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Which of the following types of manufacturing processes would tend to have the lowest work in process (WIP) inventory?
Suggested Answer: A
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33 comments · newest first
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Cheryl
11 months ago
Not sure about that, seems too simple.
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Justine
11 months ago
Surprised to hear flow is the best for low WIP!
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Francene
11 months ago
I thought batch processes could be lower too?
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Son
11 months ago
Totally agree, flow keeps things moving!
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Gwenn
11 months ago
Flow processes usually have the lowest WIP.
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Pedro
12 months ago
I feel like intermittent processes could have lower WIP too, but I’m leaning towards flow being the best answer.
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Carole
12 months ago
I practiced a similar question, and I think project manufacturing has the highest WIP because it’s more complex and takes longer.
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Sabina
12 months ago
I’m not entirely sure, but I remember something about batch processes having more WIP since they produce in groups.
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Detra
1 year ago
I think flow manufacturing might have the lowest WIP because it’s all about continuous production, right?
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Gracie
1 year ago
I'm a little confused by the differences between these manufacturing processes. I know flow is the most efficient, but I'm not sure if that directly translates to the lowest WIP. I'll have to review my notes and try to reason through the pros and cons of each option.
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Audry
1 year ago
Okay, let me see. Project manufacturing would have the highest WIP since each product is unique. Batch and intermittent are in the middle. Flow has the lowest WIP since it's optimized for continuous production. I'm going with D for this one.
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Hermila
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know WIP inventory is related to the manufacturing process, but I'm not confident I can distinguish the differences between project, intermittent, batch, and flow. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Gail
1 year ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. I think the answer is D - Flow manufacturing would have the lowest WIP inventory since it's designed for continuous production.
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Jerry
1 year ago
I've seen this type of question before. I'm pretty confident that option B is the right answer.
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Dacia
1 year ago
Okay, I think I've got a good handle on this. The key is to identify which criteria are essential components of a CMS as defined in the policy.
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Myra
1 year ago
This looks like a straightforward entitlement renewal question. I'd go with option D - making a copy of the old entitlement and activating the copy. That way, I can preserve the original parameters without having to recreate everything from scratch.
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Shanice
1 year ago
The endianness requirement is tripping me up a bit. I'll need to review that part carefully to make sure I understand if automatic conversion is allowed or if the source and target platforms must have the same endianness.
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Craig
1 year ago
D) Flow, no doubt. The only way I'd have WIP issues is if I tried to make the entire inventory at once, like some kind of WIP hoarder or something!
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Jamika
1 year ago
D) Flow, no doubt. The only way I'd have WIP issues is if I tried to make the entire inventory at once, like some kind of WIP hoarder or something!
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Stanton
1 year ago
D) Flow
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Lynna
1 year ago
C) Batch
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Chan
1 year ago
B) Intermittent
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Tamala
1 year ago
A) Project
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Joni
1 year ago
I was debating between C) Batch and D) Flow, but you're right, D) Flow is the way to go. Who wants to deal with all that WIP in a batch process, am I right?
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Jeniffer
1 year ago
I agree, batch processes can be a headache with all that inventory hanging around.
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Gabriele
1 year ago
D) Flow is definitely the way to go. Less WIP inventory to deal with.
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Louvenia
1 year ago
Yeah, Batch processes can really slow things down with all that WIP.
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Rasheeda
1 year ago
I agree, Flow processes are definitely more efficient.
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Lacey
1 year ago
Hmm, I was leaning towards B) Intermittent, but D) Flow makes more sense. The continuous nature of flow production would naturally reduce WIP.
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Chuck
1 year ago
I think the answer is D) Flow. In a flow process, the product moves continuously through the production stages, minimizing WIP inventory.
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Elenor
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think A) Project processes may also have low WIP inventory.
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Omer
2 years ago
I agree with Nichelle, Flow processes usually have lower WIP inventory.
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Nichelle
2 years ago
I think the answer is D) Flow.