Submission 4a: Process Analysis
Due Sep 18 at 11:59pm
Points 20
Questions 10
Time Limit None
Allowed Attempts Unlimited
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Attempt 1
46 minutes
16 out of 20
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Score for this attempt: 16 out of 20
Submitted Sep 12 at 8:14pm
This attempt took 46 minutes.
2 / 2 pts
Question 1
A process is accomplished in 4 sequential steps- S1, S2, S3 and S4. The lead times (in minutes) and the number of resources for every step
are indicated in the table below.
Time
(min)
No of
resources
S1
12
1
S2
8
1
S3
16
1
S4
10
1
Sub - Process
What is the total lead time (in minutes)?
46
Incorrect
0 / 2 pts
Question 2
A process is accomplished in 4 sequential steps- S1, S2, S3 and S4. The lead times (in minutes) and the number of resources for every step
are indicated in the table below.
Time
No of
(min)
resources
S1
12
1
S2
8
1
S3
16
1
S4
10
1
Sub - Process
0.0625
Assuming infinite demand, what is the process flow rate? {keep the time dimension as minutes for this, and answer in decimals)
0.083
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
A process is accomplished in 4 sequential steps- S1, S2, S3 and S4. The lead times (in minutes) and the number of resources for every step
are indicated in the table below.
Sub Process
Time
S1
12
1
S2
8
1
S3
16
1
S4
10
1
No of resources
(min)
Assuming infinite customer demand, what is the utilization of process S1? (answer in decimals)
0.75
2 / 2 pts
Question 4
A process is accomplished in 4 sequential steps- S1, S2, S3 and S4. The lead times (in minutes) and the number of resources for every step
are indicated in the table below.
Sub Process
Time
S1
12
1
S2
8
1
S3
16
1
S4
10
1
No of resources
(min)
Assuming infinite demand, what is the utilization of process S2? (answer in decimals)
0.5
2 / 2 pts
Question 5
A process is accomplished in 4 sequential steps- S1, S2, S3 and S4. The lead times (in minutes) and the number of resources for every step
are indicated in the table below.
Sub Process
Time
S1
12
1
S2
8
1
S3
16
1
S4
10
1
No of resources
(min)
If customers arrive at a constant rate of 3 customers per hour, what is the utilization of S3? (answer in decimals)
0.8
2 / 2 pts
Question 6
A process is accomplished in 4 sequential steps- S1, S2, S3 and S4. The lead times (in minutes) and the number of resources for every step
are indicated in the table below.
Sub Process
Time
No of resources
(min)
S1
12
1
S2
8
1
S3
16
2
S4
10
1
What is the total lead time in minutes?
46
Incorrect
0 / 2 pts
Question 7
A process is accomplished in 4 sequential steps- S1, S2, S3 and S4. The lead times (in minutes) and the number of resources for every step
are indicated in the table below.
Sub Process
Time
S1
12
1
S2
8
1
S3
16
2
S4
10
1
No of resources
(min)
0.083
Assuming infinite demand, what is the process flow rate? {keep the time dimension as minutes for this, and answer in decimals)
5
2 / 2 pts
Question 8
A process is accomplished in 4 sequential steps- S1, S2, S3 and S4. The lead times (in minutes) and the number of resources for every step
are indicated in the table below.
Sub Process
Time
S1
12
1
S2
8
1
S3
16
2
S4
10
1
No of resources
(min)
Assuming infinite customer demand, what is the utilization of process S1? (answer in decimals)
1
Question 9
In case of infinite demand, the flow rate of the process is the same as
The slowest customer flow rate
The average sub-process flow rate
The slowest sub-process flow rate
The fastest sub-process flow rate
2 / 2 pts
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
When the rate of customer arrival is slower than the process flow rate:
Use the customer flow rate to decide which resource to augment
Use the customer flow rate to calculate utilization
Use the customer flow rate to decide lead time
Use the customer flow rate to drive process improvement
Quiz Score: 16 out of 20