michigan state university pkg 101 module 12 self test

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Module 12 - Automotive packaging

Self testThe self test is strictly intended as a study aid. It is for your use and is not graded by thecomputer. Use the self test any way that you wish.

1. The letters SKU stand for Stock Keeping Unit. TRUE !"SE

#. The acronym $IT stands for %ust in Time. TRUE !"SE

&. Reusable packaging must be collapsible. TRUE !"SE

'. (ne popular type of container often used for reusable packaging is made offoamed plastic. TRUE !"SE

). Reusable containers are not used for $IT deli*eries. TRUE !"SE

+. ,leaner- less cluttered work areas on the assembly line are a benefit of reusablepackaging. TRUE !"SE

. (ne benefit of $IT is that the system is /fail0safe a supply of parts is always

a*ailable when and where needed2. TRUE !"SE

3. 4etal racks are sometimes built onto special trucks used to transport a particularproduct. TRUE !"SE

5. ! truck returning a load of full si6e fully set up2 containers to a supplier is

/hauling air/. TRUE !"SE17. The process of ensuring 8uality of parts is now basically a function of suppliers.

TRUE !"SE

11. In a $IT system1. 9arts are deli*ered e*ery working day morning

#. (ne day each week

&. !ccording to a schedule or other arrangement worked out between the

supplier and the assembly plant

1#. SKU identification numbers are assigned to1. E*ery indi*idual part

#. E*ery part and each piece of packaging&. E*ery part- each piece of packaging- and each unit of labor

'. E*ery part- each piece of packaging- each unit of labor- and each

packaging machine1&. :hich of the following statements best describes the automobile industry in the

US.

1. ;early all of the automobile assembly plants and suppliers are located in

4ichigan#. !utomobile assembly plants and suppliers are only located in 4ichigan

and nearby states&. !utomobile assembly plants are scattered across the country and somesuppliers are located near each plant

1'. The use of returnable packaging by a supplier is generally economical

1. If the supplier is located within a circle appro


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&. If the supplier is located within '77 to ')7 miles of the assembly plant

1). =ow many SKU>s are currently managed in the ?4 ser*ice parts operation

1. '-577#. '5-777

&. '57-777

'. '-577-7771+. :hich of the following actions would cause a sudden change in the number of

SKU>s to be managed by a company

1. 4anagement issues a directi*e about parts to be stocked#. !nother company is purchased and the two parts operations are

consolidated and integrated

&. ! new line of *ehicles are released to the market

'. !ny preceding factors could cause the number of SKU>s to changesuddenly

1. In the most common reusable container system currently employed by automobile

assembly plants in the US- who owns the containers

1. Indi*idual suppliers#. ,ompany that operates the assembly plant

&. ,ontainer supplier'. Independent third party

13. If a collapsible container including the integral pallet2 is '3 inches tall when set

up and has a collapse ratio of + to 1- how tall is the container when collapsedfolded up2@

1. /

#. 3/

&. 5/'. 1#/

). '3/

15. If a collapsible container including the integral pallet2 weighs #) pounds whenset up empty2 and has a collapse ratio of + to 1- how what is the weight of the

container when collapsed folded up2@

1. #)A+ pounds B '.1+ pounds#. #) pounds

&. #)C+ pounds B 1)7 pounds

#7. ! collapsible container including the integral pallet2 weighs #) pounds when set

up empty2 and has a collapse ratio of + to 1. :hat is the weight of a load on atruck which can hold #' containers@

1. &77 pounds

#. +77 pounds&. 1#77 pounds

'. #'77 pounds

). &+77 pounds#1. ,ollapsible containers including the integral pallet2 which weigh #) pounds

when set up empty2 and ha*e a collapse ratio of + to 1 are to be transported on a

truck which can hold #' fully set up containers@ :hat is the weight of the load on


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the truck if the containers are collapsed@ !ssume that the stack height does not

change.2

1. &77 pounds#. +77 pounds

&. 1#77 pounds

'. #'77 pounds). &+77 pounds

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