis
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NPV
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Linear programming
Pregunta 49
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An efficient supply chain is best associated with?
Pregunta 50
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What is an organized approach for improving performance and reducing costs throughout the supply chain.
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Vertical integration
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Value analysis
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NPV analysis
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Break-even analysis
Pregunta 51
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Which one of the following represents the most significant source of disruption in an external supply chain?
Pregunta 52
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Which one of the following is not a standard AP strategy?
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Chasing
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Combo
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Level
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none of the others
Pregunta 53
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Which one of the following is a proactive AP strategy?
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Work force changes
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Creative pricing
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Overtime
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Anticipator inventory
Pregunta 54
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Which AP strategy would be best given large hiring/layoff costs?
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Chasing
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Combo
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Level
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random
Pregunta 55
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Typically, under-time is defined as?
Pregunta 56
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Which one of the following AP costs is the most difficult to estimate?
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Subcontracting
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Inventory
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Hiring
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Backorder
Pregunta 57
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Which one of the following is not a reactive aggregate planning option?
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Creative pricing
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Inventory
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Work-force adjustments
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Backorder
Pregunta 58
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Which one of the following is not a typical AP objective?
Pregunta 59
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Which one of the following functions provides inputs to the AP process?
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Marketing
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Finance
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Human resources
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All of the above
Pregunta 60
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Which one of the following is an example of an AP physical constraint?
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Production capacity
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Backorder levels
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Inventory policy
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Overtime pay rate
Pregunta 61
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Which one of the following applies best to a level AP strategy?
Pregunta 62
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The graphical solution to the LP model is limited to?
Pregunta 63
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Which special LP condition involves no limits on one or more of the decision variables?
Pregunta 64
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Which one of the following is not a standard LP constraint type?
Pregunta 65
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Which one of the following sets of constraints are inconsistent?
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X1 = 5, X1 >= 3
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X1 <= 5, X1 <= 10
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X1 >= 4, X2 <= 2
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X1 <=5, X1 >= 10
Pregunta 66
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Sensitivity analysis indicates the range of the OF coefficients over which the current solution is?
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Infeasible
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None of the others
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Suboptimal
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Optimal
Pregunta 67
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Typically, which one of the following is the first step in developing a LP model?
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Identify variables
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Identify constraint types
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Perform sensitivity analysis
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Construct the objective function
Pregunta 68
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Which one of the following is a special LP solution type?
Pregunta 69
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The shadow price associated with constraint with resources remaining is?
Pregunta 70
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A maximization problem must contain at least one?
Pregunta 71
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Which special LP condition involves inconsistent constraints?
Pregunta 72
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Typically, which one of the following is the first step in developing a LP model?
Respuesta
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Identify variables
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Perform sensitivity analysis
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Construct the objective function
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Identify constraint types
Pregunta 73
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The optimal values of the variables in a minimization problem with all of the constraints less-than-or-equal-to are?
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Zero
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Ten
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Equal to the RHS
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Can not be determined
Pregunta 74
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Which one of the following is a typical LP objective?
Pregunta 75
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Which one of the following type of constraints is associated with slack?
Pregunta 76
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The shadow price associated with constraint with resources remaining is?
Pregunta 77
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In an LP model the optimal solution lies?
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Outside the boundary
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Inside the boundary
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Besides the boundary
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On the boundary
Pregunta 78
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Which one of the following is a basic linear programming assumption?
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Non-integer solutions
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Variable constants
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Dependent variables
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Non-linear relationships