1) Learning curve theory states that as the quantity of a product produced _______, the man-hours per unit expended producing the product ______
Doubles; decrease by half
Decreases; increases
Doubles; decrease at a fixed rate
Decreases; doubles
2) Variability reduction is one way of controlling manufacturing costs
True
False
3) The ____________ has a direct line of communication with the Procuring Contracting Officer, and the __________ has a direct line of communication with the Program Manager
Program Integrator, Contract Management Office
Program Manager, Administrative Contracting Officer
Administrative Contracting Officer, Program Integrator
Contract Management Office, Administrative Contracting Officer
4) Design changes that are made after the beginning of production tend to be equal in cost to changes made prior to production
True
False
5) When both parties agree to definitize a contract change before the work is begun, the change is made contractually through a __________
Constructive Change
Change Order
None of the answers are correct
Supplemental Agreement
6) The cost of achieving quality can be broken down into which THREE of the following areas (Select three answers):
Appraisal
Failure
Prevention
Containment
Assurance
7) A contractor increasing its prices may be caused by changes in one or more of the five elements of manufacturing
True
False
8) Which of the following can negatively impact the learning curve, production costs, and schedule?
Consistent product design
Management emphasis on productivity improvement
Uninterrupted serial production
Inconsistent product design
9) Which process is recommended for those products with the highest volume and the highest standardization on the product continuum?
Batch
Assembly line
Jumbled flow
Continuous flow
10) Any Government employee can make changes to a contract as long as the Government will benefit from the changes
True
False
11) Which of the following is considered to be a practice of “Lean Manufacturing”?
Low levels of inventory
Highly specialized workforce
Mass production
Centralized management control
12) With respect to product improvements, if a modification will not cause an increase in system performance, does not require extensive independent testing, and the system is currently in production, its development and test should be funded with ___________ and modification kits should be funded with ___________
Procurement; Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E); Procurement
Procurement; Procurement
O&M; O&M