Questions for the CPIM-ECO were updated on : Sep 09 ,2024
Small-group improvement activities are most effective when the:
B
A customer has complained that paint is peeling off a product recently purchased from a supplier. A
team is formed in the supplier plant to solve the:
Which of the following methods best describes the problem-solving approach used by the team?
D
The primary reason for using an empty conveyance container as a triggering signal is to:
A
Which of the following is the primary reason to reduce setup time?
D
To successfully implement a multiple-site pickup of parts from different suppliers, it is necessary that:
B
Operation-to-operation quantity reporting is most important to which of the following production
environments?
A
Which of the following persons has direct responsibility for the accuracy of production activity
reporting?
B
Which of the following statements about the MRP due date for a shop order is true?
B
A work center has a balance between the scheduled input and output over the next 4 weeks. One of
the three machines in the work center will be out of service for 1 week. Currently, three operators
work the first shift, one operator works the second shift, and each has a 40-hour work week. Which
of the following actions is best to take to maintain the schedule?
A
The utilization of a downstream nonbottleneck resource is determined by:
A
Which of the following steps should be first in determining operation start dates for capacity
planning?
B
A work center has one machine that is operated for one shift per day. The shop runs an 8-hour shift 5
days per week. Machine utilization has been 60% with efficiency at 80%. A routing through this work
center has a standard run time of .10 hours per piece. Job number 1234 is for 200 pieces. If the
utilization is improved to 80%, the difference in calculated lead time for the job is how many days?
B
The average length of time a job must wait at a work center is a function of the:
C
When an order is split into two orders, the immediate effect on a job shop work center is to increase
which of the following elements?
A
A supplier of roller bearings makes lots of 10,000 and sorts them automatically according to size. In
a typical lot of 10,000, the sizes break into the categories:
The product requires rollers on target or, at most, 0.0001 oversize. Experience indicates that 100%
must be reinspected before use because the machine inspection lets a few defective units slip
through. The supplier should be encouraged to take which of the following actions?
A