For a Non-Bottleneck Activity

question 7

Multiple Choice

For a non-bottleneck activity,

• A)Utilization must be near 100%
• B)An hour lost has no effect on total process or factory output
• C)Use large order sizes to minimize setups
• D)Work-in-process buffer inventory should be placed in front of non-bottlenecks

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Definitions:

Population Parameter

A value that represents a characteristic of an entire population, such as its mean or standard deviation, often estimated from a sample.

Confidence Interval

A selection of numerical values, culled from sample data, likely to hold within it the value of an unrevealed population parameter.

Population Mean

The average of all the data points in a population, representing the central tendency of the entire population's values.

Sample Mean

The average value of a set of data points taken from a sample of a larger population.